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What Your Family Can Do To Help The Environment 18.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Last week, the earth hit an environmental milestone that has climate scientists...
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The other Cannabis legalization story 15.5.2013 High Country News Most Recent
Is victory finally within reach for hemp growers?
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Dark Rye: The Massachusetts Avenue Project: Greening a Food Desert 8.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
The process of growing your own food can transform lives.
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Roasted Brussels sprouts with orange butter sauce [Vegetarian] 17.4.2013 TreeHugger
The wonderful flavor of roasted Brussels sprouts is paired with the bright, sweet taste of orange in this quick and simple recipe.
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Look out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising 12.4.2013 Commondreams.org Views
Daniel Moss A group of Rarámuri Indians from Bocoyna Municipality, who marched into the governor’s palace in 2008 to demand that genetically modified corn not contaminate their native seeds. (Photo by David Lauer) Chewing on a mouthful of locally grown lettuce, I wondered if the claims I"d heard about the global food-justice movement were true. read ...
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Tezozomoc: Renewing Our Community's Agricultural Life From Loss in South Central Los Angeles 8.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Too often, the same people who work our fields during the day, planting and harvesting fresh produce, spend their evenings in line at the local food bank.
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Rafi Bildner: Lessons From the Field: The Future of the Local Food Movement 3.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Our nation was built upon a network of small, diversified farms. While it's clear that the local food movement is thriving in many regions, as a producer, it became apparent to me that there are serious policy issues that must be addressed before this movement can fully thrive.
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The Monsanto Protection Act? A Debate On Controversial New Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops 2.4.2013 Democracy Now!
The Monsanto Protection Act? A Debate On Controversial New Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops
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Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America from Monsanto to Wal-Mart 2.4.2013 Democracy Now!
Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food & Water Watch, joins us to discuss her new book, "Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America." Hauter tackles the corporations behind the meat, vegetables, grains and milk consumed by millions every day -- including some of the most popular organic brands. "Foodopoly" details how a handful of large corporations control the nation's food production in ways that limit how small-farms operate and how ordinary people make choices in grocery stores. And in the wake of the recently passed provision dubbed by critics as "the Monsanto Protection Act," Hauter also discusses the new report by Food & Water Watch, "Monsanto: A Corporate Profile." [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]
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New Urban Ag Network Will Transform Vacant Lots Into Farmland 17.3.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Under a recently-announced new agriculture plan, vacant lots on Chicago's South Side could be transformed into thriving — and profitable — urban farms in just...
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ORCA to Attack ‘Natural’ Products Intentional Mislabeling 7.3.2013 Commondreams.org Newswire

The million-strong Organic Consumers Association (OCA), North America’s leading watchdog over organic and fair trade standards, announced today at the national Expo-West Natural Products convention, along with its allies in the organic and natural health community, a new nationwide campaign: the Organic Retail and Consumer Alliance (ORCA).

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Tanya Tolchin: The Farm Bill: Why Farmers Need to Be Activists Too 28.2.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Isn't it enough to demonstrate alternatives to the industrial food system by running organic and sustainable farms? Recent events in Washington have demonstrated that it is in everyone's best interest for us to be advocates too
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Christian Remde: Coterie Market: Expanding the Go Local Movement 8.1.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Often, when someone brings up the "Go Local" movement, thoughts immediately go to local food, but in fact the movement covers a wide range of products that can be made locally.
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Cathy Erway: The 10 Best Food Innovations Of 2012 4.1.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
'Tis the season to reflect on the year. Before we go making lists of to-dos for the coming one, we might gain some insight from what's been accomplished in the food world so far.
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Farmigo Brings Your Local Farmer’s Market to the Web 11.12.2012 TreeHugger
This new online shopping service will connect farmers directly with shoppers.
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Farmingo Brings Your Local Farmer’s Market to the Web 11.12.2012 TreeHugger
New online shopping service is launched to connect farmers directly with shoppers.
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Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Friends With Benefits 3.12.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
What does produce have going for it? Everything. But it's saddled with the geeky rep of being good for you. We've shown time and time again we just don't care. Considering how eager vegetables are to make friends and get along well with others, though, it seems kind of cruel to keep dismissing them.
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Cathy Erway: NYC's Urban Farms Face a Climate Change Reality Check 9.11.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Unforeseeable weather challenges have always been an inevitable part of the farmer's job. Add to that slim proceeds, institutional interventions, limited space, and soil quality questions, and the future of city farming may be thrown into question.
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Jason Schmitt: Green Mountain College Has Oxen and Morals 20.10.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
I am not here to butt heads with critics of Green Mountain College's decision to slaughter a team of oxen who have worked on the campus for many years. What is missing from the dialogue, however, is how close both collective's rationale are situated.
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How to Preserve Fall Leaves 3.10.2012 TreeHugger
A simple method to help you maintain the vibrant colors of autumn foliage.
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