Wine May Not Be Friendly To Vegetarians

March 10, 2010 Farm/Garden Politics

Steven Kolpan writes on Salon.com,
One of the biggest problems with the old red-with-meat, white-with-fish wine pairing advice is that it entirely misses the boat on vegetables, and of course wines work beautifully with even vegetarian meals. But before we talk about pairing Syrah with seitan or Albariño with avocados, there’s something you may want to [...]

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Triscuit Crackers Promotes Home Farming Movement

March 10, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

Pay attention the next time you have the late night munchies, reaching for the box of Triscuit crackers and start chowing down without looking closely. Four million packages of Original and Reduced-Fat Triscuit crackers will include cards with basil or dill herb seeds that can be planted directly into the ground.
The new campaign by Triscuit [...]

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In A Few Short Years, Organic Has Become The Norm

March 10, 2010 Compost

It was just a few short years ago that organic gardeners and growers were looked upon as freaks of nature in the gardening world. Miracle-Gro, Roundup and Peters were the norm on the shelves of garden sheds in most places. Now, those products are kept out of sight and usually shunned at the garden center. [...]

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Students See Growth Potential Of Aquaponic Tomatoes

March 10, 2010 Aquaponics

Zack Harold writes in the Charleston Daily Mail,
Winter is not a good time for fresh tomato lovers. You either chow down on hard hothouse tomatoes that taste like cardboard, or simply do without. And that last option isn’t much of an option at all.
Barbara Liedl, associate research professor at West Virginia State University, wants to [...]

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IBM Invents Earth-Friendly Plastic Made From Plants

March 10, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, Macromolecules, scientists from IBM Research and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, bio-compatible plastics. The result of a multi-year research effort, the breakthrough also could lead to a new recycling process that has the potential to [...]

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Why Does A Salad Cost More Than A Big Mac?

March 9, 2010 What's Growing

Graphic credit: PCRM Health vs Pork. Repeat after me: Social welfare—bad… industrial agri-biz corporate welfare—good…

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Green Art Landscaping

March 9, 2010 urban gardening

Brent Green, owner of Green Art Landscaping in Los Angeles talks about transforming his own backyard from an empty, sterile lawn into “the biggest room of his house.” Nice.

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Three Acre Urban Farm Planned For Skokie

March 9, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

The urban farm movement is happening in large cities like New York, San Francisco, Milwaukee and Detroit. It is also happening in small towns like Skokie, Illinois as Mike Isaacs writes on the Skokie-Review.com,
The Skokie Park District is trying to acquire about three acres of property near Howard Street and the North Shore Channel that [...]

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The Ten Most Inspiring People In Sustainable Food

March 9, 2010 Farm/Garden Politics

Fast Company magazine lists and describes their The Ten Most Inspiring People in Sustainable Food, many of which I have mentioned in posts the past year.  I am sure everyone has their own local list of inspiring people but these are the national ones that Fast Company recognizes.

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PR And Propaganda

March 9, 2010 Farm/Garden Politics

“Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested largely by men we have never heard of. In almost every act of our lives, whether in the sphere of politics or [...]

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