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Germans speaking out against industrial meat and agriculture

January 9, 2014, www.iatp.org | “One of Berlin’s big newspapers, the Berlin Zeitung, flashed images of little piglets today and of mass produced turkeys. This is part of a bigger build up towards a major demonstration on January 18 in which over 20,000 citizens are expected in Berlin to protest against industrial farming in the country—mass meat production being the vivid centerpiece for why it is so bad for people and the environment.”

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One of Berlin’s big newspapers, the Berlin Zeitung, flashed images of little piglets today and of mass produced turkeys. This is part of a bigger build up towards a major demonstration on January 18 in which over 20,000 citizens are expected in Berlin to protest against industrial farming in the cou…”
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Armenian ways of preserving fruit

January 7, 2014, facebook.com | “This is one the traditional Armenian ways of preserving fruit- they dry it! There are a myriad of forms, and some are so beautiful, like the dried pears with the skins still on them! This photo was taken in Yerevan, Armenia in on eof the major markets.”

Walnuts, figs, pears, dates, apricots……all unsulfured, untreated, regionally produced and traded, from Armenia, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon…..I so miss the treasures and delights of this region of the world.
This is one the traditional Armenian ways of preserving fruit- they dry it! There are a myriad of forms, and some are so beautiful, like the dried pears with the skins still on them! This photo was taken in Yerevan, Armenia in on eof the major markets. Everyone should dry fruit for their larder- it is a great way to store it – natural and nutritious!
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Aquaponics brings fish-fuelled vegetables to Toronto

Jill Chen feeds chickens and dark green Cayuga ducks she raises in her backyard for their eggs.January 3, 2014, www.thestar.com | “Toronto will soon get its first commercial aquaponics farm, a system that combines fish farming with gardening in a completely waste-free system.”

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Aquaponics brings fish-fuelled vegetables to Toronto http://www.thestar.com/…/aquaponics_brings_fishfuelled_vege
Aquaponics brings fish-fuelled vegetables to Toronto | Toronto Star
Toronto will soon get its first commercial aquaponics farm, a system that combines fish farming with gardening in a completely waste-free system.
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14 Reasons to Be Hopeful About the Future of Food

Photo: When it comes to the future of the food system, it's hard not to be discouraged. Nearly one billion people are hungry, and another 1.5 billion are obese or overweight. All over the world, people waste 1.3 billion tons of food each year. And according to the International Panel on Climate Change, humans are to blame for an increasingly hot, dry and natural disaster-prone planet. But Food Tank has compiled a list of 14 reasons to be hopeful about the future of the food system. Share these with your networks to spread the message that the food system is changing for the better. Read the list: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_28506.cfm

October 11, 2013, www.organicconsumers.org | “When it comes to the future of the food system, it’s hard not to be discouraged. Nearly one billion people are hungry, and another 1.5 billion are obese or overweight. All over the world, people waste 1.3 billion tons of food each year. And according to the International Panel on Climate Change, humans are to blame for an increasingly hot, dry and natural disaster-prone planet.  But Food Tank has compiled a list of 14 reasons to be hopeful about the future of the food system. Share these with your networks to spread the message that the food system is changing for the better.”

“Share these with your networks to spread the message that the food system is changing for the better.”
Read the list:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_28506.cfm
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Preserving forest, birds boosts coffee profit up to $300/ha by controlling pests

The yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a pest-eating bird that frequents coffee plantations.

