Below is an article written by Janeen Madan on Nourishing the Planet that was originally posted on December 29th about the importance of empowering farmers around the world and specifically encouraging the growth of Urban Farming. The entire article has been re-posted below, but if you would prefer to read the original, click HERE. Julius [...]
Archive for the ‘Flashpoints for Reflection’ Category
Innovation of the Week: Exchanging Bold Ideas to Empower Urban Farmers
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, Food and the Food System, tagged Africa, Dakar, Food security, Growing Power, Milwaukee, Nairobi, Uganda, World Food Programme on January 8, 2012 | 19 Comments »
Will There Be Hope….
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, Student Postings, tagged Allegation, Book, Daniel Quinn, Environment, Environmental, False Accusations, gorilla, Ishmael, Men, People, Society, Sustainability on January 7, 2012 | 32 Comments »
Student Posting by Haley B. WITH MAN GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR GORILLA? WITH GORILLA GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR MAN? Consider what this is asking. Should we ask ourselves something like this more often? It depends on how you think of it. This can be interpreted in a number of different [...]
World water problems might have a new solution.
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, Student Postings, tagged Africa, Business, Drinking water, Environment, Fresh water, United States, Water, Water Resources on January 6, 2012 | 28 Comments »
Student Blog Post by Alex Y. Have you ever thought about the amount of water you use every day? I mean really thought about it. That thought rarely brushes peoples minds that live in America and other places where clean water is basically unlimited. We have the water, so everybody else probably does too. The [...]
A Mushroom Burial Suit?
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, tagged Burial, Environment, Environmental, Funeral, Jae Rhim, Mushroom, Society, Sustainability, TED, TED.com on October 17, 2011 | 31 Comments »
Now I have to admit – this is one of the oddest, yet most original ideas that I have heard of in a long time. I agree with the idea personally, I mean why should our bodies not recycle along with everything else on this planet? The question that I have is more, “What do [...]
Update on Jamie Oliver’s TED prize wish
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, tagged cooking, fast food, Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, obesity, Society, Sustainability, TED, United States on October 3, 2011 | 23 Comments »
Here is a short video produced by TED to present an update on Jamie Oliver and his 2010 TED prize wish to help provide healthier food for children in the U.S. The movement has begun and the Revolution is underway. What are your thoughts?
Jamie Oliver: TED prize acceptance speech
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, tagged cooking, Environment, farming, fast food, food production, Food Revolution, industry, Jamie Oliver, obesity, Society, TED on September 12, 2011 | 73 Comments »
Jamie Oliver is a renowned chef and food activist, who is currently best known for his prime time show on ABC, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. He was awarded the prestigious TED prize in February of 2010, and as part of that prize selection, he had the opportunity to present his acceptance speech. This was given [...]
Pollution, Solution?
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection on September 4, 2011 | 59 Comments »
“Pollution should never be the price of prosperity.” ~ Al Gore “The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior man, what is profitable.” ~ Confucius
How Big of a Backyard Would You Need to Live Off the Land?
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, tagged aquaponics, backyard, farming, food production, self-sufficient on September 4, 2011 | 54 Comments »
These days you don’t have to look very far to find a reference to rising food costs or any number of food-related social unrest around the world. It is no wonder to me that more and more people that I know are considering the possibility of growing some (or all) of their own food. What [...]
Fight the Status Quo
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection on August 30, 2011 | 76 Comments »
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” ~Goethe “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully minded citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead “There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” ~Marshall McLuhan
Flashpoint: Environmentally Sustainable?
Posted in Flashpoints for Reflection, tagged Environment, Environmental, Natural Capital, Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable on August 26, 2011 | 32 Comments »
“A society that is environmentally sustainable meets the basic needs of its people in a just and equitable manner without degrading the natural capital that supplies these resources.” What would you say if you heard someone say that to you?
