From the monthly archives: September 2010
We do our very best to touch on as much of the health- and environment-related news that we can from across the web, but there are always stories we don’t get to. Here’s a quick roundup of food news from the last week or so that we didn’t hit on.
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The federal government is giving out $1 million in grants for school gardens. As part of The People’s Garden School Pilot Program, schools or other public and not-for-profit organizations which meet certain criteria will receive money to plan and develop a garden and to create lesson plans and assess the learning outcomes associated with the garden.
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The FDA is very close to approving AquAdvantage genetically modified salmon here in the US.
We’re in the midst of the 60 day comment period now, which means now is the time to get heard.
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380,000 pounds of deli meat products have been recalled for possible listeria monocytogenes.
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After reading about Monsanto’s corn and its link to organ damage, Yes Magazine’s April Dávila decided to go the entire month of March without eating or purchasing anything from the agricultural giant.
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In the midst of your busy world – getting the kids to school, keeping the house organized, making sure your job and finances are secure – wouldn’t you like to take a Mediterranean vacation? Well, financially speaking most of us probably could not afford a luxury like that.
Maybe we could look at this [...]
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A lot of gardeners shy away from mint because of its invasive reputation. This recipe is my favorite revenge. My kind, old, brassy neighbor was the first person to share the joy of passing along plants with me along with the recipe for Risi E Bisi.
Awesome any time, use your own easy to grow mint instead of shelling out money for the packets of herbs you’ll find at your grocery store.
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Urban farming and gardening on rooftops in a city is not a new idea, but for whatever reason, it hasn’t really caught on. Brooklyn Grange is an urban farming company started a few years ago by Ben Flanner.
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