The Lexicon

Biochar is charcoal used as a soil amendment for both carbon sequestration and soil health benefits. Biochar is a stable solid, rich in carbon, and can endure in soil for thousands of years.

IN 2050, THE WORLD IS GOING TO BE hot, crowded and hungry. When that time comes, will we have enough beef and pork for nine billion people, or will we simply run out of all the pastureland and concentrated animal feedlots or even the grain needed to feed them? In agriculture, the Green Revolution improved yields by focusing on a select group of crops instead of a more diverse agricultural system.

We crossed the country to conduct interviews with organic and transitioning farmers, NRCS soil scientists and district conservationists.

The story of the Crow river reveals narratives with much to teach us about these tributaries impacts on water quality as far as the Gulf of Mexico.

Douglas Gayeton's work focuses on inspiring people whose practices offer us a different way to look at food, agriculture and water. Their first-person accounts blend instructive observations with philosophical insights that explain how we can create a more regenerative, just, and nourishing food system.

Ethiopia is one of the richest biodiversity centers in the world in terms of crop diversity of main crops and minor crops. It is particularly rich in such grains as wheat, barley, sorghum, pearl millet, African millet, cowpea, flax, and teff.

25 Forgotten Foods to Feed the World in 2050: The Rediscovered Food Initiative

SINCE THE 1900s, FARMERS WORLDWIDE have abandoned many traditional crops in favor of more genetically uniform, higher-yielding varieties. Today, over half the world’s plant-based nutrition comes from just 3 crops: corn, wheat, and rice. Our ecosystem biodiversity is threatened and people are malnourished.

The Lexicon helps people to pay closer attention to how they eat, what they buy, and where their responsibility begins for creating a healthier, safer food system.