Saturday, December 8, 2007

The garden of the future?

6.12.07
Forest gardens that replicate woodland ecosystems provide food, fuel and medicine, support wildlife, and could boom in popularity as the climate changes. Jill Tunstall explores a horticultural haven
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/06/ethicalliving.conservation

Food Prices Climbing, With No End in Sight

5.12.07
Globalisation, climate change, and the mass production of biofuels are pushing up food prices worldwide, which could jeopardise the livelihoods of the world's poorest, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Food Policy Research Institute
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40359

Food prices: Cheap no more

6.12.07
Rising incomes in Asia and ethanol subsidies in America have put an end to a long era of falling food prices
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10250420