We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one
Tag: water
Quotable – Vandana Shiva
Water is a commons because it is the ecological basis of all life and because its sustainability and equitable allocation depend on cooperation among community members. –Vandana Shiva
About SRI and how it could better feed the world
SRI, originally a rice farming technique developed in Madagascar by French Jesuit Henri de Laulanie, stands for System of Rice Intensification. This system spawns from over twenty years of observation of “deviant” farmers in the area. Instead of espousing the rice paddy‘s traditional approach, this technique: Transplants the seedlings at a very early stage in the…