Useful links

Heirloom seed source:

Semences du portage, a good Montreal source…

Semences ancestrales, another good Montreal source for heirloom seeds…

Seeds of diversity, a great Canadian organization on preserving biodiversity…

Open Source Seed Initiative, The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) is dedicated to maintaining fair and open access to plant genetic resources worldwide in order to ensure the availability of germplasm to farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations.

Seed Savers Exchange, the leader in the U.S.

Association Kokopelli, all about free access to public domain seeds in France…

Books:

Amy Goldman Fowler, The Compleat Squash… The bible on squash. It’s out of print but you can get a used copy online.

Carol Deppe, the Resilient Gardener… in my opinion, the bible on sustainable agriculture/gardening.

John Jeavons, How to grow more vegetables… On point! Biointensive gardening…

Jean-Martin Fortier, The Market Gardener… Small-scale organic farming…

Pierre Rabhi, Juliette Duquesne, Semences : un patrimoine vital en voie de disparition.

And if you want to dig a little deeper…

Raoul Robinson, Return to Resistance… Seminal book, breeding crops to reduce pesticide dependence.

Raoul Robinson, Self-Organizing Agro-Ecosystems… The technical companion volume to “Return to Resistance”.

Organizations:

Slow Food,  is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions.

The ETC Group, all about strengthening diversity in agriculture…

Ecology Action teaches people worldwide to better feed themselves while building and preserving the soil and conserving resources.

Open Plant Breeding Foundation,  was created to bridge the gap between commercial (hybridized) and heirloom agriculture, using free, open-source information and methods based on principles of sharing and mutual support

Regeneration Canada, they’re on the right track…

Resource Watch provides trusted and timely data for a sustainable future.

The Climate Action Tracker is an independent scientific analysis that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement. (It has a rating of VERY HIGH on factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.)

Climate Central surveys and conducts scientific research on climate change and informs the public of key findings. 

Singularity Hub chronicles technological progress by highlighting the breakthroughs, players, and issues shaping the future as well as supporting a global community of smart, passionate, action-oriented people who want to change the world.

Articles:

Landrace gardening, Joseph Lofthouse

Nutritional declines in foods Donald Davis

4 charts that explain greenhouse gas emissions by countries and sectors.

Good morning, its 65 degrees in Antarctica…

16 must-see environmental documentaries.

Factory farming in the right light…

What will the world be like after Coronavirus…