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Infographic: How Much Backyard Is Needed To Feed A Family of Four?
With food prices at an all-time high (and stirring up social unrest worldwide), you might be considering growing your own food, but wondering how much land is actually needed to provide you and your family food for a
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On Sheep Dogs, Farming, and the Ethics of Eating Meat (Video)
I asked before whether sheep dogs would return for post-peak oil farming, but that question presupposed that they have already gone away. The fact is that while all terrain vehicles, enclosed pens, and other methods
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Urban Truck Farms Take Local Food to a New Level
I saw the truck as we entered the Old South Pearl Street farmer's market on Sunday, but what I thought was an awesome old truck selling greens out of the back was even better—it was growing them. Lined with dirt, the bed
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Supporting Farmers Markets Creates Thousands of Jobs: Union of Concerned Scientists
"What's holding farmers markets back?" That's the question behind a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, which determined the culprit to be federal policies that favor industrial agriculture over small and
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Honey Bees and Art in the Heart of the Bronx
When I wrote about a farmer who kissed pigs the other day, I noted that the stories we tell ourselves matter. Culture is stories. And the narrative that we weave around the numerous environmental crises we face will be crucial
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When Will Urban Honey Bees Run Out of Food?
From the joys of legalized beekeeping in New York to London's ambitious plans to promote urban bees, honey bees are returning to our cities in significant numbers. But while some research
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Planting a Rooftop Forest Garden
I recently posted some great videos on how to grow food in a forest garden—a type of garden design that mimics early-stage natural woodlands by utilizing a diversity of useful plants, focusing on largely
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Excess Farm Harvests Gleaned to Feed the Hungry (Video)
What to do about hunger is a complicated business. While some people are arguing that food banks are part of the problem, others are calling on supermarkets to waste nothing and donate what they can't sell. Some
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Giving Food Away is Great for Business: The Surprising Benefits of Local Lending
Image credit: Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe The Slow Money movement has been pushing for more localized, more connected financial systems—asking what the world would be like if we invested 50% of our assets within 50 miles of where we live. But
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Slow Eggs from Native Chicken Get Attention Again
In and around Barcelona slow food and local delicatessen have become quite the thing lately. Projects like the slow food restaurant Fastvínic or the happy pig farm Finca del Saüc are popping up like mushrooms. Via the blog
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10 Fruit Cocktails Made With Summer's Tastiest Ingredients
Summer's harvest is hitting shelves everywhere -- toast the heatwave continuing across much of the U.S. with a chilled fruit cocktail made with local wine, organic liquor and Champagne, and the best fruits, berries, and herbs the season has to offer. It
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Zero Food Scraps Cuisine from Italy Turns Pea Pods into Delicious Finger Food
Image Credit: Lisa Casali Lisa Casali is an environmental risk expert by day, and an eco-food blogger by night. Her passion for cooking got her to think about all the stuff that usually doesn't enter the recipe, such as the outer leaves of artichokes,
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9 Plant-Preserving Self-Watering Container Gardens You Can DIY or Buy (Slideshow)
Most plants don't need much to survive: Just dirt, sunlight, and water -- although that last one can really trip you up if you're a novice gardener, out of town, or just plain forgetful.
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9 Plant-Preserving Self-Watering Container Gardens You Can DIY or Buy
Most plants don't need much to survive: Just dirt, sunlight, and water -- although that last one can really trip you up if you're a novice gardener, out of town, or just plain forgetful. That's where self-watering container gardens come in: You place y
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5 Books to Get Your Kids Hooked on Gardening
Gardening can be a great way to get your kids to turn off the TV, stow away the PlayStation, and head out doors. Make planting fresh healthy produce a family affair with these five books, each of which is packed with inspiration,
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British Columbia Man Faces Six Months in Jail for Growing Food
Last week Colleen brought us the story of a woman in Michigan who is facing jail time for planting a garden. Sadly, this type of heavy-handed by-the-letter enforcement of bylaws exists at the same time as people embrace urban
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The Edible Front Yard (Book Review)
Warning: this book sounds dull but it could be the start of a front yard revolution. Planting vegetables in the front garden...what will the neighbours think? In fancy Oak Park, Michigan we know their views: a woman may go
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How to Find Wild Food in the Mountains of New Mexico (Video)
Yesterday I posted a rather divisive video on trapping and killing feral pigs in Texas. This next offering from The Perennial Plate—the same folks who brought us video of alternative dairy farming, and hunting
