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Support local agriculture This idea might get you outside of the box, so to speak. Alternatively, you can support local farmers by buying most, if not all, of your food from them. If you don’t want to grow your own, you could sell or give away the compost you make to encourage local production in your area. The idea of sustainable living has been a hot topic for the last several years, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. MORE
My colleague is a more aggressive driver and he had to call the local farmer for tractor assistance more than once. Avoid the main roads, birds tend to avoid them, too, and opt for local roads, preferably those with electricity pylons along them (many birds rest on the wires). When for whatever reason you may no longer be much of a walker, that shouldn’t be a reason not to be a birder. A car is the obvious solution. MORE
Some suggestions–head to your local farmer’s market or Green Drinks chapter , you’ll likely find a same-age/same-beliefs lover there. Other suggestions include your local library, bookstore, Whole Foods, or Grist’s new column on green dating, “TreeShagger&# (with reviews of ‘green’ dating sites). Our love lives can be physically, emotionally, and environmentally taxing. MORE
In the hopes of demystifying the "how" behind returning to our roots, here are some fun ideas for taking action: Blog Enlightened Society Food Right Livelihood community farming eat local Farmers Markets food sharing gardening local food self-sufficiency MORE
We are lucky to live in the countryside, in a village that had a local farmers’ association that sells organic produce at a reasonable price. We liked the fact that we were supporting a local farmer.” As the Poiriers switched to local and organic produce, their community imposed a new tax designed to reduce household waste. MORE
On average, Sikenala sells 50 seedlings a week to local people. Sikenala says the only time he makes a lot of money is when he sells tree seedlings to non-governmental-organizations working in the environmental conservation sector, which occasionally buy over 3,500 tree seedlings at once in order to distribute them to farmers in the area. It is a sunny Monday morning in Kapeni, an area outside Blantyre city in Malawi. MORE
The United States Department of Agriculture plans to announce Monday that it will spend $52 million to support local and regional food systems like farmers’ markets and food hubs and to spur research on organic farming. The local food movement has been one of the fastest growing segments of the business, as consumers seek to know more about where, how and by whom their food is grown. But local farmers still struggle to market their food. MORE
Note: I’m happy to update this with any info if Lazy Bee or Highland Honey have info for me. This is based on my asking questions at Lazy Bee, from their info, and my interview with Tim at Highland (below), where I learned about the true definition of “raw” and how to ensure that bees […]. Blog (always click 4 all blogs MORE
However, a sub-species of the northern grey wolf, originating in India is actually thriving on the Golan Heights, causing local farmers and cattle herders to literally be at war with these furry cousins of domestic dogs. Farmers complain that they lose at least 200 cattle and sheep annually to these predators, whose light weight prevents them from exploding still lethal mines. MORE
Roots Up is an organization based in northern Ethiopia that is working together with local farmers to help them use more sustainable agricultural methods to produce crops. Harvesting water from the air is not a new idea. Arid countries like Yemen are already using low tech watercones to funnel sea water to drinking water. Another funneling device is being developed by an Italian designer to trap water vapor in a Warkawater tower to harvest potable water directly from the air. MORE
It’s easy to say “support your local farms.” In Rhode Island, it’s getting a lot easier to support your local farms because, believe it or not, there are so many more of them sprouting up! Tagged: agritourism, buy local, farm fresh, Farm Fresh RI, local farmers, local farms, organic food, produce, Rhode Island. After all, who wouldn’t agree with this in principle? However, spouting platitudes and actually doing what you say are two very different things. MORE
million trees in the rural area surrounding Gonaives and continues to support an agroforestry program to train Haitian farmers to improve crop yields. In 2010, Timberland partnered with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance , a non-governmental organization, to help them meet their commitment of planting 5 million trees in a five-year period. (At We’ve always been impressed with Timberland’s commitment to do well and do good. (We We happen to dig their footwear , too.) MORE
