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Senator Booker Is Right about Factory Farming

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 20, 2020 by stlaneMay 7, 2020

Should we pass legislation to end factory farming? Contrary to common belief, Senator Cory Booker’s best idea wasn’t dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. That was his second-best idea. His best idea was introducing the Farm System Reform Bill … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Policy, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Resilience, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 4, 2019 by stlaneDecember 4, 2019

One of the biggest modern myths about agriculture is that organic farming is inherently sustainable. It can be, but it isn’t necessarily. After all, soil erosion from chemical-free tilled fields undermined the Roman Empire and other ancient societies around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Carbon, Climate Change, Doing Something, Fertilizers, Food, Food Policy, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Resilience, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Fungus provides powerful medicine in fighting honey bee viruses: Mycelium extract reduces viruses in honey bees

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 2, 2019 by stlaneDecember 2, 2019

A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper. In field trials, colonies fed mycelium extract showed a 79-fold reduction in deformed wing virus and a 45,000-fold reduction in Lake Sinai virus compared … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Climate Change, Doing Something, Food, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Sustainability, Wildlife | Leave a reply

San Antonio to Combat ‘Climate Emergency’ with New Action Plan

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 4, 2019 by stlaneNovember 4, 2019

One of America’s highest Latino-populated cities now has a strategy to address the climate crisis. Earlier this month, the San Antonio (64% Latino) City Council passed Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) by a 10-1 vote. It outlines objectives that … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Circular Economy, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Net Zero Buiilding, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

What’s Worrying the Plastics Industry? Your Reaction to All That Waste, for One

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 20, 2019 by stlaneJune 20, 2019

HOUSTON — One by one, they stepped to a clear plastic lectern at the Global Plastics Summit here and talked about what their companies were doing in response to the world’s crisis in plastics waste. Representing businesses all along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Circular Economy, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Security, Sustainability | Leave a reply

The Plan to Grab the World’s Carbon With Supercharged Plants

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 28, 2019 by stlaneMay 6, 2019

In humanity’s battle against man-made climate change, the Earth itself provides one of the most important weapons, a natural system that breathes in Earth-warming CO2 and exhales oxygen. Yes, I’m talking about plants, engineered by nature itself over the course … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Fertilizers, Food, Food Policy, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Permaculture, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife

Plastic Packaging Alternatives

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 9, 2019 by stlaneApril 9, 2019

Tired of plastic pollution? There are many alternatives. Why should we and brands care about plastic pollution? Plastics is one of the biggest challenges the world is facing right now. Thanks to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet, consumers are suddenly aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Circular Economy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Policy, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Greenwashing, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Security, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

San Antonio Chicken Walk Coop Tour | Food Policy Council of San Antonio

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 22, 2019 by stlaneMarch 22, 2019

The Food Policy Council of San Antonio‘s 2nd Annual San Antonio Chicken Walk coop tour will be held Saturday, April 13th, with great coops in north central San Antonio. The provide a map and passport to pre-registered visitors by email, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Doing Something, Food, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Permaculture, Resilience | Tagged Food Policy Council of San Antonio | Leave a reply

An Open Letter To Be the Change and Lead the Change

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 3, 2019 by stlaneMarch 3, 2019

Whale blubber and buggy whips were once fine industries, but progress moved us away. And today we know the days are over of a false choice between environmental protection and economic growth. Since when did the simple concept of leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, Circular Economy, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Earthen Construction, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Investing & Finance, Job Creation, Living Wage, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

In the Deepest Ocean Trenches, Animals Eat Plastic

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 2, 2019 by stlaneMarch 2, 2019

Alan Jamieson remembers seeing it for the first time: a small, black fiber floating in a tube of liquid. It resembled a hair, but when Jamieson examined it under a microscope, he realized that the fiber was clearly synthetic—a piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Circular Economy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Biological Pest Control, Biomimicry & Mycology

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 17, 2019 by stlaneJanuary 17, 2019

