Letters
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Madeline McKeever has been farming in west Cork, on the edge of the Atlantic, since 1999. First in dairy and cheese making, then beef, and now mostly selling organic vegetable seeds. Madeline has seen a lot – like the return of mushrooms, white clover, and dozens of plants in her unploughed sward. […] -
Meet Brindusa Birhala and Anselm Opdebeeck who live in the west of rural Romania. For four years, the pair have been slowly turning a small patch in the village of Stancoiva into an agroecological holding. Brindusa introduces the story, from strawbales to horticultural sales… […] -
We return to Chiara Garini’s agroecological farm in Italy’s Trento Province to see how she has been getting on. In this letter, she tells us of the importance of paying attention to the soil and the soul. […] -
New farmer Chiara Garini, fresh from learning about gastronomy and agroecology at the academic level, is trying to put some of her ideas into practice on a farm in Italy. Here she introduces her background, her studies, and the land she’s working on. Already, she has faced challenges and had to make decisions. […] -
Finally defeating the TPP is a necessary first step. Building the alternatives through agroecology will be a vital element of a new approach. IATP’s Karen Hansen-Kuhn brings us some inspiration from farmer organisations in Mexico, from her 2016 visit. […] -
The beginning of a Trump administration marks a pro-corporate, climate-change-denying, racist, sexist, anti-LGBTQ and xenophobic agenda. Farmers and rural communities are facing huge problems including collapsing agricultural prices and enduring direct impacts of climate change. Our partner organisation IATP in the USA share their thoughts. […] -
“The time for action is now. It is never too late to do something, because true happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new” Antoine de Saint-Exupery […] -
“If you leave people in insecurity and fear, they will follow populists and nationalists of all kind.” Interview with Boban Ilic, Secretary General of the Western Balkan Standing Working Group for Regional Rural Development of South Eastern Europe […] -
We join the millions and millions of people world wide committed to social justice, human rights, and environmental and cultural integrity. […] -
Hannes Lorenzen tells us about war, peace, regulations, EU relations and rural ways in this letter from Ukraine. […] -
ARC2020’s President Hannes Lorenzen gives us his thoughts after Brexit. […] -
Following terrorist attacks and retaliatory bombings, read Understanding the Nature of Peace. A joint article by Hannes Lorenzen (ARC2020) and Juliette Majot (IATP) which places these awful occurrences in a rural, farming and food context. […] -
The word Bostan means garden near your house, where you grow your daily food. And this is what people like to do in Turkey, even when they live in a city of millions – like Istanbul. […] -
Make democracy, solidarity and sustainability work for us […] -
Southern Mediterranean Food Security Straddles Interests & Policies from both the Maghreb and EU. […] -
Commissioner Ciolos: “Empowering local communities and stakeholders is an imperative in Europe today.” […] -
Back in 1965, a Japanese Consumer Co-Operative Union initiated the next level of connectivity between producers and consumers. […]
Debate: #AfterCAP
Agriculture, food and the rural seem to have been placed at the back of the queue: massive cuts in the agriculture and rural administration of the Commission; a mere communication by Commissioner Hogan rather than the usual mid-term review; talk of a move of CAP money to external security and migration policy. What’s next? We are looking forward to hear your opinion! Join the ARC2020 #AfterCAP Debate.
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