Most of the food available at my local Farmers Market is organic and unlike in large stores the organic produce is not sold at an elevated. Food Z ADMIN Food Featured Today climate change eating farmer's market food health produce vegetables MORE
Supporting our local farmers means so much more than simply buying healthy food. It means we support a way of life. We support the ethical treatment. Food Green Health & Wellness WAYLON: Today Only Z ADMIN Food Featured Today Z ADMIN Green Featured Today Z ADMIN Wellness Featured Today biodiversity factory farming feedlots nutrition pasteurized raw raw milk MORE
When making these meals, you may opt to use the produce you bought at the local farmer’s market instead of the grocery store. An office of your dreams in the trees? Going green doesn’t have to stop at your home. You can also do it at your workplace. MORE
Last weekend, we got them from local Healey Farm on Saturday. We got them from the Farmers Market at Marina Square on Tuesday. And yesterday we went to the new Farmers Market at Lippit Park on the corner of Hope St & Blackstone Blvd in Providence. Go find your local farmer’s markets ( here’s who has them in RI) or go and pick your own at the farm. In RI, June means a few things. MORE
April is National Gardening Month so a perfect time to plant a garden and/or begin shopping at our local farmer’s. Spring is in full bloom! Time to get out and enjoy all that nature has to offer. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living MORE
If you don''t have someone in your family who is a gardener, the best thing to do is to find a local farmer and learn from them, you can start by visiting your local farmers'' market. Beginning a garden is to embark into a world full of joy, excitement, and reward. For those of you who are just beginning to garden I say, "Welcome! Enjoy your mistakes, learn from them." MORE
I first noticed it 3 seasons ago when it showed up in a local farmer’s sheep field. Here at 10,000Birds.com , we love to share. We share our love of birds and birding. We share our experiences, good and bad. We share our passion for conservation and our concerns for the natural world in all its splendour and its vulnerability. We also share our problems, as the saying goes, “a problem shared, is a friend lost.” MORE
In an effort to practice what I preach, I attended the Friday evening farmer's market yesterday. While there are a number of farms in the vicinity, my town does not hold its own farmer's market. But I think being green minded and eco-conscious requires us to find local food sources and to support local growers. A thriving local economy is one of the first defenses against the excess and pollution of global corporate culture. MORE
The digestate produced by the process will meet PAS 110 standards and ReFood has a network of local farmers who use it on crops. “We’re We’re delighted that local demand for an integrated food waste collection and recycling solution in the area is so high and this has fuelled our investment in the Doncaster facility just three years after it opened. MORE
The web page for this game has an exhaustive list of its ingredients , right down to the lima bean pieces sourced from a local farmer, and the Carnelian stones from Botswana. “We realize a game won’t change the world but we hope to be part of the transition that brings us all to a better place,” says the company Late for the Sky about its Earthopoly board game. But this game is part of a changing world. MORE
While talking to local farmers, I was amazed to learn about saffron’s skincare and cosmetic benefits. Arts & Culture Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Health & Wellness ayurveda Cleansing DIY natural cosmetics oil recipe saffron skin care MORE
The pot ale will be made into a concentrated organic fertiliser and an animal feed for use by local farmers.&#. Whisky (also spelled whiskey ) is “a spirit distilled from malted grain.&# It is also, considered by many, a very tasty treat, the perfect way to top off (or start off) the night, depending on the person. And whisky is also a part of a future alternative fuel, in the region of Speyside, Scotland, at least. MORE
Head to your local farmer''s market, pick up some pears and try this incredible and moist pear bread recipe while the getting is good. Read More The post Make This! Vegan Pear Bread appeared first on Ecorazzi. Eats News Recipes Top News Vegan MORE
Watauga County Farmers' Market : Come join us each Saturday morning at Watauga County Farmers' Market! The market has so many things to love: fresh and nutritious local foods, beautiful handmade crafts, face-to-face interactions with the farmers who grow your food, scrumptious breads, jams, jellies, and cheeses made by community members, meat and eggs from local farmers, and of course the friendly social atmosphere of "Boone's Town Square." MORE