Biological pest control is the way of the future using biomimicry to emulate what nature does. Why genetically modify when we can just learn from nature how it’s already being done, and has been doing it for millions of years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fertilizers, Food, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Permaculture, Resilience, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Planting Calendar & Companion Planting Guide

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 16, 2019 by stlaneMarch 8, 2019

San Antonio Area 2019 Planting Calendar – and below our Companion Planting Guide Join our newsletter for reminders on upcoming sales & seminars Here is your San Antonio Area Planting Calendar in pdf format suitable for printing. We’ve been giving … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Fertilizers, Food, Food Pharmacy, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Job Creation, Permaculture, Planting Guides, Planting Guides, Water, Wildlife | 4 Replies

8 Answers to the Judge’s Climate Change Questions in Cities vs. Fossil Fuels Case

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 23, 2018 by stlaneApril 18, 2018

San Francisco and Oakland want to hold fossil fuel companies liable for sea level rise costs. In an unusual move, the judge ordered a climate tutorial for the court. Judicial review is about to meet peer review in a federal … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Doing Something, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Pollution, Resilience, Security, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy | Leave a reply

Meet the Satellites That Can Pinpoint Methane and Carbon Dioxide Leaks – Scientific American

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 14, 2018 by stlaneMarch 14, 2018

We have many ways of measuring methane and CO2 levels. When we measure it we can manage it…if we really want to know and manage it. Polluters can’t hide anymore. Source: Meet the Satellites That Can Pinpoint Methane and Carbon … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Pollution, Resilience, Sustainability Metrics, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Polyface Farms – The Future of Farming is Holistic

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 26, 2017 by stlaneFebruary 28, 2020

Polyface Farms – How our food is farmed is what matters most, as in biomimicry, study ecosystems and mimic ecosystems, rather than just blaming meat eaters. Animals can be good for the land and have an ecopostive affect. Regenerative farming … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Carbon, Circular Economy, Climate Change, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Resilience, Security, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Identify Anything, Anywhere, Instantly (Well, Almost) With the Newest iNaturalist Release –

SustainableSA.com Posted on July 29, 2017 by stlaneJuly 29, 2017

A new version of the California Academy of Sciences’ http://inaturalist.org/iNaturalist app uses artificial intelligence to offer immediate identifications for photos of any kind of wildlife. You can observe anywhere and ask the computer anything. I’ve been using it for a … Continue reading →

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The Cult of Perma – Food and Farm Discussion Lab

SustainableSA.com Posted on May 1, 2017 by stlaneMay 1, 2017

Editor’s Note: I stumbled across this piece by Graham some time in 2013, not long after it was published, and it set off more than one lightbulb moment for me. Up to that time I’d considered permaculture an intriguing subculture. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Circular Economy, Doing Something, Fertilizers, Food, Food Pharmacy, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Permaculture, Pollution, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Sustainability Metrics, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

The First Sustainable Urban Agrihood Brings Healthy, Fresh, Affordable Food to Residents and the Community

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 9, 2017 by stlaneMarch 9, 2017

Could fresh, healthy, affordable food be the future of urban neighborhood development? In Detroit, Michigan, “the first sustainable urban agrihood” in the U.S. centers around an edible garden, with easily accessible, affordable produce offered to neighborhood residents and the community. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, City Planning & Urban Development, Doing Something, Economic Development, Food, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Net Zero Buiilding, Permaculture, Resilience, Security, Smart Growth, Sustainability | 1 Reply

Agency wants to make SA no-kill honey bee city

SustainableSA.com Posted on February 11, 2017 by stlaneFebruary 18, 2017

The American Honey Bee Protection Agency has a goal to make San Antonio a no-kill honey bee city. In a response to its plea, District 2 Councilman Alan Warrick reached out to the agency for its services. More News Headlines … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, City Planning & Urban Development, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Agency wants to make SA no-kill honey bee city

SustainableSA.com Posted on February 11, 2017 by stlaneFebruary 17, 2017

The American Honey Bee Protection Agency has a goal to make San Antonio a no-kill honey bee city.In a response to its plea, District 2 Councilman Alan Warrick reached out to the agency for its services.More News Headlines Bees may … Continue reading →

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