The Lexicon

              Our primary tool is language. By illuminating the meanings behind powerful ideas, we help people to pay closer attention to how they eat, what they buy, and where their responsibility begins for creating a healthier, safer food system.         

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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.

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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.

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IN 1984, THE CALIFORNIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD paid the Los Angeles consulting firm, Cerrell Associates, $500,000 to define the communities least likely to oppose the building of a waste facility. What resulted was the Cerrell Report, which explicitly identified communities who would not oppose LULUs (locally undesirable land uses).

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

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MALS, ITALY — Walking through this small farming community in Italy’s South Tirolean Alps, you would be hard-pressed to spot any one of the now internationally-renowned provocateurs who forged a new model for aspiring pesticide-free communities around the world.

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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.

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Single-Use Plastics Single-Use Plastics Recycling vs. Landfill What is Plastic Recycling? Eric AhnmarkSustainability Program Manager at Recology Share on facebook Share on…

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The Lexicon™ tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Petaluma, CA. The Lexicon™ is based on a simple premise: people will live more sustainably if they understand the most basic terms and principles that will define the next economy.

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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.

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PROJECT LOCALIZE - The Lexicon: words to change your world

PROJECT LOCALIZE is an educational program that helps classrooms identify and promote sustainable economic, cultural and social progress in their communities.

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TUCSON, AZ—The tepary bean, a nutritious legume that’s high in protein and rich in antioxidants, is native to the Sonoran Desert, where it thrives in often extreme climatic conditions. The tepary is also one of twenty-five crops selected by the Rediscovered Initiative, both for its health benefits—its high fiber content provides excellent benefits for those with diabetes, because it causes a slower release of its sugars—as well as its resilience in the face of climate change.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.