Chickens, beehives and goats will officially no longer be tolerated on the properties of urban and suburban farmers, due to the protection of the Right to Farm Act being lifted from small home farmers. Some Michigan farmers believe this new ruling is in place because large producers do not want individuals to provide for themselves or their families; the believed goal is to ensure all are dependent on grocers and mass producers. MORE
Many of the whole foods found at our local farmers'' markets offer up enough dense nutrition to earn the superfood status while being more sustainably reasonable. Food Health & Wellness farmer''s market green health healthy eating nutrients superfoods sustainable food MORE
Wanting to celebrate the owl that has brought birders from many European countries, even from USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and China to their town, the authorities have erected the One Owl, a 9 ft terra-cotta statue of an owl by a local sculptor Jovan Blat. Yet, even if it were not for the tourists, this owl should be applauded by the local farmers: during the five winter months, they eat about half a million voles and mice. MORE
I support my local farmers markets, and I read labels a lot. So, what can I, a yoga teaching mother of two, do about this? I guess the simplest and possibly most effective thing I can do is to vote with my dollars. As a consumer it is the greatest and most influential weapon I have for change. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Family, Youth, Enlightened Education Food Green Health & Wellness food growing own food. MORE
Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Food Green Health & Wellness Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only Z ADMIN Food Featured Today Z ADMIN Wellness Featured Today eat local farmer's market mineral deficiency organic food small scale farming sustainable agriculture vitamins why am i always hungryMany of us have severe mineral deficiencies which are adversely affecting our health, and we might not even realise it. MORE
Local farmers warned Swan that it would all add up to spectacular failure — that if the neighborhood vandals didn’t kill the plants, the debris-strewn soil would. WHEELING, W.Va. When Danny Swan first broke ground on his West Virginia farm in June 2008, his rototiller hit a baby doll. Then some porcelain plates. Then a pair of pantyhose. MORE
For example, the local farmers’ markets are back in action! Before this lovely June weekend began, I bemoaned the evident end of spring migration. What I failed to recognize were all the great things that happen around here when the waves of migrants subside. If you can’t get fresh birds, at least enjoy fresh produce. My favorite sighting this weekend was a House Wren at my house. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was an easy one to decide upon. MORE
Jorge, a third generation family member of the Quetzal Lodge, gave us a brief run down of the history, as well as the story of the cooperation of 23 local farmers who are working together to provide excellent habitat, and amazing birding opportunities not only for the Resplendent Quetzal, but a wide variety of higher elevation bird species. The cooperative that has been formed by the Paraiso Lodge, the local farmers and the conservation groups in this area all paid off. MORE
The farm at the Mujib Biosphere Reserve is spread over 10 dunums and is designed to demonstrate the advantages of growing food using less water and chemicals to the local farmers. Project coordinator, Ehab Eid told the Jordan Times that the water resources in the reserve face numerous challenges such as the heavy use of chemical pesticides and water extraction by local farmers. MORE
The fall season brings bountiful harvest from your own garden as well as inexpensive prices from local farmers’ markets. If gardeners find spring and summer to be about growing food, they find fall and winter to be more about storing food. In winter months, prices on produce inevitably rise. So it makes sense to store as much as you can while fresh produce is bountiful and cheap. MORE
Be Green this 4th of July with the following tips; Stay local for your fireworks. Check out your local news website and find a fireworks display near you. Buy your food from a local grocery and the local farmers market instead of a chain store. Use reuseable dinnerware and flatware at your BBQs and picnics. Opt for fruit and veggies instead of an additional type of meat. MORE
It seems to be getting more and more common for local farmers to realize that setting up a hide in a good location and charging (mostly Chinese) birders a modest fee is a less strenous way of making a living than planting rubber trees (the main occupation in the hills around this area). MORE
