As genocide rages and Palestinians are forcefully starved, on the other side of the Gazan border, Israelis are developing a US$2mn agave project for luxury tequila markets. This is part of the apartheid strategy in the Naqab region, says @lukewcarneal.bsky.social. thebaffler.com/latest/shots...

Shots in Zion | Luke Carneal

While Israelis eat and drink from stolen land, Palestinian children starve to death.

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A famine is underway in Gaza City and in the surrounding areas. In Israel, meanwhile, the agricultural economy is so rich—and food so abundant—that it has entered into luxury alcohol markets.

Shots in Zion | Luke Carneal

While Israelis eat and drink from stolen land, Palestinian children starve to death.

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This article was written to inflame +gloss over corollary issues. It worked & drummed up controversy. But the science behind its thesis is not controversial, nor novel--intensification spares land & GHGs relative to extensive ag. Some thoughts on what this misses 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...

Opinion | Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food

Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.

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I just read this very powerful story about farming & agroecology in Gaza, and I strongly recommend it This quote stuck with me: “It is in the interest of the Israeli occupation for us to remain dependent on them as the power that provides food for the occupied people.”

Gabi K@gabik.bsky.social · 2y ago

Powerful & heartbreaking piece from @lukewcarneal.bsky.social -- Israel assassinated Youssef Abu Rabie literally as we were editing it. Please read about the challenges & hope of farming in Gaza in a genocide @jadaliyya.bsky.social www.jadaliyya.com/Details/46334 #menasky #palestine #geosky

Bitcoin miners are powering greenhouses using their massive amounts of waste heat. It's not a sustainable power source, but at least we get tomatoes. New from @lukewcarneal.bsky.social: ambrook.com/research/cro...

Mining Bitcoin, Growing Tomatoes - Ambrook Research

Cryptocurrency companies are attempting to use waste heat for greenhouse growing.

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Powerful & heartbreaking piece from @lukewcarneal.bsky.social -- Israel assassinated Youssef Abu Rabie literally as we were editing it. Please read about the challenges & hope of farming in Gaza in a genocide @jadaliyya.bsky.social www.jadaliyya.com/Details/46334 #menasky #palestine #geosky

A Picture of Farming in Gaza Today: In Remembrance of Youssef Saqr Abu Rabie

Youssef Saqr Abu Rabie, a twenty-four year old farmer from Beit Lahia, returned home with his family from the Jabalia refugee camp in early March, once the Israeli forces had retreated. There, he saw ...

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