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Organic Farms Win at Potato Pest Control
By Daniel Cressey, Posted August 9th, 2010Organic agriculture promotes more balanced communities of natural predators
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Nanotech in our food – should we be afraid?
By Marion Nestle, Posted August 2nd, 2010The effects of nanotechnology on the environment are regulated by the EPA — but when it comes to nano in food, shouldn’t the FDA be involved?
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Global food problems are about justice, not scarcity
By Frances Moore Lappé, YES! Magazine, Posted July 8th, 2010While world food experts cry “scarcity,” we humans are creating hunger out of plenty…
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6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World
By Paul Stamets, Posted July 7th, 2010Profound solutions which benefit humankind may come from seemingly insignificant species…
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6 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Pesticides
By Eartheasy, Posted May 20th, 2010While the use and prevalence of pesticides is increasing, the long-term health implications are still being studied. Here are 6 ways to limit your exposure to potentially harmful pesticides.
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Pesticide exposure may increase risk of ADHD in children
By Eartheasy, Posted May 20th, 2010Study finds that that exposure to pesticides could be harmful even at levels commonly found in children’s environment.
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Junk food turns rats into food junkies
By ScienceNews, Posted April 28th, 2010“This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings,” says study coauthor Paul Johnson of the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida.
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Putting Food By – An Eartheasy Book Review
By Lindsay Seaman, Posted January 20th, 2010To “put by” is an old, deep-country way of saying to “save something you don’t use now, against the time when you’ll need it…”
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Food Storage Tips
By Lindsay Seaman, Posted December 14th, 2009Buying food in bulk amounts will save you money, time and energy, while reducing waste. But it needs to be stored properly in order to protect your investment.
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Fruits and vegetables yielding fewer nutrients than in the past
By Greg Seaman, Posted May 1st, 2009While modern farming tecniques are producing larger and more perfect fruits and vegetables, the yield in terms of nutrients is declining.
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8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement
By Sarah VanGelder, Posted April 3rd, 2009How to turn a lawn into lunch, swap preserves, glean, boost your food security and live the good life.
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Can organic farming feed the world?
By The Organic Consumers Association, Posted January 30th, 2009A summary of research suggests that organic agriculture could potentially supply global food needs.
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Induction Cooking
By Greg Seaman, Posted January 28th, 2009Induction cooking uses 90% of the energy produced compared to only 55% for a gas burner and 65% for traditional electric ranges.
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Feeding Our Future
By Michael Ableman, Posted January 28th, 2009Imagine a world where students could plant, harvest and cultivate the foods they eat in their school cafeterias.
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Family Values and Food Sustainability
By Carlo Petrini, Slow Food, Posted January 28th, 2009Ensuring good food for all in the future means looking to the ways of the past.
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