Growing a “Greener” Revolution
by Danielle Nierenberg
Thursday April 16, 2009 at 10:51am, EST
The failure of big agribusiness to feed the world’s nearly 1 billion hungry people is getting more attention these days, as Brian Halweil, Senior Researcher at the Worldwatch Institute, points out in his blog, Dried Up Solutions for India’s Breadbasket, yesterday. What’s needed is not chemical fertilizers and expensive irrigation systems, but environmentally sustainable methods of agriculture that both protect the environment and support local economies. 1Well is working with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to work with small and marginalized farmers in India on sustainable farming projects. Get involved and become a 1Well SVC for a sustainable farming project at www.1Well.org/available_projects.