Farmer’s market or home-grown garlic is the best by far and West Coast garlic is already popping its fresh, green roots through the earth and soon there will be lush garlic scapes ready to snack on. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Food Green Health & Wellness buy local farmer''s market food recipe MORE
The Rest of the Meal – Use locally sourced fruits and vegetables that are currently in season to cut down on the energy required to transport food from the field to your table. Traditional holiday meals are already stacked with seasonal fruits and veggies like pumpkins, apples, and cranberries that you can find at local farmer’s market. 5 Ways to Go Green This Thanksgiving. The Turkey – When choosing a Thanksgiving turkey, pay attention to the label. MORE
Farmers markets have everything from kale, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, bok choy, and asparagus to tomatoes and much more. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Food Green Canada Farmers Markets local agriculture local farming Nova Scotia sustainable MORE
Owners keep a portion of their produce and the volunteers take the rest to local farmer’s markets and restaurants. How One Group Wants to Turn Your Front Yard into a Full-Fledge Farm. A group of volunteers in Orlando is trying to change the way we eat. Watch the video here MORE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents: Woody Tasch and Waylon discuss the importance of giving back to local farm and what we need to know about the Beetcoin Campaign. It promotes unique farmers that are going against the GMO grain (literally) and value the importance of community. […]. Slow Money’s Beetcoin campaign is progressive. MORE
Around the world, farmers are installing anaerobic digesters. Many farmers use the fuel for heating homes and buildings, selling their excess to local grids. Soon, however, many European farmers hope to fuel their machinery via anaerobic digestion, making themselves greener and fuel-independent. In an effort to save his farm, which was not making income enough from crops, he installed a digester, selling excess methane to the local grid. MORE
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MAY 20, 2019
However, a sub-species of the northern grey wolf, originating in India is actually thriving on the Golan Heights, causing local farmers and cattle herders to literally be at war with these furry cousins of domestic dogs. Farmers complain that they lose at least 200 cattle and sheep annually to these predators, whose light weight prevents them from exploding still lethal mines.
Elephant Journal
JULY 28, 2015
Note: I’m happy to update this with any info if Lazy Bee or Highland Honey have info for me. This is based on my asking questions at Lazy Bee, from their info, and my interview with Tim at Highland (below), where I learned about the true definition of “raw” and how to ensure that bees […]. Blog (always click 4 all blogs
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Elephant Journal
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents: Woody Tasch and Waylon discuss the importance of giving back to local farm and what we need to know about the Beetcoin Campaign. It promotes unique farmers that are going against the GMO grain (literally) and value the importance of community. […]. Slow Money’s Beetcoin campaign is progressive.
Eco Chic
JANUARY 31, 2013
million trees in the rural area surrounding Gonaives and continues to support an agroforestry program to train Haitian farmers to improve crop yields. In 2010, Timberland partnered with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance , a non-governmental organization, to help them meet their commitment of planting 5 million trees in a five-year period. (At We’ve always been impressed with Timberland’s commitment to do well and do good. (We We happen to dig their footwear , too.)
Elephant Journal
MAY 11, 2015
Farmers markets have everything from kale, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, bok choy, and asparagus to tomatoes and much more. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Food Green Canada Farmers Markets local agriculture local farming Nova Scotia sustainable
Elephant Journal
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
In the hopes of demystifying the "how" behind returning to our roots, here are some fun ideas for taking action: Blog Enlightened Society Food Right Livelihood community farming eat local Farmers Markets food sharing gardening local food self-sufficiency
Elephant Journal
AUGUST 29, 2016
Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Food Green Health & Wellness Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only Z ADMIN Food Featured Today Z ADMIN Wellness Featured Today eat local farmer's market mineral deficiency organic food small scale farming sustainable agriculture vitamins why am i always hungryMany of us have severe mineral deficiencies which are adversely affecting our health, and we might not even realise it.
