Keyword: food security

Farmstead Chef
by John Ivanko & Lisa Kivirist

Join Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, proprietors of the award-winning Inn Serendipity, as they launch a return to our roots of independence, self-sufficiency and frugality, blended with the spice of modern living.Farmstead Chef whips up a quirky, …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Urban Agriculture
Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution
by David Tracey

You don't have to journey to a rural paradise to find the farm of the future. It's your neighbor's suburban lawn, the roof of your uptown condominium, or the co-op market garden in the vacant lot down the street. Urban Agriculture is a detailed look …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Independence Days
A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage and Preservation
by Sharon Astyk

Hard times aren't just coming, they are here already. The recent economic collapse has seen millions of North Americans move from the middle class to being poor, and from poor to hungry. At the same time, the idea of eating locally is shifting from …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

A Nation of Farmers
Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil
by Sharon Astyk & Aaron Newton

Once we could fill our grocery carts with cheap and plentiful food, but not anymore. Cheap food has gone the way of cheap oil. Climate change is already reducing crop yields worldwide. The cost of flying in food from far away and shipping it across …
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Depletion & Abundance
Life on the New Home Front
by Sharon Astyk

Climate change, peak oil and economic instability aren't just future social problems -- they jeopardize our homes and families right now. Our once-abundant food supply is being threatened by toxic chemical agriculture, rising food prices and crop …
related subjects: Sustainable Living , Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Food Security for the Faint of Heart
by Robin Wheeler

Where would you find your groceries if your supermarket's shelves were suddenly empty? The threat of earthquakes, trucker strikes, power outages or a global market collapse make us vulnerable like never before. With spiralling fuel prices and …
related subjects: Food and Gardening