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Aflatoxin: A Toxic Potential of Climate Change

January 24, 2012

One of the most toxic and carcinogenic threats in the human food supply is a natural chemical called “aflatoxin”; the chance that it will contaminate a crop is enhanced by drought and/or insect damage – both conditions expected to be more common with the onset of climate change.
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When Agricultural Landscapes Become Patchwork Quilts

January 23, 2012

Agricultural fields can bear a stunning resemblance to patchwork quilts – at least, when viewed from the air – as these 15 examples show!

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Take Action: Agent Orange Corn Coming to a Farm Near You!

January 5, 2012

When you hear “Agent Orange”, what do you think of? Death, destruction, war, illness, deforestation, CORN?  Cancer.org explains our most common association with this herbicide: During the Vietnam War, US military forces sprayed millions of gallons of herbicides (plant-killing chemicals) on lands in Vietnam and Laos to remove forest cover, destroy crops, and clear vegetation [...]

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Is the End of the Banana Near?

November 22, 2011

Extinction of species is an unfortunate problem of homogenization. As we learn more about the environment, we as a society have begun to make changes in many areas of our life. We drive hybrids, have solar powered garage doors, and recycle.

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We Are Losing the Most Vital Commodity of All: Farmland

November 21, 2011

With each passing year, we learn more and more about our impact on the environment and the depletion of many of our vital resources. As we learn more, individuals are looking to do what they can to reduce their impact and lessen their burden on our planet.

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  1. Widespread Sustainable Consumerism is More Vital Than Taking Individual Actions
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  3. Climate Change and Human Migration
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Why Papaya Plants Are Protecting Tomatoes from Whitefly

November 18, 2011

How can one plant, the papaya, protect another from an insect pest? In Florida, the tomato has a surprising ally in its battle with the silvertail whitefly.

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8 Sustainable Wineries in Paso Robles Wine Country

October 26, 2011

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If you’re not familiar with Paso Robles wine country and you love fine wine, you might want to start paying attention. While the region hasn’t received as much press as its cousins to the north, Napa and Sonoma, it is …

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Judge Rules Against the Corn Processors in "Corn Sugar" Case

October 23, 2011

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I wrote in May that the Western Sugar Cooperative was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the sugar refiners for misleading consumers in calling HFCS corn sugar. A federal judge recently ruled that the lawsuit must go through, acco…

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Solar "Double Cropping" Harvests Food & Energy on the Same Land

October 19, 2011
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Co-Housing Meets Commercial Farming and Cheese Making (Video)

October 17, 2011

Image credit: The Perennial Plate

From co-housing for aging boomers to co-housing in urban Brooklyn the idea of building intentional communities that combine shared communal space and property with private dwellings has a lot going for it, from a gre…

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