Ralph Martin
About Ralph Martin
Ralph C. Martin grew up on his family farm in Wallenstein, ON. His Ph.D. is in Plant Science from McGill University. In 2001, he founded the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada. In 2011, he was appointed as professor and Loblaw Chair in Sustainable Food Production at the University of Guelph. In 2019, Martin retired and also ran for the Green Party in the Ontario riding of Wellington-Halton Hills. His book Food Security: From Excess to Enough is now available.
Climate change forces us to act fast — and play the long game
When it comes to the climate crisis, humanity is acting like a truculent toddler screaming at Mother Earth: “You’re not the boss of me,” writes Ralph Martin. As a matter of fact, she is.
Solar geoengineering is like pulling the goalie in a hockey game
Policies are urgently needed to reduce greenhouse gases by at least seven per cent each year from now to 2030 and beyond, writes Ralph Martin.