Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planetblog. There are just too many good ideas in this article and I highly recommend their web site for more info. Every year, 5 million children worldwide die from malnutrition-related...
Frugal. Elimination of financial debt and dependency. Focused on investing. In home productivity (energy, food, etc.) rather than global markets. Thrifty with expenses. New sources of low cost food, energy, security, etc. that are financially sustainable. Entrepreneurial....
Today, a friend sent me over this graph, which shows the levels of carbon dioxide emitted by the USA over the last twenty years. As the accompanying report explains, it shows that 2009 was an ‘exceptional’ year – exceptional in that emissions...
As Iceland’s erupting volcano strands thousands of air travelers across Europe and worldwide, a less publicized but arguably more costly catastrophe is mounting 15,000 miles away: piles of gourmet produce and cut flowers, some of Kenya’s chief exports,...
As a kid, I had the good fortune of having a lot of open spaces around. Our first house had a huge old cemetary across the street, the second wooded areas and a creek full of frogs and crayfish, and my last childhood home was like living on Walden Pond. This...
Ironically, the decision to destroy my carefully built-up virtual image came as a result of wanting to enhance my profile. All that particular week I’d been hungry for new quotes on my page, something to reflect the week I’d been having: something...
PeaceLove sez, “Shocking Mother Jones article about a Cornucopia Institute report on how many of the most popular veggie burgers are made with hexane, a neurotoxic byproduct of gas refining.” In order to meet the demands of health-conscious...
“A thief who tells a judge he is stealing less than before will receive no leniency. So why do companies get environmental awards for polluting less – even though they are still polluting?”. Gunther Pauli is scornful in his new book...
The Grow Local Colorado Campaign is thrilled to be partnering with Denver Parks and Recreation and the Parks Stewardship Program in 2010 to grow Edible Public Demonstration Gardens in four Denver parks: Civic Center, Berkeley, Highlands and Highlands...
Crossposted from Border Jumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack. The majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa— in some areas up to 80 percent— are women. The average female farmer in the region is responsible not only for growing food...
