Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Interview with Kelly and Groleau on veganic ag

Give a listen to this interview with Meghan Kelly and Stephane Groleau of the Veganic Agriculture Network, on vegan activist Caryn Hartglass's excellent radio show REAL (Responsible Eating and Living). Brief discussion about the activists' plant-based lifestyle proceeds the conversation about farming.

Stephane and Meghan founded the Veganic Agriculture Network in 2008 to promote farming and gardening that is free from chemicals and animal by-products. Their website www.goveganic.net features profiles of veganic farms in North America, and introduces people to the main concepts of farming and gardening in a way that is environmentally sustainable and compatible with a vegan ethic. In 2004, Stephane visited veganic farms in Europe for 9 months, and began the website www.vegeculture.net to promote veganic agriculture in the French language. He has a diploma in Organic Agriculture from the Cegep de Victoriaville and is a frequent writer for the magazines BioBulle and Growing Green International. Stephane and Meghan both garden veganically in the village of St-Casimir, Quebec.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Plants for A Future with Ken Fern


 Ken Fern introduces a variety of rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. Practising vegan-organic Permaculture with emphasis on creating an ecologically sustainable environment based largely on perennial plants.
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Anima Agriculture and the Environment

Please scroll FURTHER down for videos specific to stock-free growing!

Below is a clip featuring Dr. Oppenlander from a much longer presentation you can find on youtube. It addresses the question: "Is grass-fed beef really sustainable?"


I've decided to post the following clip featuring ex-hunting guide George Wuerthner on the environmental impact of livestock, since there is so little coverage of this kind of thing in mainstream environmental/ag circles. It was recorded by North West Veg in Portland.

George Wuerthner is a photographer, author of 33 books, and tour guide who writes and speaks on environmental issues facing the West, with degrees in botany, wildlife biology,
and range science.

Goerge Wuerthner, Livestock and the Environment: July 17, 2011.


Animal Agriculture and the Environment from NWVeg.org on Vimeo.

Now here's a link to an article that critically examines the pro-cattle grazing position of farmer and author Alan Savory, who has helped popularize the controversial idea:

http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=26965

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

GROWING GREEN

Must see video featuring IAN TOLHURST- thirty years practising stock-free agriculture in the UK!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Tolhurst Organic Farm, UK

This youtube piece is part of a series produced by the Vegan Society in the UK. Thanks to Meghan and the Veganic Network for bringing this clip to our attention!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Animal Agriculture: the FACTS

This video clip on Youtube looks at the serious consequences of continuing with business as usual in agriculture.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

MUST SEE videos with the late Robert Hart, father of Forest Gardening-

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What is veganic agriculture?

Also called stock-free farming, vegan-organics is a system which avoids all artificial chemical products (synthetic fertiliser, pesticides, growth regulators), genetically modified organisms, animal manures and slaughterhouse by-products (blood, fish meal, bone meal, etc).

DIVA employs the word 'veganiculture' to reflect the integration of vegan-organics, permaculture techniques free of domestic animals, and the cross-cultural adoption of veganism as a dietary and lifestyle choice where possible around the world.