Green Life Smart Life
JUNE 13, 2009
Last weekend, we got them from local Healey Farm on Saturday. We got them from the Farmers Market at Marina Square on Tuesday. And yesterday we went to the new Farmers Market at Lippit Park on the corner of Hope St & Blackstone Blvd in Providence. Go find your local farmer’s markets ( here’s who has them in RI) or go and pick your own at the farm. In RI, June means a few things.
Green Life Smart Life
JULY 13, 2009
It’s easy to say “support your local farms.” In Rhode Island, it’s getting a lot easier to support your local farms because, believe it or not, there are so many more of them sprouting up! Tagged: agritourism, buy local, farm fresh, Farm Fresh RI, local farmers, local farms, organic food, produce, Rhode Island. After all, who wouldn’t agree with this in principle? However, spouting platitudes and actually doing what you say are two very different things.
The Green Samaritan
APRIL 11, 2017
April is National Gardening Month so a perfect time to plant a garden and/or begin shopping at our local farmer’s. Spring is in full bloom! Time to get out and enjoy all that nature has to offer. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living
Green (Living) Review
MAY 29, 2017
Owners keep a portion of their produce and the volunteers take the rest to local farmer’s markets and restaurants. How One Group Wants to Turn Your Front Yard into a Full-Fledge Farm. A group of volunteers in Orlando is trying to change the way we eat. Watch the video here
Elephant Journal
AUGUST 7, 2015
While talking to local farmers, I was amazed to learn about saffron’s skincare and cosmetic benefits. Arts & Culture Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Health & Wellness ayurveda Cleansing DIY natural cosmetics oil recipe saffron skin care
Eccorazzi
AUGUST 28, 2013
Head to your local farmer''s market, pick up some pears and try this incredible and moist pear bread recipe while the getting is good. Read More The post Make This! Vegan Pear Bread appeared first on Ecorazzi. Eats News Recipes Top News Vegan
Elephant Journal
AUGUST 9, 2015
Supporting our local farmers means so much more than simply buying healthy food. It means we support a way of life. We support the ethical treatment. Food Green Health & Wellness WAYLON: Today Only Z ADMIN Food Featured Today Z ADMIN Green Featured Today Z ADMIN Wellness Featured Today biodiversity factory farming feedlots nutrition pasteurized raw raw milk
Elephant Journal
JULY 25, 2014
Many of the whole foods found at our local farmers'' markets offer up enough dense nutrition to earn the superfood status while being more sustainably reasonable. Food Health & Wellness farmer''s market green health healthy eating nutrients superfoods sustainable food
Elephant Journal
APRIL 26, 2016
Most of the food available at my local Farmers Market is organic and unlike in large stores the organic produce is not sold at an elevated. Food Z ADMIN Food Featured Today climate change eating farmer's market food health produce vegetables
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 24, 2020
It seems to be getting more and more common for local farmers to realize that setting up a hide in a good location and charging (mostly Chinese) birders a modest fee is a less strenous way of making a living than planting rubber trees (the main occupation in the hills around this area).
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 8, 2016
We are lucky to live in the countryside, in a village that had a local farmers’ association that sells organic produce at a reasonable price. We liked the fact that we were supporting a local farmer.” As the Poiriers switched to local and organic produce, their community imposed a new tax designed to reduce household waste.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
If you don''t have someone in your family who is a gardener, the best thing to do is to find a local farmer and learn from them, you can start by visiting your local farmers'' market. Beginning a garden is to embark into a world full of joy, excitement, and reward. For those of you who are just beginning to garden I say, "Welcome! Enjoy your mistakes, learn from them."
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Chickens, beehives and goats will officially no longer be tolerated on the properties of urban and suburban farmers, due to the protection of the Right to Farm Act being lifted from small home farmers. Some Michigan farmers believe this new ruling is in place because large producers do not want individuals to provide for themselves or their families; the believed goal is to ensure all are dependent on grocers and mass producers.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2013
For example, the local farmers’ markets are back in action! Before this lovely June weekend began, I bemoaned the evident end of spring migration. What I failed to recognize were all the great things that happen around here when the waves of migrants subside. If you can’t get fresh birds, at least enjoy fresh produce. My favorite sighting this weekend was a House Wren at my house. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was an easy one to decide upon.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 10, 2015
Around the world, farmers are installing anaerobic digesters. Many farmers use the fuel for heating homes and buildings, selling their excess to local grids. Soon, however, many European farmers hope to fuel their machinery via anaerobic digestion, making themselves greener and fuel-independent. In an effort to save his farm, which was not making income enough from crops, he installed a digester, selling excess methane to the local grid.
