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20 must-read books about food systems

GreenBiz

20 must-read books about food systems. These 20 books provide insight into food access and justice in Black communities, food relief and school nutrition programs, the effects of technology on global food supply chains, the relationship between climate change and food production, and much more. Danielle Nierenberg.

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Book Review: Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard

Terra Infirma

So I got hold of a copy of Chouinard’s book Let my people go surfing: the education of a reluctant businessman – originally published in 2005 and updated in 2016 – and I dug in. The book is split into two sections: History and Philosophy. The History section was by far my favourite.

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2 Pro Tips to Store Books Properly

The Environmental Blog

Books are undoubtedly the most sentimental thing we have in our houses. It is often a problem for avid readers that they have a heap of books in their small, personal library, and it becomes challenging to store them. Our emotions are the core of the problem behind book storage. No book lover wants to give up any of their books.

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A DNA “receipt book”?

Envirotec Magazine

Now, researchers at Californian research organization Gladstone Institutes have developed a tool more like a journal or receipt book—it logs a cell’s genetic activity for days at a time. While all cells within an organism have identical genomes, they differ in which genes are turned on or off at any given time. A new toolkit.

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Organizers of Global Gas Conference ‘Refuse’ Entry to DeSmog Reporter

DeSmogBlog

I suspect the organizers don’t like the investigations DeSmog has been doing about the gas industry.” A screenshot of the registration page for LNG2023 lists “media” as a relevant industry for attendees, contradicting the organizers’ explanation that the conference is “an industry only event.”

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Can organic farming feed the world?

Low Impact

Chris joined the board of the ELC as Dave of Lowimpact left, and since then Chris has produced a book called A Small Farm Future , which we review here. In this article, Chris discusses whether small, organic farms can feed the world, and, of course, he concludes that they can. Here, I’ll focus on organic farming.

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7 roles to create sustainable success

GreenBiz

That’s why I was pleased to read Carola Wijdoogen’s new book, " 7 Roles to Create Sustainable Success: A Practical Guide for Sustainability and CSR Professionals ," which launches Oct. That’s where Wijdoogen’s book comes in. The Networker: Wijdoogen describes two types of networking roles: Stakeholder engagement and peer networks.