Documents how racial and social inequalities are built into our food system, and how communities are creating environmentally sustainable and socially just alternatives.

Unlock the secrets to sustainable agriculture with "Cultivating Sustainability," a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of aquaponics and hydroponics. Dive into a transformative world where innovation meets tradition, and discover how these groundbreaking techniques can revolutionize your approach to modern farming. Begin your journey with a thorough introduction to the history and importance of aquaponics and hydroponics in Chapter 1. Learn the fundamental principles that set these methods apart and why they are crucial for the future of agriculture. In Chapters 2 and 3, explore the core components, nutrient mechanisms, and key species essential to both systems. Grasp the vital differences and synergies between them to make informed decisions for your agricultural pursuits. Building your systems becomes a breeze with detailed guidance found in Chapters 4 and 5. From site selection and design to component assembly and initial stocking, you'll be equipped with all the knowledge you need to establish successful, thriving systems. Chapter 6 presents the power of integrating aquaponics and hydroponics, unveiling the benefits and potential system configurations that maximize productivity and sustainability. Delve into plant and fish management in Chapters 7 and 8 to ensure a balanced ecosystem that fosters healthy growth and plentiful yields. Maintain peak performance with critical insights on monitoring and maintenance, nutrient management, and pest control in Chapters 9 through 11. Embrace the future of farming with technological innovations and economic strategies outlined in Chapters 12 and 13, setting the stage for cost-effective, scalable operations. Discover the environmental benefits of these methods in Chapter 14, and learn how to implement them in community and educational settings through inspiring case studies in Chapters 15 and 16. Navigate the complexities of policy and advocacy with ease in Chapter 17, and stay ahead of the curve with future perspectives and trends in Chapter 18. Finally, Chapter 19 offers a practical guide to get you started, featuring step-by-step instructions and tips from experienced practitioners. "Cultivating Sustainability" is your ultimate resource for embracing a sustainable future, transforming agricultural practices, and fostering a greener planet. Start your journey today and become a pioneer in the world of sustainable farming.

This book introduces the notion of ‘educational ecology’ as a necessary and promising pedagogic principle for the teaching of Anglophone literatures and cultures in a time of climate change. Drawing on scholarship in the environmental humanities and practice-oriented research in education and literature pedagogy, chapters address the challenges of climate change and the demand for sustainability and environmental pedagogy from the specific perspective of literary and cultural studies and education, arguing that these perspectives constitute a crucial element of the transdisciplinary effort of ‘cultivating sustainability.’ The notion of an ‘educational ecology’ takes full advantage of the necessarily dialogic and co-constitutive nature of sustainability-related pedagogical philosophy and practice while it retains the subject-specific focus of research and education in the humanities, centring on and excelling in critical thinking, perspective diversity, language and discourse awareness, and the literary and cultural constructions of meaning. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of language, literature and culture pedagogy, as well as transdisciplinary researchers in the environmental humanities.

The idea of the one-acre farming approach is to encourage intense, small-scale farming on just one acre of land. It focuses on optimizing sustainability and production in a constrained area to satisfy the demands of a small-scale farming enterprise. This concept is becoming increasingly well-liked since it can provide sizable yields, give smallholder farmers access to food, and encourage ecologically friendly farming methods. The expanding global food sector and rising consumer spending on fresh food items, including fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, are anticipated to fuel market expansion throughout the forecast period. The fresh vegetable market in India is projected to reach US$70.29 billion in 2024 and expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.73% between 2024 and 2028. The following seven subsegments comprise this segment: potatoes, tomatoes, leafy vegetables, cabbage, onions, root vegetables, and mushrooms; additional veggies include pumpkins, eggplants, cucumbers, and other similar vegetables. The market for fresh fruits in India is projected to reach US$115.90 billion in 2024 and increase 7.87% annually (CAGR 2024-2028). India is the country that generates the most revenue globally. The segments comprise apples and pears, bananas, berries, grapes, and citrus fruits. Furthermore, a 10.2% CAGR is predicted for the US$11.20 billion growth in cattle production worldwide. According to this data, the plan has economic relevance since it opens doors for local businesses and generates revenue by offering fresh, high-quality items for sale to local and regional markets.

A single seed is more than just the promise of a plant. In rural south India, seeds represent diverging paths toward a sustainable livelihood. Development programs and global agribusiness promote genetically modified seeds and organic certification as a path toward more sustainable cotton production, but these solutions mask a complex web of economic, social, political, and ecological issues that may have consequences as dire as death. In Cultivating Knowledge anthropologist Andrew Flachs shows how rural farmers come to plant genetically modified or certified organic cotton, sometimes during moments of agrarian crisis. Interweaving ethnographic detail, discussions of ecological knowledge, and deep history, Flachs uncovers the unintended consequences of new technologies, which offer great benefits to some—but at others’ expense. Flachs shows that farmers do not make simple cost-benefit analyses when evaluating new technologies and options. Their evaluation of development is a complex and shifting calculation of social meaning, performance, economics, and personal aspiration. Only by understanding this complicated nexus can we begin to understand sustainable agriculture. By comparing the experiences of farmers engaged with these mutually exclusive visions for the future of agriculture, Cultivating Knowledge investigates the human responses to global agrarian change. It illuminates the local impact of global changes: the slow, persistent dangers of pesticides, inequalities in rural life, the aspirations of people who grow fibers sent around the world, the place of ecological knowledge in modern agriculture, and even the complex threat of suicide. It all begins with a seed.

While Michael Pollan and others have popularized ideas about how growing one's own food can help lead to environmental sustainability, environmental justice activists have pushed for more access to gardens and fresh food in impoverished communities. Now, Robert S. Emmett argues that mid-twentieth-century American garden writing included many ideas that became formative for these contemporary environmental writers and activists. Drawing on ecocriticism, environmental history, landscape architecture, and recent work in environmental justice and food studies, Emmett explores how the language of environmental justice emerged in descriptions of gardening across a variety of literary forms. He reveals early egalitarian associations found in garden writing, despite a popular focus on elite sites such as suburban lawns and formal southern gardens. Cultivating Environmental Justice emphasizes the intergenerational work of gardeners and garden writers who, from the 1930s on, asserted increasingly radical socioeconomic and ecological claims to justice. Emmett considers a wide range of texts by authors including Bernard M'Mahon, Scott and Helen Nearing, Katharine S. White, Elizabeth Lawrence, Alice Walker, and Novella Carpenter.