September 11, 2013, news.mongabay.com, “Birds are providing a valuable ecosystem service on coffee plantations in Costa Rica, finds a new study that quantifies the pest control benefits of preserving tree cover in agricultural areas. The study, published in the journal Ecology Letters, looked at the impact of the coffee berry borer beetle (Hypothenemus hampeii) on coffee yields. The beetle is the only insect that directly consumes coffee berries, making it a major scourge for coffee farmers around the world, costing producers some $500 million a year. ”

The Yellow Warbler, better than pesticides!
COSTA RICA: Preserving forest, birds boosts coffee profit up to $300/hectare by controlling pests
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Birds are providing a valuable ecosystem service on coffee plantations in Costa Rica, finds a new study that quantifies the pest control benefits of preserving tree cover in agricultural areas. The study, published in the journal , looked at the impact of the coffee berry borer beetle (Hypothenemus…
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Miracle grow: Indian farmers smash crop yield records without GMOs

August 23, 2013, www.undergroundhealth.com | “What if the agricultural revolution has already happened and we didn’t realize it? Essentially, that’s the idea in this report from the Guardian about a group of poverty-stricken Indian rice and potato farmers who harvested confirmed world-record yields of rice and potatoes. Best of all: They did it completely sans-GMOs or even chemicals of any kind.”

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by Tom Laskawy – Grist.org What if the agricultural revolution has already happened and we didn’t realize it? Essentially, that’s the idea in this report from the Guardian about a group of poverty-stricken Indian rice and potato farmers who harvested confirmed world-record yields of rice and potatoe…”
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Food Security in Zimbabwe through Permaculture

August 12, 2013, www.indiegogo.com | “Hi, I’m John Seed of the Rainforest Information Centre. I’ve been working for the conservation of nature since 1979. I’ve noticed that wherever rainforests are disappearing, one of the engines of the destruction is invariably unsustainable agriculture.”

Food Security through Permaculture in Zimbabwe
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22 years of permaculture has moved 7000 people from malnutrition to abundance. Help them teach another impoverished community how food security may be attained
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Foodscaping in Geneva, Switzerland

July 8, 2013, www.facebook.com | “This is called ‘Foodscaping’ in Geneva, Switzerland. Each yard is a vegetable garden and neighbors consult and plan what each will grow so they can trade. Imagine if we did this in the US?”

Lets do it!!!
This is called “Foodscaping”
Geneva, Switzerland. Each yard is a vegetable garden and neighbors consult and plan what each will grow so they can trade. Imagine if we did this in the US?
via SEED: The Untold Story — with Adi Lila and 7 others.
Photo: This is called "Foodscaping" Geneva, Switzerland. Each yard is a vegetable garden and neighbors consult and plan what each will grow so they can trade. Imagine if we did this in the US? via SEED: The Untold Story
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Growing food in abondoned Brooklyn lots

Photo: Interim use: These guys are growing chilis tomatoes beans mustard greens and some red leafs I don't know the name of :) all while waiting for the MTA to sign the lease and the NewYork Restoration Project to turn this into a landscaped oasis. http://596acres.org/en/lot/3042060001/

596acres.org | “The community is interested in reclaiming the portion of this lot that is at the corner of Forbell Street; it’s on top of the track at the point where train goes under ground.  This MTA site used to be a garden about 20 years ago. The residents who maintained the garden, mostly Italians, moved away and the lot became abandoned. The community, together, with the mosque next door, is ready to remove the fence and make this space a resource again.”

Interim use: These guys are growing chilis tomatoes beans mustard greens and some red leafs I don’t know the name of all while waiting for the MTA to sign the lease and the NewYork Restoration Project to turn this into a landscaped oasis.

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Wilson Solar Grill for outdoor cooking

March 28, 2013, www.examiner.com | “A group of MIT students have been working on a solar grill that uses a Fresnel lens and solar energy to melt down a container of Lithium Nitrate, which is like a battery storing thermal energy for 25 hours. The heat created at temperatures above 450 degrees Fahrenheit is used for convection cooking outdoors.”

A solar grill developed by Professor David Wilson at MIT allows users to cook emissions-free day or night. The grill uses a Fresnel lens and solar energy to melt down a container of Lithium Nitrate, which acts as a battery storing thermal energy for up to 25 hours. The stored heat can be used to cook at temperatures above 450ºF.
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