On biodiversity and organic farming
And an overview (bibliography) of agro-ecology and chemical-free farming
Posts Tagged ‘Organic’
Links to organic resources
Posted in Resources, Weblinks, tagged Biodiversity, Organic on 18 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Right on, Marin Nestle
Posted in Food, News clippings, tagged Bay Area, Books, NPR, Organic on 1 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite reservations I have about the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sunday Food section (see here, for one example), and the limitations to Michael Pollan’s book, Omnivore’s Dilemma, I found today’s column by Nestle to be right on.
Today, Nestle addressed the recent controversy over Omnivore’s Dilemma: many universities and colleges are distributing it as required reading for [...]
Pesticide drift in CA
Posted in News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Bay Area, Organic, Wayanad on 30 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A harrowing news story of (commonplace) pesticide poisoning from the California Report.
Note: even workers on organic fields are susceptible to drift from other farms. Makes me wonder how chemical-free our organic fruits and vegetables really are….
Listening to this story, I was reminded of a conversation I had with a certified organic farmer in Wayanad, [...]
Biodiversity and Sashi Tharoor
Posted in Environment, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Biodiversity, Organic, the Hindu, Western Ghats on 30 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Unrelated — or are they? This is where my PhD seems to be heading now….)
Rattan plants facing extinction in the Western Ghats
Sashi Tharoor wants more organic farming in Kerala
Chief Minister: encourage organic farming in the State
Posted in Environment, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Organic, the Hindu on 28 October 2009 | 1 Comment »
From the Hindu:
Encourage organic farming, says V.S. Achuthanandan…this will save the soil from negative impacts
Vaille Nad (Paddy Land)
Posted in Grad school life, tagged Organic, Wayanad on 5 September 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just got back to America after a short stop in Wayanad. Had some great and inspiring conversations with organic farmers. Hope to post more reflections soon.
Some pictures from Na(e?)yyar Dam
Posted in Tourism, tagged Organic, Wayanad on 6 August 2009 | 2 Comments »
Went to Nayyar Dam (in Thiruvananthapuram District) last weekend. Getting out of the city and into the hills made me realize how much I miss Wayanad! I’ll be there in just a few weeks, hopefully to interview a few organic farmers and exporters. And be with family, of course.
Just turned in my first fellowship application
Posted in Grad school life, Malayalam, tagged Malayalam, Organic on 29 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
Now hopefully I can concentrate on memorizing the Malayalam alphabet? (Although I admit doing my own PhD research has been fun –I’ve been meeting a lot of people who have lots to say about organic farming here.)
On NPR: Organic Farming in Punjab
Posted in Environment, Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Organic, Farmer suicides, NPR on 3 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In India, Bucking The ‘Revolution’ By Going Organic
Interesting quote from the article:
Environmental groups in India estimate that more than 300,000 farmers like Sharma have switched to organic growing methods in recent years, or have started the transition from conventional to organic farming. Comparisons between India and the U.S. are difficult because their economies and cultures [...]
Organic mango festival!
Posted in Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Organic, the Hindu on 18 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had meant to post this earlier.
Organic Mango Fest
Unfortunately, I think I reach Kerala just as the mango and jackfruit seasons end.
