Listen to Radio Fanaka Fana and Radio Jigiya, in the Fana and Zégoua regions of Mali, and you are much more likely to hear tips for improving compost piles and soil quality than you are pop music hits or current events. That’s because the station is participating in Farm Radio International’s Africa Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI), a project to test the viability of using radio as a tool for spreading agricultural information to farmers throughout Africa. Continue Reading

I adore Hummingbirds, and I know fellow writer Wendy LOVES them too. So Wendy, this is for you! Continue Reading

As climate change worsens, and fresh water availability grows more erratic, the food security of small-scale farmers throughout Africa will increasingly depend on their water management abilities. Luckily, the tools for improving water management already exist.

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Cloncurry, situated in north west Queensland, Australia, 770 kilometres west of Townsville was to have become the state’s first totally solar powered town back in 2009. Continue Reading

Before Kenya’s independence, the Migori District’s economy was driven by the Macalder Mining Company, the area’s largest employer. When the company shut down in 1966, it left behind a lot of abandoned land—and a lot of unemployed miners. Continue Reading

An economist, guesting recently on a TV show, postulated that we are indeed in the 3rd World War. Rather than being a big biffo between two prime ally groups, the unrest and civil dysfunction happening all around the world has added up to something far more destructive than any previous conflict the world has suffered. Many believe this to be true. The more you think about it, the more realistic this view is. Continue Reading

Last year thousands of food products containing peanut butter produced by one company, the Peanut Corporation of America, were pulled from store shelves due to salmonella contamination. The company was responsible for supplying over 200 companies with peanut butter for these food products, many of which were ultimately marketed to children. Suddenly our favorite snacks—from sandwiches to cookies to candies— were potentially dangerous. Continue Reading

Here in the mid-latitudes of west-coastal Mexico we are drowning again in way too much water and if I stay in the shower for a half an hour, nobody would blink an eye. Old habits die hard though and I still have my Aussie shower timer and don’t stay longer than I need to. Why can’t we move water into the drier areas to green it up as they did in Israel and green up the deserts? Continue Reading

This is just beautiful and I want full reports from people who have been to see the new Paddington Reservoir Gardens in Sydney. You have to check these pictures out – it is NICE! Continue Reading

Between the years of 1975 – 1976, the Cambodian farmer, Name Name, like most farmers in the country during that time, grew vegetables and rice to feed the soldiers of the Lon Nol regime. Continue Reading

For many farmers, an abundant harvest is only the first step toward feeding their families and earning an income. Vegetables ripening in the field—or even harvested and stored nearby—are still a long way from the market where they can be sold for a profit. Continue Reading

We live in a world of seemingly unfair contrasts. While part is peopled with chubby, obese well-fed and overfed humans who moan if their burger has been made with the wrong special sauce, there are still many places where thin is not just beautiful but an imposed necessity. These people have nothing to eat. Continue Reading

Have you ever wondered how your phone feels when you upgrade to a new one? I mean they must feel just awful – no longer loved, no longer needed or even no longer fashionable! *gasp* Continue Reading

Old is the New New this October, with Salvos Stores’ first ever Buy Nothing New Month. Get on board for more money in your pockets, time on your hands and a lighter carbon footprint. Continue Reading