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Banchan on Cover of March Issue of Saveur Magazine
Delicious banchan takes the Saveur Photo Contest.
Too-Busy Bees: NYTimes Op-Ed Contributor
MARCELO AIZEN and LAWRENCE HARDER explain the complex questions behind colony-collpase disorder. See the full Op-Ed here. IN the past five years, as the phenomenon known as colony-collapse disorder has spread across the United States and Europe, causing the disappearance … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, apples, avacados, bees, colony collapse disorder, domesticated, environment, habitat, honey, honeybees, pollination, pollinators, wild, wild flowers
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Slim Pickings? You Can Still Eat Well: NYTimes Recipes for Health
Conscious of a sparing economy, ideas for good eating in today’s NYTimes Recipes for Health, seen here.
Urban agriculture: multi-dimensional tools for social development in poor neighbourghoods: RUAF
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Tagged City Farmer, economic development, education, environment, food security, health, RUAF, social development, Urban Agriculture, urban planning
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Big Question: Feast or famine?
The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment is discovering solutions to Earth’s biggest problems, including the big question of how are we going to feed a growing world without destroying the planet?
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Tagged agriculture, Earth, famine, feast, food, solutions, University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, video
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GMO-Free Zapatista Seed Corn from School for Chiapas Available in US, Canada
(…) By planting Zapatista corn, you become a part of a global effort to preserve a vital genetic heritage that has evolved over thousands of years. Great for making tortillas! You can plant this powerful Zapatista seed corn in your … Continue reading
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Tagged agricultura, agriculture, corn, farmers, GMO free, maiz, School for Chiapas, seed, Zapatista
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For Pennies, a Disposable Toilet That Could Help Grow Crops: NYTimes Science
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Tagged agriculture, crops, disposable, fertilizer, food, Kenya, science, Sweden, toilets, waste
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Evolution By the Grassroots: Olivia Judson, NYTimes
From yesterdays Opinionator, Olivia Judson gives the story behind the evolutionary power of grass-lands: See the article here.
FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System
FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System, published on the website of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. New York, February 17, 2010 – Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer today released “FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System,” … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, education, food, food policy, food system, FoodNYC, Manhattan, markets, NYC, plastic water botles, Scott M. Stringer, Urban Agriculture, waste
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