How’s this for an idea? I just came across this in the Heifer’s World Ark and I wish I had thought of it, but I didn’t – it’s a public service campaign started in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association that aims to have gardeners everywhere plant an extra row of food to be donated [...]
Permaculture is a system of design, to enable us to grow the maximum amount of food in a given area. Permaculture employs techniques which maximize efficiency and promote interconnectedness between human needs and nature – Olds College, April 2009 2nd Edition ENVI715 The word permacultureis derived from permanent agriculture and permanent culture. Bill Mollison and [...]
I have been on a real “clean up my food” kick lately, after watching Food Inc. and King Corn and reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, and Eating Animals. I mean, I knew about how our food is being grown and genetically screwed with, and how factory farmed animals [...]
One of my “favorite” (I use quotes because while it is great, it’s disturbing) documentaries of late is Food Inc., and if you haven’t seen it yet your chance is coming up on April 21. PBS’s Point of View is going to air the documentary, and they want you to host a potluck dinner with [...]
After spending 1.5 years living in a house in the middle of nowhere, it was a little difficult going back to apartment living. Neighbors, noise, no yard, and definitely no space for growing food, never mind even flowers! But luckily I have a pretty large deck that gets full sun all afternoon, so I have [...]
Dear EarthTalk: My husband and I want to start a garden this year. I really want to make compost from leftover food scraps and yard materials. He says it will attract unwanted animals, and refuses to agree to it. Is he right? If so, how do we deal with that issue in a green-friendly, non-lethal [...]
Q: I see a lot of healthy snacks being marketed for kids that list natural flavors but don’t identify them. Should I use these products? Beloved food writer Michael Pollan recommends steering clear of foods that advertise their green attributes on their label. According to his line of reasoning, why give a child a fruit [...]
