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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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Let fish go to your head
By Leslie Beck, Posted January 28th, 2009Fish is great brain food. Minimize its contaminants by choosing the right kinds.
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Organic produce may soon be cheaper than conventional produce
By Greg Seaman, Posted January 28th, 2009The inexorable rise in oil prices leads to higher costs for chemical fertilizers.
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The 100-mile diet
By Jeff Nield, The Tyee, Posted January 28th, 2009Your body will thank you, because local also means nutritious.
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Healthy cookware
By Greg Seaman, Posted January 28th, 2009A comprehensive review of healthy cookware. Comparing the different types of cookware to help reduce toxins and increase health and safety while cooking.
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Eat strategically for a healthier baby and planet
By Dr. Alan Greene, drgreene.com, Posted January 28th, 2009The top five organic food choices a pregnant woman can make for the sake of her baby and the health of the planet…
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Five easy ways to go organic
By Dr. Alan Greene, Organic Prescription, Posted January 28th, 2009For those who are not yet ready or able to switch to an organic diet, these strategic choices can be made to enjoy some of the major benefits of organic foods.
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Go for an Edible Estate …the case against lawns
By Frtiz Haeg, Metropolis Books, Posted January 28th, 2009Why do we dedicate so much property to something that requires precious resources, endless hours and contaminates our air and water?
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10 reasons to buy food locally
By Greenrightnow.com, Posted January 27th, 2009Brenton Johnson, an organic farmer and owner of Johnson’s Backyard Garden, came up with this list of top 10 reasons to buy local food, based on his philosophy to live in harmony with the land.
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How a plate of fruit can change the world
By Eileen Bennewith, RD, Posted January 27th, 2009What would the world be like if everyone ate five to ten servings of vegetables and fruit each day?
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