Tag: Featured Living
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10 Incredible Plant Facts You Didn’t Know
By Kevin Mathews 1. The earth has more than 80,000 species of edible plants. If you’re ever in the mood to try something new, the good news is that there is certainly food you haven’t tasted yet still growing somewhere in the world. You’ll probably have some trouble finding it, however, because … [caption id="attachment_316756" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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6 Crimes Against Nature Perpetrated by the Food Industry
By Martha Rosenberg The horrors of factory farming are multifold. Treating animals like heads of lettuce—“forget it’s an animal” says one farming magazine—has created institutionalized ruthlessness toward animals, workers and the environment at the same time it harms humans who eat the products. Factory farming even damages the economy thanks to meat-related obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and…
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Tax Meat to Reduce Methane Emissions and Global Warming, Say Scientists
By Kristina Chew You’ve probably heard that methane from cows, sheep, goats and buffalo (that is, ruminant farts) has been linked to global warming. There are 50 percent more cows and similar animals today than half a century ago (3.6 billion) and methane released from their digestive systems is the biggest human-related source of this greenhouse gas.…
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Organic Farmers vs. Monsanto: Final Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Crops from GMO Contamination
Last week, the Public Patent Foundation filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) et al v. Monsanto, in the hopes that the highest court in the land would hear and reinstate the case of 73 American organic and conventional family farmers, seed businesses and public advocacy groups that…
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15 Books For Future Foodies
Thanks to The Food Think Tank for providing this comprehensive list of books that teach kids ways to create a better food system. 1. Lidia’s Family Kitchen: Nonna’s Birthday Surprise by Lidia BastianichNonna Lidia is responsible for planning the menu for a birthday surprise feast for Nonna Mima. Through the course of the evening’s preparations, Nonna Lidia…