From the monthly archives: June 2011
As people move from rural to urban settings in search of economic opportunities, urban agriculture is becoming an important provider of both food and employment, according to researchers with the Worldwatch Institute.
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The biggest party of the summer is coming up so it’s time to gather your shopping lists and get cookin’! Whether you’re partying with famaily and friends or packin’ a picnic to watch fireworks this July 4th, tasty treats are a necessity. Check out this menu of recipes and go party like it’s 1776!!
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Nearly three billion people still live on a subsistence level and must gather wood to cook with. The Paradigm Project aims to provide cookstoves to as many people as possible.
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Grapes (like many plants) make lots of chemicals, called polyphenols, from resveratrol to protect themselves against invaders, particularly fungi. And, it is those polyphenols that, among other things, enhance brain functions, make your bones stronger, is good for your diabetes, keep you young, prevent cancer and protect the heart and brain.
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A new study shows that high-fiber foods help people lose weight. Read a bit more about the study and learn some tricks on how to painlessly increase fiber in your diet.
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I had a great awakening as to just how much plastic permeates my world! Since then, we’ve been talking a lot about plastic and how we manage this substance we have become extremely reliant on.
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Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet emphasizes reducing food waste as a means to meet the needs of a growing human population, alleviate hunger, and conserve resources.
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The video on the next page does a great job presenting core food problems we are facing today but goes far beyond the problems and offers some great solutions to them. The filmmaker, Karney Hatch, is look to get $7,500 donated by Saturday, July 16 on Kickstarter to make a documentary on these problems and solutions.
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