After Watching The Movie Food, Inc… Now What?

July 3, 2009 Compost

Most people, after viewing the movie, Food, Inc., come away from it a little shaken up, with a desire to change the way they eat. Here are some tips to do just that.
Upcoming opening dates for the movie Food, Inc. at a theater near you.
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Phosphorus Famine: The Threat To Our Food Supply

July 3, 2009 Farming & Agriculture

From the June 2009 issue of Scientific American magazine:
“Mining phosphorus for fertilizer is consuming the mineral faster than geologic cycles can replenish it. The U.S. may run out of its accessible domestic sources in a few decades, and few other countries have substantial reserves, which could also be depleted in about a century.
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City Gardens Can Be In The Most Unlikely Of Places

July 3, 2009 sustainable gardening

City gardens can be just about anywhere. Patios, balconies, front porches, back porches, driveways, rooftops, abandoned lots, and even in the trunks of broken down cars.
But the current fad for fresh food is rooted in the deep traditions of the kitchen gardens kept by Appalachian grandmothers, European immigrants, and African-Americans in the Deep South.
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