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A Quick Guide To "Gleaning" & Food Recovery
Posted by Linda Lucille
Tue, Mar 02
With all of the food that America produces - twice as much as is necessary to keep the appetites of our 305 millon+ residents fully sated - it's pretty mind blowing that one in seven households (the equivalent of 49 million people) either...
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Shopping At Walmart Might Just Save Our Planet (Say WHAT?!?)
Posted by Linda Lucille
Mon, Feb 15
Inside the shopping cart of the typical American family, cheap processed foods often win out over fruits and vegetables, whether they're conventionally or organically raised. There may be a few grapes and bananas or even a head of i...
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3 Basic Tips To Help You Rethink Edible Food Waste
Posted by Linda Lucille
Fri, Jan 29
Published in November 2009, a research study entitled "The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its Environmental Impact" revealed several telling facts about our culture's attitude toward food, namely...as the years have pro...
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Becoming A Serial Heath Food Eater: The Proof’s In The Junk Fo...
Posted by Linda Lucille
Tue, Jan 19
Healthy snacks...hmmmm, where do I begin? Celery sticks are the first thing that come to mind, but who wants to break into a sweat while washing and chopping all of those stalks? Ditto for carrots...all that peeling and cutting...I defini...
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Unpackaged: London's Eco-Grocer Embraces Precycling Before Rec...
Posted by Kieran K.
Mon, Jan 18
No matter how hard a conscientious green consumer might try to make supermarket purchases that have the least negative impact on the planet, today's manufacturers tend to make the process somewhat challenging. Organically produced g...
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Looking Ahead At 2010 With Green Colored Glasses
Posted by Bob Kurz
Sun, Dec 20
There was once a time not too long ago when many of us lived our lives with no real concern for what was going on outside our windows, not because we purposefully turned a blind eye, but simply because we were caught up in a whirlwind of...
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Channeling The Power Of Your Window To Create Your Very Own DI...
Posted by Bob Kurz
Tue, Dec 15
If aligning yourself with a healthier way of life resonates with you and you are particularly drawn to the notion of urban farming, then welcome to the revolution. Claiming that there are as many as hundreds upon thousands of urban garden...
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Pizza -- The Gateway Drug To Social Change & Locally Grown Goo...
Posted by Kieran K.
Thu, Sep 03
Mmmm, pizza good...pizza a veritable cultural institution. Spread a simple disc of hand tossed dough with slowly simmered marina, cover it with copious amounts of mozzarella, bake until golden brown and you have a meal that makes the mass...
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Wanted: Safe, Healthy Food, Even If People Think I'm Stepping ...
Posted by Bob Kurz
Mon, Aug 17
I never imagined shaking my head back and forth like an old coot while grumbling, "Things were completely different when I was growing up!" but here I am doing exactly that. It's true, though...life is not as innocent and carefree today a...
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Organic Labeling -- Are We Paying A LOT MORE For A Lot Less?
Posted by Bob Kurz
Fri, Jul 03
Consumers are generally willing to spend more money on organic foods these days, simply because they want to ensure the safety and nutritive value of what they eat. Incessant food recalls are perhaps one of the major factors in the...
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