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Beyond sustainability

September 14, 2010 by Jurriaan Kamp

It takes more than growth and development for a city, an economy or an ecosystem to flourish—it takes resilience. Baal,Van,Mark | September 2010 issue Biloxi is gone. That’s what Toshiro Kida, a 21-year-old graphic design student at Yale University, thought when he arrived in the … [Read more...] about Beyond sustainability

In search of nature's pharmacy

March 1, 2009 by Jurriaan Kamp

How the indigenous people of Peru are growing medicinal plants to preserve their livelihoods-and their fragile ecosystems. March 2009 issue Sandro waves to me from the crowded arrival gate. He's the cousin of Sergio Cam, whom I first met 10 years ago and with whom I've been … [Read more...] about In search of nature's pharmacy

Slideshow: Medicine Hunter travels to Peru

March 1, 2009 by Jurriaan Kamp

Chris Kilham takes us on a journey to Peru in search of medicinal plants to be introduced to the U.S. as an alternative to traditional medicine. Follow along with Kilham as he travels the world in search of medicinal plants through his new blog on Ode Ode Editors | March 2009 … [Read more...] about Slideshow: Medicine Hunter travels to Peru

Fertile soil, not ground-breaking

January 21, 2007 by Jurriaan Kamp

The efforts by Wes Jackson Jay Walljasper | November 2004 issue Wes Jackson is a visionary researcher who wants to rethink 10,000 years of agriculture from the roots up. You can call him a dreamer, you can call him radical, you can call him boldly original, but please don’t call … [Read more...] about Fertile soil, not ground-breaking

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