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- Servings of shoyu ramen at the Chuka Soba Inoue stand, Tokyo: NYTimes Travel slideshow, photo 2 of 14
- Taller Intensivo de Agricultua Orgánica con el Metodo Biointensivo, Todos los sábados de septiembre y octubre 2009, Yolteotl, Tepoztlán, Mexico
- Miracle Juice for Flu Recovery and Prevention
- Taller: Cultivo de Hongos Caseros, sábado 16 de enero 2010, 10-15pm, Real Under, Col. Roma, Mexico DF
- Sala Interactiva R3: Reduce, Reutiliza, Recicla Abrirán Exposiciones Permanentes en Universum, Coyoacán, Mexico DF
- Casa de los Amigos Presenta Serie de Reduce Reutiliza Recicla, 1-10 de Junio, 2010, Col. Tabacalera, México DF
- Rinde frutos el rescate de un espacio muerto en la barranca de San Borja: La Jornada
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Wednesday Questions: Reading in Midair
Is there a wind sounding cautious for slowness and stability ? Or does the air now urge us to leap, to risk, and to return as love what we the world do beseech ?
Van Jones on Green Rooftops, Green Jobs
Van Jones, author and activist, and recently appointed Special Adviser to Green Jobs on the White House Council for Environmental Quality, visits DC Green Works to talk with Sara Loveland about the environmental benefits of green rooftops, and the opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, DC Green Works, Earth Day, environment, food, food chain, government, green jobs, green roof, growing food, herbs, home builders, jobs, President Obama, rooftop garden, urban design, Van Jones, White House
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Growing Power Founder Up For National Award
The Milwaukee Sentinel with the scoop. …The Natural Resources Defense Council announced Tuesday that (Will) Allen (founder of Growing Power) is one of three food producer finalists for the first-ever Growing Green Awards. …The awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated … Continue reading
Yogurt Begins With an Outbreak of Good Bacteria in Your Kitchen: NYTimes
A great article on yogurt at the Curious Cook, detailing the activity and experimentation of this old lacto-fermented friend.
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Tagged bacteria, buttermilk, cook, cooking, cream, culture, cultured dairy product, Curious Cook, dairy, dairy product, eating, enjoyment, fat, ferment, fermented, fermenting, food, food preperation, friend, health, kitchen, lactic acid, lacto fermentation, milk, pleasure, probiotic, protein, starter, taste, yogurt
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“Put Your Veggie Where Your Mouth Is”
Oakland, California: A short video by DOOF in collaboration with People’s Grocery and sponsored by BANPAC.
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Tagged eating, food, health, hip hop, kids, nutrition, Oakland, People's Grocery, Urban Agriculture, video, youth
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Despite Threat of Unknown Swine Flu, Mexico City Stays Upbeat
A city-wide suspension of activities in Mexico City continues for the fifth day, including cancellation of all school levels, yesterdays Sunday mass, and all sporting events and cultural activities. The suspension began Thursday night when the Secretary of Health announced … Continue reading
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Tagged antibiotics, cytokine storm, cytokines, earthquake, flu, flu prevention, flu tracking, Free Speech Radio, H1N, H1N1, health, Homeland Security, humor, immune system, influenza porcina, Janet Napolitano, lack of information, metro, Mexico City, Mexico DF, NPR, outbreak, pandemic flu, pork, pork imports, prevention, public health emergency, public transportation, SARS, swine flu, travel ban, World Bank, World Health Organization
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Mexico City Extends Suspension of Activities in Face of Flu Outbreak
Mexico City: Suspension of classes at all school levels will continue until “at least May 6th,” and many public gatherings, including bars, nightclubs, theaters, sporting events, museums, cultural activities, and concerts, remain indefinitely closed. In the Mexico City center, markets, … Continue reading
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Tagged Calderón, death, DF, escuela, fear, flu, flu outbreak, health, influe, influenza, influenza porcelina, Intersections blog, La Jornada, law, Mexico City, Queens NY, school, suspension de actividades, suspension of activities, swine flu, virus, World Health Organization
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Food, Inc
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Tagged agriculture, consumer, disease, energy, food, food systems, health, industrial agriculture, industry, law, local, meats, movies, nutrition, supermarket, trailer, vegetable, video
