Supermodel Georgie Badiel Liberty, who has graced the covers of magazines and appeared in advertising worldwide, turned her celebrity to solving water scarcity challenges in her native country, Burkina Faso. In 2015, she launched the Georgie Badiel Foundation to bring wells, sanitation, solar-generated electricity, and community gardens to 10 million Burkinabé who lack access to clean water. The wells are […]
Is your vegetable garden climate-resilient? If you want to keep your green thumb in the age of climate change, it may be time to tweak your gardening strategy. Extreme heat and droughts are becoming more prevalent. “It’s no longer gardening or seasons as usual with our changing, more erratic climate,” notes Kim Stoddart, award-winning environmental journalist, editor, and co-author of […]
A boat is seen on the dry banks of the partially dry Lake Montbel at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains as France faces a records winter dry spell. Photo credit: Reuters / Sarah Meyssonnier. By Anders Lorenzen At the base of the French side of the iconic Pyrenees mountain chain, a famous and critically important water source, Lake Montbel, […]
climate change A farmer walks past a cow that died from the drought in Argentina. Photo credit: Reuters / Agustin Marcarian By Anders Lorenzen Argentina is currently going through the worst drought in 60 years. Its hugely important agricultural sector, the grain industry in particular, is being hit hard by the long-running drought which started in May last year and […]
If your summer water bills – or your local government’s water use restrictions – have you doubting your future as a vegetable gardener, take hope. Farmers in dry climates have developed a suite of strategies to grow crops with little to no irrigation. Called dry farming, or dryland farming, these strategies can be adapted to your home garden. So even […]
When purchasing a new home, construction, size, aesthetics, and price are all worthy considerations. But there’s another factor that’s becoming increasingly important: What are the local risks from climate change? If the location where you’re moving is drought-prone, the availability of water needs to be a critical consideration when buying a home. Water is the foundation of all life on […]