The Power of Contact

By: Wednesday May 5, 2010 11:18 am

The real world: Are you up to it?

Protecting Wildlife While Improving Food Security, Health, and Livelihoods

By: Tuesday April 6, 2010 8:36 am

This is the first in a two-part series about Nourishing the Planet co-director Danielle Nierenberg’s visit with COMACO in Zambia. Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet.

Valuing What They Already Have

By: Monday March 1, 2010 8:54 am

Cross posted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet.

Richard Haigh doesn’t look like your typical African pastoralist. Unlike many Africans who grew up tending cattle, sheep, goats, and other livestock, Richard started his farm in 2007 at the age of 40. He quit his 9–5 job at a nongovernmental organization and bought 23 acres of land outside Durban, South Africa.

Farming on the Urban Fringe

By: Monday November 16, 2009 7:45 am

This is the second of a two part series on the farmers of Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

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