Tag archives for agriculture
Farmworker Justice in California
California produces more food than any other state in the US and consequently also has the largest amount of farmworkers. There has been an ongoing history of racial, economic,...
An Introduction to Star Route Farms
Founded in 1974 and purchased by the University of San Francisco in 2017, Star Route Farms is the oldest continuously certified organic row crop farm in the state of...
What’s your favorite thing about summer? Mine is tomatoes.
In preparation for the approach of summer, and all of the wonderful things that come with this special season, I wanted to take an opportunity to appreciate my favorite...
Are Houseplants Sustainable?
So, you’re a proud plant parent and you’ve clicked this article hoping for some good news. Or maybe you can’t keep a cactus alive, and you’ve clicked this article...
Revolutionizing Food Sustainability
With our world population growing at an alarming rate and the demand for food becoming even more pressing, every day there is a bigger need for sustainable food options...
The Salton Sea Story: The beautiful lake that exists despite itself in a desert, and how it affects us all
Images taken by Debbie Bentley From her website: “Her work documenting the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California, was the subject of the monograph Salton Sea: of Dust and...
The Impact Of A Fast Paced Food World
Factory farming has quickly become one of the most prevalent food production methods of all time, primarily due to its cost and efficiency of delivering food to such a...
Toward Ethical Consumption: The Case Against Industrial Animal Agriculture
The animal agriculture industry has integrated itself in modern day society. We have this industry to thank for the affordable and readily available animal based products in our grocery...
Vertical Farming: The Future of Growing Up
It has been made clear that the Earth’s population is rapidly increasing. With this growth, are all other aspects that sustain human life able to keep up? When it...
Environmental Effects of NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a monumental trade agreement between the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. This trade agreement reduced or eliminated many tariffs...