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July 2011 Blog Posts (5)
That’s Not Trash, That’s Dinner
By JULIA MOSKIN
Published: New York Times, July 26, 2011
LAST week in Chelsea, Mich., as people wilted and…
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D.C. Foodshed Map Points to Local Resources
“Eating local” is nothing more than a turn-of-phrase without defining the word “local.” Although some corporate natural foods stores label blueberries from Northern New Jersey as local to D.C., most agricultural advocates define local as grown or otherwise produced within 100 miles of the buyer. This range is often referred to as a region’s “foodshed.” Thankfully, we here in the D.C.… Continue
Added by Shannon Brescher Shea on July 23, 2011 at 3:21pm — No Comments
To Nullify Lead, Add a Bunch of Fish Bones
Workers at a lot in the South Prescott neighborhood in west Oakland, Calif., where fishbone meal was applied to tainted soil.
By FELICITY BARRINGER
Published: New York Times, July 20, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. — Alaskan pollock is usually the…
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What goes into the making of local honey
By David Hagedorn, Published Washington Post, July 19 2011
Exploring all that goes into locally produced honey seemed like a fine idea. But when it came time to observe the workings of Fern Hill Apiary in Marshall, a stinging reality set in.
Bees. Lots of bees.…
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Added by Ecolocitizen on July 20, 2011 at 12:16pm — No Comments
Conspicuous Consumption - Dr. Amos Wilson (Why do we consume, yet we are never satisfied)
Why do we consume, yet we are never satisfied. Dr. Wilson tells why.
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Added by Gabriel Bandele on July 4, 2011 at 7:30pm — No Comments
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