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Category Archives: Food issues
Peak oil and the third demographic transition: A preliminary model
This is a guest post by Dr. Gary Peters, retired geography professor and author of Population Geography. The growth of the human population cannot continue forever—there is a limit to our numbers, even if we cannot specify what that limit … Continue reading
Posted in Food issues, Planning for the Future
Tagged demographic transition, population
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A Look Behind Rising Food Prices: Population Growth; Rising Oil Prices; Weather Events
This is a guest post by Dr. Gary Peters. He is a retired geography professor and author of Population Geography. Rising food prices, crowned by a recent record high spike and chronicled in the graph below, have played a role … Continue reading
Farm prices for food items are very high again
I am busy working on some bigger projects that I can’t write about yet, but I thought I would put up a little scanned in section from today’s WSJ relating to food prices. Food prices are now 18.5% higher than … Continue reading
Sharon Astyk: The Future of Food – ASPO-USA Conference
Sharon Astyk is a new member of the ASPO-USA board of directors with an amazingly high energy level and a broad background. She has practical experience with food growing on the small farm she and her husband own in upstate … Continue reading