Blue Earth
OCTOBER 30, 2010
The web page for this game has an exhaustive list of its ingredients , right down to the lima bean pieces sourced from a local farmer, and the Carnelian stones from Botswana. “We realize a game won’t change the world but we hope to be part of the transition that brings us all to a better place,” says the company Late for the Sky about its Earthopoly board game. But this game is part of a changing world.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2019
I first noticed it 3 seasons ago when it showed up in a local farmer’s sheep field. Here at 10,000Birds.com , we love to share. We share our love of birds and birding. We share our experiences, good and bad. We share our passion for conservation and our concerns for the natural world in all its splendour and its vulnerability. We also share our problems, as the saying goes, “a problem shared, is a friend lost.”
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 15, 2015
The fall season brings bountiful harvest from your own garden as well as inexpensive prices from local farmers’ markets. If gardeners find spring and summer to be about growing food, they find fall and winter to be more about storing food. In winter months, prices on produce inevitably rise. So it makes sense to store as much as you can while fresh produce is bountiful and cheap.
Wend Magazine
MAY 5, 2011
The pot ale will be made into a concentrated organic fertiliser and an animal feed for use by local farmers.&#. Whisky (also spelled whiskey ) is “a spirit distilled from malted grain.&# It is also, considered by many, a very tasty treat, the perfect way to top off (or start off) the night, depending on the person. And whisky is also a part of a future alternative fuel, in the region of Speyside, Scotland, at least.
Elephant Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
I support my local farmers markets, and I read labels a lot. So, what can I, a yoga teaching mother of two, do about this? I guess the simplest and possibly most effective thing I can do is to vote with my dollars. As a consumer it is the greatest and most influential weapon I have for change. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Family, Youth, Enlightened Education Food Green Health & Wellness food growing own food.
Environmental Economics
JUNE 23, 2012
Watauga County Farmers' Market : Come join us each Saturday morning at Watauga County Farmers' Market! The market has so many things to love: fresh and nutritious local foods, beautiful handmade crafts, face-to-face interactions with the farmers who grow your food, scrumptious breads, jams, jellies, and cheeses made by community members, meat and eggs from local farmers, and of course the friendly social atmosphere of "Boone's Town Square."
Green Earth Journey
JULY 3, 2009
Be Green this 4th of July with the following tips; Stay local for your fireworks. Check out your local news website and find a fireworks display near you. Buy your food from a local grocery and the local farmers market instead of a chain store. Use reuseable dinnerware and flatware at your BBQs and picnics. Opt for fruit and veggies instead of an additional type of meat.
Hug a Tree with Me
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Support local agriculture This idea might get you outside of the box, so to speak. Alternatively, you can support local farmers by buying most, if not all, of your food from them. If you don’t want to grow your own, you could sell or give away the compost you make to encourage local production in your area. The idea of sustainable living has been a hot topic for the last several years, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.
Greentumble
MARCH 5, 2018
On average, Sikenala sells 50 seedlings a week to local people. Sikenala says the only time he makes a lot of money is when he sells tree seedlings to non-governmental-organizations working in the environmental conservation sector, which occasionally buy over 3,500 tree seedlings at once in order to distribute them to farmers in the area. It is a sunny Monday morning in Kapeni, an area outside Blantyre city in Malawi.
