Farm Profile: Brookfield Farm
When working with alternative economic models, it is imperative to adopt alternative and innovative ways to do business. At Brookfield Farm in South Amherst, MA, no agreement at all has proved to be the best agreement for managing the 30-odd-year-old biodynamic farm. In 1986, The Biodynamic Farmland Conservation Trust (BFCT) was established by Claire and […]
Aggressive Land Buyers Threaten Local Tribes in Ethiopia
The Oakland Institute has reported that: Ethiopia has been the focus of aggressive foreign agricultural investment, leasing out nearly 3.6 million hectares of land for commercial farm ventures from 2008-2010. This investment has corresponded with widespread human rights violations. Most egregiously, the Ethiopian government’s villagization program will displace 1.5 million people by 2013–with the five […]