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‘Certified Organic’ – What Does It Mean?
By Sheila Harrington, Posted April 11th, 2013How do we know if these labels, and their higher prices, mean anything?
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Food Fraud on the Rise
By Greg Seaman, Posted March 4th, 2013Researchers are alerting consumers to a 60% rise in food fraud since last year.
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Fresh Greens in Winter: How to Grow Sprouts at Home
By Shannon Cowan, Posted February 6th, 2013Winter is when we need fresh greens the most, and sprouts are the super-food of the season…
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How to Make Apple-Plum Chutney
By Lindsay Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted October 26th, 2012This recipe makes use of the fall surplus of plums and windfall apples, and gives you a head start on winter holiday gift-giving.
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Top 6 Benefits of Pressure Cooking
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 10th, 2012Modern-day pressure cookers have taken the risk out of pressure cooking…
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5 Simple Ways to Reduce Food Waste
By Eartheasy.com, Posted May 28th, 2012The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that people in the U.S. waste about 27 percent of their food…
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Swallowing our Pride
By Eartheasy.com, Posted February 22nd, 2012Why do we celebrate the “champions” of modern day excess with eating competitions?
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Microscopic Plastic Particles May be Entering Food Chain
By Eartheasy.com, Posted February 6th, 2012A new study reveals that tiny plastic fibers from synthetic clothing which pollute the marine environment, may be entering the food chain.
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Are you Feeding your Kids Twinkies for breakfast?
By Eartheasy.com, Posted December 12th, 2011Popular children’s cereals are overloaded with sugar, according to a new study.
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Why Eating Family Meals Together is Still Important Today
By Lindsay Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted December 8th, 2011Mealtimes are when children learn family values and families develop their culture
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5 Winter Squash Recipes to Steal the Show on Thanksgiving
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted November 21st, 2011The modest winter squash has the potential to impress!
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Perennial Crops Being Developed to Produce Food with Less Environmental Impact
By Eartheasy.com, Posted May 23rd, 2011The development of perennial grain crops represents a breakthrough in global food production…
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Garden as if your life depended on it, because it does
By Ellen LaConte, Posted April 5th, 20115 reasons why more of us should take up spade, rake and hoe, make compost and raise good soil and garden beds with a vengeance.
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Top 6 most cost-effective vegetables to grow
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy, Posted January 19th, 2011If you are growing vegetables in the hope of saving money, here are some suggestions for crops which have delivered real cost savings for us…
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No Impact Week, Day 4 – Wednesday: Food
By Aran Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted January 7th, 2011Healthy eating can also lessen your foodprint…
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Recreating the Caveman Diet
By Philippa Roxby, Health reporter, BBC News, Posted December 1st, 2010By looking into the past, we may just discover how to lead healthier lives.
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Is Gulf Coast seafood safe to eat?
By Eartheasy.com, Posted November 9th, 2010The FDA says “yes”, but more sampling and follow-up studies are needed.
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GM salmon not yet ready for US dinner plates
By Eartheasy.com, Posted October 22nd, 2010The ruling should considerably delay the day when GM salmon might appear in stores or restaurants…
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Soils and Souls: The promise of The Land
By Robert Jensen, Posted October 18th, 2010We must ask how we can construct an economy that can balance what is biologically and physically possible with what is socially and ethically desirable.
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Fish farms that mimic nature
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 27th, 2010A new ecosystem-based approach leads to a cleaner way to farm fish while producing other marketable marine crops.
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