HELP THE BEES
At La Donaira, we have a sincere concern for the current life situation suffered by bees, and so we have set out to try to bring about change. Having a privileged environment, where for almost 12 years [...]
HOW DOES PANDEMIC CHANGE THE BIG PICTURE?
By Richard Heinberg, originally published by The Post-Carbon Institute As of 2019, the Big Picture for humanity was approximately as follows. Homo sapiens (that’s us), a big-brained bipedal mammal, had spent the Pleistocene epoch (from 2.5 million years ago until [...]
FROM BEEKEEPER TO BEELOVER – AN INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN POWELL, PART 3
In this third instalment of our dialogue, we discuss the influences that inspired Jonathan to transition from beekeeper to beelover. As a preface, we begin with a story regarding the prize cup referred to in the interview [...]
THE BLOOMING OF THE WILD PEONIES PART 1
¨And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Elizabeth Appell Spring the season of rebirth is among us and [...]
HOW TO BE A SOIL DOCTOR
Part Two of a two parter by Stephanie Reiter (Global Soil Partnership Secretariat) and Lucrezia Caon (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), originally published by Grow Observatory. Part one introduces soil, and a soil ‘diet plan’: part two, [...]
MASSAGES AND THEIR BENEFITS
Massage is the manipulation of soft tissues in the body. Through the use of hands- on techniques the masseuse is able to stimulate our circulation, relieve tension and encourage relaxation and balance on a body, mind and [...]
LET’S RUN TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT
Nowadays, when we are all at home living an extraordinary situation due to the Covid-19, it is necessary to consider future projects that will allow us to enjoy the long-awaited freedom that we have deprived ourselves for [...]
HANDY TIPS TO KNOW YOUR SOIL TYPE AND SOIL TEXTURE
How do different soil types roll in your hand? Do you know your sandy loam from your fine clay? And what does it all mean for your growing practices? In this article, first published by Grow Observatory, [...]
CORONA AND AGRICULTURE
The following article by Rob Wallace, a prequel to the interview previously published in the journal, was written two months ago, at the start of the pandemic outbreak, and originally published in the Monthly Review. Although much [...]
WHERE DID CORONAVIRUS COME FROM, AND WHERE WILL IT TAKE US?
An interview with Rob Wallace, author of Big Farms Make Big Flu Rob Wallace, a professional epidemiologist and expert on big agriculture, has been studying the links between farming practices and the spread of human [...]