Geeta Kushwaha, with two other women, tying betel vines to a bamboo bareja in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. Photo credit: Tej Prakash Bhardwaj. By Tej Prakash Bhardwaj Erratic regional rainfall and temperature fluctuations pose risks for the hugely popular but climatically sensitive plant. Farmers across India are reporting that climate change is adversely affecting the quality of the betel leaf. The […]
People tend to treat the environment as a separate issue to deal with after things like the economy and human rights. We even tend to think of environmental justice as a side issue of environmentalism. But equity is essential to sustainability and even major international organizations like the UN are starting to recognize the connections between social justice issues like […]
Industrial farming practices like monocropping and tilling are stripping our soils of vital nutrients and structure, making it increasingly difficult to grow healthy crops. Regenerative agriculture practices, a callback to heritage farming, can help restore the soil. There’s a big difference between soil and dirt. You can tell just by looking at it or running it through your hands, or […]