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Get dirty, have fun and grow more food with great gardening tips from real-life gardeners. Tags: healthy soil, beneficial bacteria, fungi, permaculture, food forestry, California, Joshua Burman Thayer What is the difference between dirt and soil? To me, “dirt” evokes an image of a dead Read More...
Far beneath the bustling streets of London, an old bomb shelter that’s been transformed into a hi-tech underground farm is revolutionizing urban agriculture. The farm, created by a company called Zero Carbon Food, delivers Londoners freshly grown salads and herbs through a growing system that Read More...
In rural Kenya, where it may only rain twice per year, farmers and herders are embracing so-called “climate-smart” agriculture. A video produced by the World Bank, begins by showing how John and Mary Obuom have transformed their one-acre farm into a model of sustainable practices. The Read More...
In a new partnership with Hilton, Uber is using its data in an unexpected way. You may have heard that Uber will take over the world. Is taking over the world. Has already taken over the world. But even as the company raises bajillions of dollars and mounts an aggressive global expansion, you may Read More...
This fruit leather isn't meant to be packed in lunch bags. It's meant to be the lunch bag. Food waste is a very serious issue, and while some of that waste can be reduced before it gets to the point of being tossed, there's still bound to be a certain amount of spoiled fruit and vegetables that Read More...
The Campbells, father and son, call it the most important health breakthrough of all time. But it’s no magic bullet or amazing new technology. And yet the science is crystal clear: Whole fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and grains have healing powers and serve as the world’s best Read More...
When you’re trying to eliminate milk and dairy from your diet to become a vegan, the usual metaphor for quitting becomes problematic, to say the least. “Cold Tofurky,” says Jane Velez-Mitchell, gently correcting a reporter’s misstep. Cold Tofurky isn’t easy. Read More...
Next time when you hear someone saying that eating organic doesn't make a difference, you could share this news: if you eat non-organic goods, you are eating pesticides. The evidence is in your pee. It's been proven before, for example in this study, but now the Swedish Environmental Research Read More...
When you picture a frog in the water, images of its tiny head peeking through pond weed likely come to mind. Well, believe it or not, that green stuff floating on the water’s surface is the newest vegan protein to hit the health food scene—and experts are claiming it’s superior to Read More...
Although 97 percent of the earth's surface water is made up of oceans, humans use only a small percentage of the sea for food. Instead most people, especially those in Western cultures, rely heavily on land-based agriculture for food that result in deforestation, soil degradation, greenhouse gases, Read More...