• more about #agriculture
    Jeremy Tapsell: i don't know if anyone is interested, but in related news i read about this group who map where free food grows in my city of Auckland. I know foragin... more »
    Jeremy Tapsell: so.. hang on.. what.. is this true? in the US you HAVE to pay a corporation a percenatgeof your profit if you growand sell your own vege??????????????... more »
    CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): Annalee, did ya have to say Mendo? It's not really a secret but still, the produce out of there is quality and I would like to keep it that way. Don'... more »
    Invisible Circus: the photos are gorgeous and not because its stoner porn...seriously... #pharmaceuticals more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: Monsanto has a patent on pot now? Boy, the government really will bend the rules for mega-corps. #pharmaceuticals more »
    designguybrown: I envision a time when you can import the genetic makeup of your favorite food plant from an open-source free database, use your splice&germinate kit,... more »
    cadrina: Drug dealers sell something that there are buyers and is forbidden by the goverment. Like in the times where alcohol was forbidden and that was what t... more »
    crashfrog001: If you want to use Monsanto's corn, which includes genetic engineering that they pioneered and developed, why shouldn't you pay their fees? Are they s... more »
    ManchuCandidate: Big Agra has the last laugh as they supply the corn for the Doritos. #pharmaceuticals more »
    bonniegrrl: Kinda puts things in perspective when asking your pals to fill up their Prius with bio-diesel, doesn't it? more »
    ♠ Final ♠: Hopefully, since gas in still under 2 dollars a gallon some corn can get diverted to areas that actually NEED it. more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I'm confused. The highlighted part talks about drought. more »
  • #drugs

    Pirate Agricultures of the California Coast

    When every crop has to be licensed from patent owners like Monsanto, only those practiced in the art of pirate agriculture will have reasonably-priced food. This gorgeous series of photographs from Mendocino's pot harvest might be a glimpse of that future. More »
  • #disaster

    A Map of Future Food Riot Conditions

    Kenya is a land rich in corn and wheat farms. But last week, Kenya's government warned that poor crop yields meant millions would starve. This map shows what went wrong with growing season. More »
  • #urbanfuturism

    Kibera's "Instant Farm" System Is the Future of Urban Agriculture

    Kibera, a dense, 2.5 square km shantytown outside Nairobi, is the largest slum in Kenya. It's estimated that possibly a million people live its maze of houses and outdoor markets. Now a group there has figured out a fast, efficient way to convert piles of trash into compost — and to convert areas that were once trash heaps into instant organic farms using just recycled PVC piping and other easily-accessible materials. One farm, which now feeds 30 people, was operational in just 3 months. This low-tech form of land reclamation could be a model for rapidly-growing urban populations. More »
  • #terraforming

    Farmers Put 220 Acres Under Glass to Create Vast Artificial Environment

    On the chilly Isle of Thanet in Kent, England, farmers are placing 220 acres of land under glass so they can grow vegetables all year round. The greenhouse, when completed, will house 1.3 million plants and increase the UK's crop of green vegetables by 15%. Called Thanet Earth, the project will be a series of 7 connected grenhouses with a relatively small carbon footprint. And nothing grown inside Thanet Earth will ever touch soil. More »