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....
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,...
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...
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...
Everywhere you look, food is trying to impress you with how natural it is, but the message is vague and often misleading. What does “organic” actually mean? What separates “grass-fed” from “free range”? We’re...
A plant physiologist in Texas says supermarket lighting actually boosts the vitamin content in your salad fixings. It turns out store lighting triggers photosynthesis in leafy greens, boosting its nutritional content even after harvesting. The takeaway...
Oh come on…I’m all for locavore gardens, but this is rediculous. ‘What will your family eat when grocery store shelves are empty’? ‘The Survival Seed Bank is advertising on Glenn Beck’s television show. They...
The city of Detroit is proposing to give over a quarter of its land to be turned into “semi-rural” fields and farms, with the surviving neighborhoods standing in “pockets in expanses of green.” The proposal is politically charged...
