Tag: Food Security - Page 5
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Do We Need a LEED-Type Certification System for Sustainable Food Production?
In a 5-point-plan to feed the world, one researcher calls for a LEED-type certification scheme to green the whole food system. But is it viable?
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2000 Year Old Food Forest Feeds 800 Farmers (Video)
In the deserts of Morocco, a 2000-year-old food forest provides food security for 800 farming families. This is the true meaning of oasis.
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Celebrating Wheat's 8,000-Year-Old History in Turkey
A bread-making workshop, a dinner featuring traditional wheat-based dishes, and a discussion on wheat's role in Turkey's history are on the agenda in Istanbul for today's celebration of Terra Madre Day 2011.
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Barcoding Fish for DNA-Certified Seafood is the Next Wave for Restaurants
Customers can know they're buying just what the menu says through a new program that tests DNA of fish.
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Financial Meltdown, Peak Oil, Global Warming: Are We in a Crisis of Civilization? (Video)
A leading terrorism expert's new movie explores the hidden connections between the myriad of crises we face.
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Rising Meat Consumption Takes Big Bite out of Grain Harvest
World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption.
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What Does Gardening Have to Do with the #Occupy Movement?
Why occupying the garden may be the most important location of all.
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UK Shoppers Throw Out 10% of Their Weekly Shop Uneaten
British shoppers could save £50 a month if they served sensible portion sizes and learned to store their food safely.
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Dickson Despommier on the Rise of the Vertical Farm (Podcast)
Science of science fiction? Dickson Despommier, the father of vertical farming, discusses what the future of agriculture might look like.
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Food Foraging May Not be So Good for the Forest
What started out as a simple and appealing way to find local food has become big business.
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Food Insecurity on the Rise (Infographic)
A new infographic from GOOD shows us the startling stats about food insecurity.
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Raising Chickens Is a Patriotic Duty, Uncle Sam Says So
The Man says "In Time of Peace a Profitable Recreation, In Time of War a Patriotic Duty"
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PlateTopper Keeps Food Fresh, Makes Tin Foil and Plastic Wrap Obsolete
A clever, simple design makes saving leftover food easy as can be. Say goodbye to plastic wrap, tin foil and Tupperware.
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Toronto Bans Shark Fin Products
Here is a surprise in Fordlandia: City Council bans shark fin soup by a vote of 38 to 4
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Online Hub Could Become the 'Fresh Direct' of Locally Grown Food
Local Orbit seeks to streamline the process of connecting local farmers with restaurant and shop owners, expanding the horizons of sustainable food in the process.
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Soccer Moms Can Be Survivalists Too (Video)
Survivalists are often depicted as bearded paranoid loners living in the hills. One soccer mom suggest we should all be prepared.
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Researchers Identify Food Price Tipping Point Linked To Rioting
There's no doubt that rising food prices in a specific can lead to rioting. We have plenty of current and historic examples of that. But some interesting new research
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Where Are The World's Hotspots of Climate-Induced Food Insecurity?
Yet another map showing the areas of the world where food security is only going to get worse because of climate change. We've seen this sort of thing time and again in various forms. This one, created by CGIAR, it shows as others have:
