UNcultivated Earth

07/17/2017

Our partnership with what3words is crucial to our mission. Read about how we collaborate in order to map our local foodsheds.

[UN]cultivated is a nonprofit organisation that aims to preserve indigenous knowledge and cultivate food systems in harmony with nature. They have created a map of businesses and…

06/29/2017

This past week [UN]cultivated was happy to join student delegates from around the world at the World Youth Congress in Honolulu, HI. During the event, our local team offered workshops in Community-Based Foodshed Mapping and Home Agroforestry Design.

For more information on the event, visit: http://www.peacechildhawaii.org/

04/07/2017

Healthy ecosystems are essential to increase resilience and agriculture production in the face of change http://ow.ly/pyJE30asCms

Healthy ecosystems are essential to increase resilience and agricultural production in the face of change. Production needs to be sustainable:...

04/06/2017

Agriculture is feeding the world’s 7.3 billion people but at an unbearable cost. Change is needed now. http://ow.ly/aIG930asC7h

FAO has developed a common vision and an integrated approach to sustainability across agriculture, forestry and fisheries. This unified perspective...

04/05/2017

A new fish drying technology pioneered by FAO is helping to cut down food losses in West African fishing villages. http://ow.ly/zAFO30asC1T

04/05/2017

Sustainable agricultural provides much more than reducing hard labor and improving productivity. http://ow.ly/iLsf30asBS3

Mechanization covers all levels of farming and processing technologies, from simple and basic hand tools to more sophisticated and motorized...

04/03/2017

Occupying more than 1/3 of land in the world, sustainable agriculture can positively contribute to our ecosystem. http://ow.ly/lzJv30asBL4

04/02/2017

Are you a fan of farmers markets? Pledge to support your local farmers markets! http://ow.ly/aTVN30asATX

04/01/2017

is no April Fool's joke. Learn more on how you can help! http://ow.ly/7v2q30asBuk

04/01/2017

Agroforestry is intentional forestry to create environmental, economic, & social benefits. Learn more now http://ow.ly/4tJL30asACS

12/20/2016

Women and girls are critical agents in the fight against rural poverty and hunger.

Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls lies at the centre of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addition to the targets for SDG5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”, it is reflected and mainstreamed across all 17 SDGs.

12/19/2016

Could Berea, KY be used as a model to generate jobs through supporting local agriculture? [UN]cultivated will be visiting Kentucky next week to meet with business owners that support local agriculture and make sure they are on our Local Foodshed map. Check out our website to find out where to support local agriculture in your community!

As part of our series on the economy of coal country after coal, we visit Berea, Kentucky, the bucolic center of the region's burgeoning local food...