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Miracle Juice for Flu Recovery and Prevention
Two months before pandemic flu suspended activities across Mexico City, I had a severe respiratory flu, one which I battled for an unusually long before I was able to shake it off. Now I have to wonder if this bold … Continue reading
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Tagged beets, cough, disease, elixir, fever, flu, flu epidemic, flu outbreak, flu prevention, flu recovery, flu symptoms, food, garlic, headache, health, honey, influenza, ingredients, lime juice, miracle juice, nourishment, nutrients, pandemic flu, parsley, potion, prevention, recipe, red onion, respiratory infection, school, share, sharing, submissions, suspension of activities, swine flu, taste
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Mexico City Suspends Activities in Preventative Measure Against Flu Epidemic
(post updated April 25th) México DF: The Secretary of Health, José Ángel Córdova Villalobos, announced late last night that all schools in DF would be closed, Friday, April 24th, as a preventative caution against a new strain of influenza thought … Continue reading
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Tagged bird flu, blogs, brote, Citizen of the World blog, death, DF, Distrito Federal, epidemic, escuela, Estado de México, fear, flu, flu outbreak, gobierno, government, H1N1, health, influenza, influenza porcina, Intersections blog, La Jornada, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico state, Organización Mundial de Salud, photo, pig flu, precaucion, precaution, salud, school, Secretaria de Salud, Secretary of Health, suspension de actividades, suspension of activities, swine flu, United States, virus, World Health Organization
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Exposición: El Maíz es la Raíz, México DF
Evento: El Maíz es la Raíz. Fotografías de David Lauer Cuando: 19/marzo/2009 – 03/mayo/2009 Donde: Plaza Juárez, Av. Juárez # 8, Colonia Centro, Deleg. Cuauhtémoc Descripción: Esta muestra retoma al maíz como parte fundamental en la cultura mexicana, desde la … Continue reading
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Tagged alimentos, campo, Colonia Centro, comida, cultura, David Lauer, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, exposición, fotografia, fotos, maiz, Mexico DF, Plaza Juárez, raíz, semillas transgénicos, Sin Maiz No Hay Pais, soberanía alimentaria
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Mourning with No End
In the dark, Global North: “Green Revolution Trapping India’s Farmers in Debt” aired Tuesday on National Public Radio, and a brief mention was reported in the April 15th edition of the UK Independent: Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, agriculture crisis, agriculture debt, agriculture suicides, Chattisgarh, crisis, debt, Delhi, economy, environment, farmer debt, farmer suicides, farmers, farming, Global North, Global South, Green Revolution, grief, historical background, historical context, history, India, industrial agriculture, mourning, NPR, suicide, Vandana Shiva
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“The Importance of Raising Your Own Food”
First Lady Michelle Obama commented on the response to the new White House vegetable garden, as reported at the Caucus Blog in Thursday’s NYTimes: “Every single person from Prince Charles on down was excited because we are planting a garden,” … Continue reading
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Tagged eating, food, growing, herbs, Michelle Obama, vegetable gardens, vegetables
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More Squatters Are Calling Foreclosures Home: NYTimes
Demonstrating a new response to the housing crisis, yesterdays New York Times reports: Michael Stoops, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, said about a dozen advocacy groups around the country were actively moving homeless people into vacant … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy groups, civil disobedience, crisis, foreclosures, home, homeless, house, housing, housing crisis, squatters, squatting, vacant homes
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Eating Food That’s Better for You, Organic or Not: NYTimes
Mark Bittman explores the ecology of eating, and he makes the distinction between what it means to eat organic food, and what it means to eat local food.
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Tagged agriculture, eating, ecology, food, food miles, food safety, health, local food, Mark Bittman, nutrition, organic, sustainable
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