Latest News Headlines From Ice Age Farmer
Three weeks ago I said watch diesel as we go into harvest. Prices have exploded since; ExxonMobil’s Joliet refinery just shut down unexpectedly, and the situation in the Middle East keeps getting worse. Other voices are now also warning about crop abandonment as expenses are making a harvest economically unviable....
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3 days ago
Can heirloom seed make you self-sufficient? Are hybrids a trap? Steve Solomon once believed the hype: open-pollinated heirlooms over hybrids will set you free. Then he ran a seed company and trialed both. Much of what is sold as “heirloom” is old, poorly maintained commercial stock. Saving seed isn't as...
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8 days ago
Can your garden feed you? Is organic food automatically nutritious? Steve Solomon spent decades believing it was. He and his family ate what he grew--and their health suffered. This set him on a quest to figure out what soil needs to produce actually nutrient-dense food. This conversation is about what...
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12 days ago
The pressure on diesel continues to build heading into harvest. Prices have climbed further, on-farm inventories are low, Russia is extending its export ban, refining is running at historic stress levels, and farming associations in the UK and Germany are warning of a Food Crisis, as many producers may not...
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23 days ago
Grain shipments from both Russia and Ukraine have stopped as attacks continue on Black Sea ports and vessels. Farmers now face a severe crisis: unable to sell the harvest, many lack the cash to finish harvesting, let alone plant the next winter crop. Grain is being in the fields. This...
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26 days ago
The world is hungry for grains and looking to the US...but diesel costs are already making the harvest economically unviable for many American farmers. We saw this before in Australia, where crops were abandoned and left in the ground. New data on inventories and demand just came out, and confirms...
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27 days ago
Over the last six months, as strategic reserves have been released and issues papered over, the arteries of the global economy have closed. Oil reserves are now scraping bottom. Food and water crises have been declared. And the control systems that were once UN/WEF tabletop exercises have gone live. We...
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1 month ago
Smart water meters with remote shut-off valves are rolling out now. They can automatically shut off your water after just 50 liters (13 gallons) per day ... or any arbitrary amount they decide. In Colorado, smart meters are already detecting and fining people for watering on the “wrong day." Munich...
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1 month ago
The UN has declared Global Water Bankruptcy, a permanent condition where "normal is gone." Your water rights, private wells, irrigation districts, and even rainwater are being restructured and taken into receivership; global governance & surveillance of water is required. They want real-time surveillance of every drop, enforceable limits, equity-based redistribution,...
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1 month ago
This week, the EU has voted to allow gene-edited foods in the food supply without labelling--eliminating consumer choice--and Syngenta has partnered with the Indian government's to power their AI-based farming tools, as the agenda for gene-edited foods goes into hyperdrive. The technocrats are pushing to takeover the world food supply,...
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1 month ago
Farmers in Russia report they can no longer get diesel. Suppliers are diverting fuel to western cities while rural areas are left dry. Even officials warn they must prepare for the “complete closure” of agriculture in the region. This is the canary in the coal mine. As the world burns...
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3 months ago
There is a coordinated push happening right now to replace traditional food with gene-edited, synthetic crops. At first it looks like normal business and innovation, but when you look closer you see something very different. In this video Christian breaks down an admission from Corteva Catalyst’s Senior Director Mathias Müller....
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3 months ago
About Ice Age Farmer

Ice Age Farmer was founded by permaculturist and homesteader Christian Westbrook, whose work focuses on a deep examination of the future of our food supply and the myriad risks from the increasing centralization and control of food. He advocates a rapid move back to decentralized, locally grown, regenerative food systems, and produces videos, interviews, and tools (Growing Degree Days, Crop Loss Map, Wiki and Maps) to help others put these solutions into practice for themselves.