Tag: Food Miles - Page 2
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Doing Away With Disposable Packaging
Go Box founder Laura Weiss has worked hard to make Portland (foodie paradise) just a little more sustainable, waste wise, with her system of reusable to go containers.
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3D Printer Makes Burritos, Makes You Think about Food
A prototype 3D printer makes burritos, and raises questions about the food system.
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Toxic Tomatoes: What Urban Gardeners Should Know
Researchers find heavy metals in urban-grown veggies, point to tips on enjoying the health benefits with lower risks.
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Mobile Pizzeria is Built Out Of A 20' Shipping Container
Like no other food truck you ever saw
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The Decolonizing Diet Project is Teaching Volunteers to Eat Like Native Americans
How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?
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A Picture Is Worth...Why is it Hard to Find Ontario Garlic in Ontario
Why is the only stuff available from China and Argentina when I am in the middle of garlic paradise?
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Canning Comeback? Kmart Launches Affordable Preserving Equipment
The mega-chain debuts a line of home-canning equipment, making food preservation more accessible and affordable for all.
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Is Buying Local Food the Best Way to Go on a Carbon Diet?
In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors look at the realities of local food.
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10 Recipes for DIY Dried Foods, From Kale Chips to Rose Hips
The most primitive method of food preservation is also the most energy efficient, and results in superstar nutrients and flavors.
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Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer's Market (Review)
This new book provides some tasty recipes for many of the weeds growing in your garden.
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World's Largest Rooftop Fish and Vegetable Farm Planned For Berlin
"Honey, run up to the roof and grab a fish and some tomatoes for dinner." It could happen with Efficient City Farming Containerfarms.
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New Study Says Tart Cherries are Highest Anti-Inflammatory Food, Can Ease Joint Pain
Athletes and those who suffer from osteoarthritis may find relief from the sweet-tart sweetheart of a fruit.
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Help Kickstart Bitponics: the Siri of Hydroponic Growing
Bitponics promises to take the guesswork out of hydroponic growing and make it accessible to us all.
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Top 8 Food Trends for 2020
Will bacon finally be knocked off the throne by 2020? Will cupcakes fade into obscurity? Food experts weigh in on the future food trends.
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Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets
The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients
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'Eat Local' Food App Shows What's in Season Near You
With just a few quick clicks you can find what's in season, where to get it, and how to cook it.
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Breadfruit Trees are 'Trees That Feed' and Create Jobs in Jamaica
Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica.
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These 5 Self-Watering Planters Make Vegetable Gardening Easy
Eliminate the guesswork of when to water your container garden with these five examples of self-watering planters