Green Home Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2011
The Rest of the Meal – Use locally sourced fruits and vegetables that are currently in season to cut down on the energy required to transport food from the field to your table. Traditional holiday meals are already stacked with seasonal fruits and veggies like pumpkins, apples, and cranberries that you can find at local farmer’s market. 5 Ways to Go Green This Thanksgiving. The Turkey – When choosing a Thanksgiving turkey, pay attention to the label.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 5, 2014
The United States Department of Agriculture plans to announce Monday that it will spend $52 million to support local and regional food systems like farmers’ markets and food hubs and to spur research on organic farming. The local food movement has been one of the fastest growing segments of the business, as consumers seek to know more about where, how and by whom their food is grown. But local farmers still struggle to market their food.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 2, 2014
Local farmers warned Swan that it would all add up to spectacular failure — that if the neighborhood vandals didn’t kill the plants, the debris-strewn soil would. WHEELING, W.Va. When Danny Swan first broke ground on his West Virginia farm in June 2008, his rototiller hit a baby doll. Then some porcelain plates. Then a pair of pantyhose.
Green Prophet
APRIL 12, 2015
Roots Up is an organization based in northern Ethiopia that is working together with local farmers to help them use more sustainable agricultural methods to produce crops. Harvesting water from the air is not a new idea. Arid countries like Yemen are already using low tech watercones to funnel sea water to drinking water. Another funneling device is being developed by an Italian designer to trap water vapor in a Warkawater tower to harvest potable water directly from the air.
Green Earth Journey
JUNE 20, 2009
In an effort to practice what I preach, I attended the Friday evening farmer's market yesterday. While there are a number of farms in the vicinity, my town does not hold its own farmer's market. But I think being green minded and eco-conscious requires us to find local food sources and to support local growers. A thriving local economy is one of the first defenses against the excess and pollution of global corporate culture.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Jorge, a third generation family member of the Quetzal Lodge, gave us a brief run down of the history, as well as the story of the cooperation of 23 local farmers who are working together to provide excellent habitat, and amazing birding opportunities not only for the Resplendent Quetzal, but a wide variety of higher elevation bird species. The cooperative that has been formed by the Paraiso Lodge, the local farmers and the conservation groups in this area all paid off.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Wanting to celebrate the owl that has brought birders from many European countries, even from USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and China to their town, the authorities have erected the One Owl, a 9 ft terra-cotta statue of an owl by a local sculptor Jovan Blat. Yet, even if it were not for the tourists, this owl should be applauded by the local farmers: during the five winter months, they eat about half a million voles and mice.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 30, 2018
My colleague is a more aggressive driver and he had to call the local farmer for tractor assistance more than once. Avoid the main roads, birds tend to avoid them, too, and opt for local roads, preferably those with electricity pylons along them (many birds rest on the wires). When for whatever reason you may no longer be much of a walker, that shouldn’t be a reason not to be a birder. A car is the obvious solution.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 7, 2014
The digestate produced by the process will meet PAS 110 standards and ReFood has a network of local farmers who use it on crops. “We’re We’re delighted that local demand for an integrated food waste collection and recycling solution in the area is so high and this has fuelled our investment in the Doncaster facility just three years after it opened.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 28, 2011
The farm at the Mujib Biosphere Reserve is spread over 10 dunums and is designed to demonstrate the advantages of growing food using less water and chemicals to the local farmers. Project coordinator, Ehab Eid told the Jordan Times that the water resources in the reserve face numerous challenges such as the heavy use of chemical pesticides and water extraction by local farmers.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 31, 2020
When making these meals, you may opt to use the produce you bought at the local farmer’s market instead of the grocery store. An office of your dreams in the trees? Going green doesn’t have to stop at your home. You can also do it at your workplace.
Wend Magazine
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
Some suggestions–head to your local farmer’s market or Green Drinks chapter , you’ll likely find a same-age/same-beliefs lover there. Other suggestions include your local library, bookstore, Whole Foods, or Grist’s new column on green dating, “TreeShagger&# (with reviews of ‘green’ dating sites). Our love lives can be physically, emotionally, and environmentally taxing.
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