By Ice Age Farmer The global food supply is being destroyed, production dismantled, farmers put out of business and grain stores are on fire in the food wars. California is sending in “COVID-19 Strike Teams” to shut down farms that are not “properly distanced.” China…
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes weaknesses in the supply chain when countries go into lockdown. Some are small, such as the toilet paper shortages early on, that, while annoying, were eventually resolved. But what happens when the effects of the pandemic reach the food systems of…
By Kara Stiff Are you itching to grow something for the table in these times of bare shelves, but don’t have space? Well, you’re definitely not alone. Gardening is suddenly very popular, both for the calories and the many other benefits. Are you renting and…
In an analysis of how regulators review pesticides for their potential to cause cancer, researchers at Silent Spring Institute identified more than two dozen registered pesticides that were linked with mammary gland tumors in animal studies. The new findings raise concerns about how the US…
By Ice Age Farmer “Mysterious Seeds” are being unexpectedly delivered by mail US/UK. Media has rushed to blame China for bioterrorism, warning DON’T PLANT! But why would China put themselves on every return label? There is more to this story, and it is part of…
By Tess Pennington In a previous article, we wrote about how there are some summer vegetables that can still be started in July. By doing so, you create a bumper crop to enjoy even more summer bounties. Once your bumper crop has been harvested, you will have…
By Linnea Johnson As the summer goes on, schools are refining and finalizing how they will conduct school in the fall. Already, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and San Diego have declared schools will not re-open physical classrooms and others will follow. Many districts have suggested revised…
By Jon Miltimore The unintended consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns have been severe: mass unemployment, increased drug overdoses and suicides, and widespread social unrest are but a few of them. On Monday, the National Bureau of Economic Research released a paper detailing another: increased domestic…
By Ice Age Farmer The UN seeks to remove humans from 30% of land and inland water, and considers this “even more important than climate change!” A narrative is being crafted with COVID-19 to justify forcibly moving people off the land and farms, into the…
By James Prigioni In this video, James Prigioni shows his step by step guide on how to start a container garden and get huge harvests using homemade soil. James describes the right type of buckets, his soil recipe and how to transplant and water container…
By Ice Age Farmer A controlled demolition of our global food supply is taking place at a staggering rate: Ontario FORCES closure of farms. China BANS sale of live poultry. Aldi Sud SHAMES customers for buying meat. MILLIONS of pounds of seed potatoes are DISCARDED…
New research from The University of Texas at Dallas suggests food deserts might be more prevalent in the U.S. than the numbers reported in government estimates. In a feasibility study published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, scholars found that the methods used by…
By Greg Watts, University of Bradford Many of us have been spending more time at home than ever before, and chances are unless you live by yourself in the middle of nowhere, at some point unwanted noise will have infiltrated your lockdown. Whether it’s cars…
Beekeepers across the United States lost 43.7% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2019 to April 2020, according to preliminary results of the 14th annual nationwide survey conducted by the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership (BIP). These losses mark the second highest loss rate…
By Ice Age Farmer Having been unsuccessful at Social Engineering efforts to stop people from eating meat because of “Cow Farts,” forces are at work now to use “Investor Activism” to strip capital and credit from ranchers, producers, and packers, FORCING a change to new,…
By Josh Sattin The video below is market gardener Josh Sattin of Raliegh City Farm showing his proven method for flipping and preparing organic no-till garden beds for new crop plantings. Watch the entire streamlined procedure including all the steps, amendments, and tools below: [do_widget…
By Ice Age Farmer Our food system is being systematically destroyed in order to pave the way for a new, FAKE FOOD system of control. UN officials warn that we are now entering Phase 2: “Food Crisis and Economic Collapse,” as Germany shuts down its…
First observed evidence that agroforestry boosts pollinator numbers and crop pollination in temperate climates Planting woody plant species alongside crops could double the number of insect pollinators helping farmers produce food, new research has demonstrated for the first time. The study, led by the University…
The lives of honeybees are shortened – with evidence of physiological stress – when they are exposed to the suggested application rates of two commercially available and widely used pesticides, according to new Oregon State University research. In a study published in the journal PLOS…
By Curtis Stone The Urban Farmer Curtis Stone interviews Christian Westbrook, the Ice Age Farmer, about solar cycles and why the current grand solar minimum could have major effects food production. Previous solar minimums resulted in widespread famines and the collapse of powerful empires. Curtis…
