CA Drought Transforms Global Food Market; EcoFarming in Spain; Farming for Health, Sustainability, Climate Stability

California drought transforms global food market. Crop switching is one sign of a sweeping transformation going on in California — the nation’s biggest agricultural state by value — driven by a three-year drought that climate scientists say is a glimpse of a drier future. The result will affect everything from the price of milk in China to the source of cherries eaten by Americans. 

Eco-friendly agriculture puts down roots in Spain. José María Gómez squats and pulls up a bunch of carrots from the soil as well as a few leeks. This farmer from southern Spain believes organic farming is more than just not using pesticides and other chemicals – it’s a way of life.

Sowing Health, Sustainability And Climate Stability. A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt. In his opening address to the Savory Institute global conference in London on August 1, Alan Savory said that while agriculture is the foundation of civilization and of any stable economy, it is also, when poorly practiced, the most destructive industry—even more so than coal mining.