Tag: Food Security - Page 2
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New York Will Attempt 'Apple-Crunching Record' to Celebrate Food Day
Lots of great Food Day events across the country, but New York's will be particularly tasty and loud.
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Mobile Fruit Stands Fight Unemployment and Food Deserts in Chicago
Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most
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Scientists Create Clear Soil to Spy on Plants
What are plants really up to underground? Researchers want to know more, so they created a see-through soil.
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Toronto Destroys an #OccupyGardens Free Food Garden Days Before Harvest
Toronto destroys a free food vegetable garden two days before the harvest.
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13 Great Posters on Preserving Food, When It Was Life or Death
Preserving food is a hobby now, but during war times, it was a critical part of feeding America.
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How the Drought Affected Earth’s Mass and Gravitational Pull
The drought was so bad it made our region a little lighter.
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Gardens at Temporary Housing in Fukushima Show the Indomitable Spirit of Gardeners
Over a year since the nuclear power plant in Japan, and Fukushima residents are returning to growing gardens.
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Bread Makes a More Delicious Covering for Radios Than Plastic
What is it about these baked electronics that is so yummy? Whatever you do, don't take a bite.
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11 Great Posters from When We Used to Care About Wasting Food
These great old posters show how the government once campaigned to stop wasting food. They're interesting compared to the NRDC's great suggestions for a new national policy combatting food waste.
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Student-Designed FlashFood App Reduces Food Waste
FlashFood is a mobile food recovery network, powered by social media, that feeds the hungry by collecting excess food from restaurants, caterers, and conventions, and delivering it to nearby community centers.
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The True Cost of Hamburgers (Video)
On average, Americans eat three hamburgers a day. The Center for Investigative Reporting takes a look at the hidden costs of our beefy habits are taking.
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Stay-at-Home Dad Wins Right to Front Yard Vegetable Garden
This Missouri gardener fought a city of Ferguson citation and order to remove his garden.
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Ecuadorian Farmers Organize 'Illegal' Fairs to Bring Healthy, Fair Priced Food to Communities
A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.
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Most Popular Articles of June: City of Tulsa Destroys Woman's Edible Garden, Hilarious Prank on Shell, and More
How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more.
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Second Season Planting Offers a Second Chance at a Vegetable Garden this Year
Didn't start a vegetable garden this spring? Well, there's still time to sow many vegetables and herbs you can harvest this fall.
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Gardener Sues City of Tulsa For Cutting Down Her Edible Garden (UPDATE)
Edible and medicinal garden of unemployed Oklahoma woman was cut down by city workers. Now she's fighting back with a lawsuit.
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Are Food Trucks A Good Thing? (Survey)
There is a lot to like about the variety and flavor coming out of food trucks these days. But is it green? Is it healthy?
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Pop-up Containerized Food Court is A Vision of Social Entrepreneurship
Toronto finally gets edible and interesting street food in a " new approach to community engagement, economic opportunity and so much more."
