News Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes
05-18-2013
ted.com
What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable
News Victoria, Edmonton residents raise vegetables and fish using aquaponics
05-16-2013
http://www.theprovince.com, By Megan Cole
Aquaponics combines aquaculture (farming aquatic organisms like fish and plants) and hydroponics (the process of growing plants in water). By combining the two systems the fish and plants create a self-maintained system.
News One-third of honeybee colonies in US died last winter: The food collapse approaches
05-16-2013
www.dailypaul.com
According to the latest survey results, an astounding 31.3 percent, or roughly one-third, of all managed bee colonies in the U.S. were wiped out during the most recent 2012/2013 winter season, a rate that represents a 42 percent increase compared to
News 16 FOODS YOU CAN RE-GROW FROM KITCHEN SCRAPS!
05-15-2013
secretsofthefed.com
Theres nothing like eating your own home- grown veggies, and there are heaps of different foods that will re-grow from the scrap pieces that youd normally throw out or put into your compost bin.
News Study questions how sharply U.S. should cut the salt
05-14-2013
Washington Post
Were not saying we shouldnt be lowering excessive salt intake, said Brian Strom of the University of Pennsylvania, who led the IOM committee. But below 2,300 milligrams a day, there is simply a lack of data that shows it is beneficial.
Headlines: Study questions how sharply U.S. should cut the salt -- 16 FOODS YOU CAN RE-GROW FROM KITCHEN SCRAPS! -- One-third of honeybee colonies in US died last winter: The food collapse approaches -- Victoria, Edmonton residents raise vegetables and fish using aquaponics -- Truck Farm (2013) -- Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes --