Tag: food
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5 Examples of Creative Urban Agriculture From Around the World
City dwellers are raising animals, growing fruits and vegetables, and even beekeeping to improve their food security and safety, reduce their carbon footprint and improve their intake of nutritious food. Urban farmers have to think creatively to maximize space and fit their operations into the urban environment. [caption id="attachment_308122" align="alignnone" width="500"] A three-story-high vertical garden in…
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Mexico Bans GMO Corn Effective Immediately
A Mexico judge has placed an indefinite ban on genetically engineered corn. Effective immediately, companies like Monsanto and DuPont/Pioneer will no longer be allowed to plant or sell their corn within the country’s borders. According to Environmental Food and Justice, Judge Jaime Eduardo Verdugo J. of the Twelfth Federal District Court for Civil Matters of Mexico City wrote…
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Will Hawaii’s Big Island Ban GMO Farming?
The Big Island of Hawaii County Council is expected to consider a bill on Wednesday, Oct. 16 that would prohibit all open-air growing of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) except papayas and other GMO crops now being cultivated. The bill also would prohibit biotech companies from operating on the Big Island. [caption id="attachment_307940" align="alignnone" width="520"] Most papayas…
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Grow Food All Winter With a Hoop House
With a hoop house, you can count on four to six weeks of extra production in spring and fall
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Protect Rainforests and Wildlife With Palm-Oil-Free Halloween Candy
Companies clear tropical rainforests to plant oil palm trees, which obliterates the homes of endangered animals …