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Avoiding Food Waste with Your Smart Phone

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:51:18 +0000

Wouldn't it be great to know if a piece of fruit was overripe or otherwise lacking in quality before you bit into it? You may soon be able to test it with your smart phone before buying it. No related posts.

Label GMOs: Mom’s Have a Right to Know What! [video]

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:55:04 +0000

Via: Just Label It Label GMOs: Mom’s Have a Right to Know What! [video] is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Label GMOs: Mom’s Have a Right to Know What! [video] is a post from: Eco Child's Play

What is an Urban Farm?

Guest Author — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:55:04 +0000

How do you define an "urban farm?" Film maker Dan Susman, co-creator of the forthcoming Growing Cities, tries to do so after witnessing dozens of efforts to produce food in urban settings. No related posts.

Arab Grain Imports Rising Rapidly

Earth Policy Institute — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:13:37 +0000

The Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa make up only 5 percent of the world’s population, yet they take in more than 20 percent of the world’s grain exports. Imports to the region have jumped from 30 million tons of grain in 1990 to nearly 70 million tons in 2011. Now imported grain accounts for nearly 60 percent of regional grain consumption. With water scarce, arable land limited, and production stagnating, grain imports are likely to continue rising. No related posts.

The Urban Farm Comes to Film: Growing Cities

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:35:42 +0000

Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette saw that, despite the growth of urban agriculture around the United States, there wasn't much going on in their home town of Omaha, Nebraska on this front... so they decided to strike out on a road trip to see what was happening in other cities. Growing Cities, a feature-length documentary, is the result of that road trip. No related posts.

Tips for Growing Stevia in Your Garden

Guest Author — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:58:08 +0000

Want to grow your own Stevia? It's not the easiest herb to grow, but these tips will help you cultivate your own source of this natural sweetener. No related posts.

Meat Consumption in China Now Double That in the United States

Earth Policy Institute — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:19:31 +0000

More than a quarter of all the meat produced worldwide is now eaten in China, and the country’s 1.35 billion people are hungry for more. In 1978, China’s meat consumption of 8 million tons was one third the U.S. consumption of 24 million tons. But by 1992, China had overtaken the United States as the world’s leading meat consumer—-and it has not looked back since. No related posts.

Simple Living: Where Frugality and Ecology Meet

Guest Author — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:42:39 +0000

My family and I live an ecological lifestyle on one part-time income. To me, living out my values means living simply, living debt free, and living in a way that honors the earth. The primary way I do this is through frugality. The same skills and values that allow me to be resourceful with money also allow me to be a good steward of natural resources. No related posts.

No MSG, HFCS, Transfats, etc: Unjunk Your Junk Food

Jennifer Lance — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:57:02 +0000

What exactly is junk food? Sadly, it is what many Americans snack on. Full of artificial ingredients, high in calorie, empty in nutritional value, junk food is like junk toys: they do not sustain you and yet can cause great harm to your health and the planet. Unjunk Your Junk Food: Healthy Alternatives to Conventional [...]

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Crowdfunding Platform: Opensource Permaculture, Goal $15,000

Priti Ambani — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:40:07 +0000

Campaign Name: Open Source Permaculture What is the campaign all about? The Open Source Permaculture campaign supports free, open access education to sustainable design. Permaculture is a school of design rooted in ecological ethics and principles. It can be used to design anything from a sustainable garden to green architecture.