Companies like Monsanto claim that genetically engineered (GE) crops help farmers produce higher yields with fewer chemical herbicides, but how legitimate is that claim?
This illustrative video was produced for the Canadian “Eat Real, Eat Local” campaign, targeted at getting Canadian’s to support local agriculture, but the message is universal: Eatling locally grown food is healthier, more environmentally friendly and better for your local economy.
Monsanto should patent their modification of the word “Fact” While I was working on my review of the movie Food, Inc. I happened upon Monsanto’s “Fact Site” about the movie and thought I’d address some of their “Facts.” I highly recommend you watch the movie and judge for yourself, but until then here is Monsanto’s position [...]
Cows in Vermont are on a new diet that is aimed at making people and the planet more healthy. In a move to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions Stonyfield Farms has launched the Greener Cow pilot program in conjunction with 15 organic farms that supply the milk for Stonyfield’s yogurts. The program started by putting 74 cows on [...]
"How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families?" For most, the answer is very little. Of all the social and environmental issues we face today, "what we eat" is probably the most important and the most urgent. Food, Inc, a new documentary by Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing many of the shocking truths about what we eat, how it's produced and who is calling the shots.
By now, you’ve probably heard about the horror of colony collapse disorder. Bees around the world are disappearing, dying off, dropping like flies, and no one knows 100% why. But what we do know is that where the bees go, so goes most of our food.
Fuel your car with Sunflowers? Not that far fetched, we already use them in the production of biodeisel, and now scientists are looking into using this fast growing iconic flower to make Ethanol. Certain woody species like the Silverleaf and Algodones dune sunflowers can grow up to 21 feet high and have the ability to produce [...]
This weekend I came up with an innovative solution to both the food shortage and the negative impact modern agricultural practices have on the environment… build up, not out! Then, reading the Huffington Post this morning, I found out that I did not invent this idea… Vertical Farming, which has been discussed for [...]
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