Tag: Pesticides - Page 7
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Could You Drink Screw-Top Wine To Save The Planet?
That is the question that Fetzer will be putting to the world as they attempt to take sustainability one-step further.
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How Does Organic Winemaking Work? Part II
When we left
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How Does Organic Winemaking Work? PART I
I recently traveled to Bonterra, maker of the most "wine
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Try Prairie Organic Vodka In Your Next Screwdriver
Straight from Minnesota comes Prairie Organic Vodka, made from a coop of over 900 farmers "who share ownership of the brand." Prairie describes their vodka as "beautifully smooth. With hints of melon and pear on the nose,
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Community Environmental Health Toolkit Now Available Online
A Community Guide To Environmental Health (Guide), published by Hesperian and now available online, is one of the most comprehensive guides empowering communities to deal with environmental health issues in the 21st century. The Guide has taken over a
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The "Real" Cost of Bananas: Crop Dusting and Toxic Fungicides in Costa Rica
A common topic when discussing environmental issues is the acronym "NIMBY," meaning "Not in My Backyard." This simple phrase refers to the
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TreeHugger Tip: Eco-Friendly Way to Kill Fruit Flies
How do you get rid of fruit flies? Recently, I've been suffering from a fruit fly invasion of impressive magnitude. And despite a few attempts at ridding myself of these flies, I haven't been able to get things under control. I'll swat and kill as
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US Government Protecting Us From Too Much Information
We noted earlier that the American government is fighting testing for Mad Cow Disease, saying "more widespread testing does not guarantee food safety and could result in a false positive that scares consumers." Now it appears that in their courageous
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Bountiful Backyards: Edible, Urban Landscaping
From Melbourne's Permablitz to Peak Moment's forrays into backyard permaculture, the idea of converting unproductive yards into beautiful, productive, edible polycultures is something very dear to us TreeHuggers. But where does one start? Designing
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Most Huggable: Clean Diesel, Energy-Emitting Landfills, A Shaken China + More
U.S. dealerships welcome cleaner, more efficient diesel cars.
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The TH Interview: John Nevado, President of Nevado Roses Ecuador
It's true, Gertrude—"A rose is a rose is a rose"—but are all roses created equal? This is the question I posed to John Nevado, president of Nevado Roses, a Fair Trade and ecologically sensitive rose farm situated in Ecuador.
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Food and Farming After Peak Oil: BBC Wales Takes a Long Hard Look
Who said the revolution would not be televised? What with national newspapers talking about survivalism and community resillience, and radio soaps joining the Transition Towns initiative, it really seems like the mainstream media in the UK are
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Lotus Sanitizing System Ozonator for Your Home
Ozone, the miracle molecule The miracle molecule, ozone, can be made in your own home now thanks to an award winning appliance, the Lotus Sanitizing System from Tersano. If you are up on green technology, you already know that ozone is a chlorine-free
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Backyard Permaculture in Oregon: Peak Moment TV
It's been a while since we checked in on Peak Moment TV, the innovative public access TV show bringing you "Community Responses for a Changing Energy Future". In the episode above, Peak Moment explores White Sage Gardens, an Oregon experiment in
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Most Huggable: The Th!nk City Car, A Solar Fix, A Gorilla In The Greenhouse + More
Is the Th!nk City Car the functional, affordable electric dream ride we’ve all been waiting for?
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Another Kind of Chicken Coop
We’re all about CSA’s and community gardens here at TreeHugger, but this might be the first time we’ve come across a community co-operative specifically dedicated to keeping chickens. Run by a group of urbanites in Portland, Oregon, the co-operative
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Oregon Students to Release 250,000 Ladybugs on Earth Day, Discover Sustainable Pest Control
With folks everywhere gearing up for Earth Day 2008, the Coalition of Environmentally Conscious Growers, a partnership of farmers dedicated to the continuance of sustainable farming practices, is making this Earth Day memorable for a group of 4th
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Encouraging Birdlife to Control Pests: Another Reason to Eat Organic
Many folks will tell you that the essence of organic agriculture is about working with, rather than against, nature. But aside from avoiding artificial pesticides and fertilizers, what does that really mean in practice? The video above is just one
