Posted on 17 October 2011 by Sustainability Digest
Image credit: The Perennial Plate
From co-housing for aging boomers to co-housing in urban Brooklyn the idea of building intentional communities that combine shared communal space and property with private dwellings has a lot going for it, from a green point of view. Here we see a perfect example, as The Perennial Plate visits a Vermont co-housing communi…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Posted on 19 August 2011 by Sustainability Digest
Image credit: Paul Wheaton
From a seed bomb vending machine through aerial reforestation to a guide on how to make seed bombs and not get in trouble, we’ve had plenty of posts on seed bombs, or seed balls, and how to make them. But usually these posts ar…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Posted on 15 June 2011 by Sustainability Digest
Image credit: The Perennial Plate
Yesterday I posted a video from The Perennial Plate about an award-winning humane dairy that lets its cows retire (as opposed to grinding them up for hamburger). While some folks questioned the sustainability of keeping “unproductive” cows alive, it was still a useful reminder that there are different ways of approaching food production than the relentless drive for efficiency and scale. And it’s one…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Posted on 14 June 2011 by Sustainability Digest
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Secret footage of dairy cows being bludgeoned with pick axes may have driven some folks to veganism, but much like this glimpse inside a humane slaughterhouse, it’s worth noting that not all dairy is created equal. As the much awaited Perennial Plate roadtrip across America begins, we visit one Iowa dairy farm that is actually letting dairy cows retire, s…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Posted on 18 May 2011 by Sustainability Digest
Watermelons for sale in Shanghai. Photo: John Solomon / Creative Commons.
Farmers in China’s eastern Jiangsu province awoke one morning earlier this month to a scene of agricultural carnage — hundreds of exploded watermelons. More continued to burst throughout the next couple of days, ruining more than 100 acres of the crop. In the search for a culprit, many are placing the blame on the misuse of growth chemicals in a country already deeply troubled by <a href="http://foru…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Posted on 29 April 2011 by Sustainability Digest
“Renegade lunch lady’ chef Ann Cooper with kids “eating the rainbow”
Fungi to fight plant pests? Agri-biz says it can’t be done. Healthy school lunches? Superintendents claim it’s too costly and kids won’t eat vegetables. Health insurance and pensions for farm workers? There go the profits. Stock options? Forget about it. Mobilize a new generation to farm? Green thumbs are for texting. The average age of farmers’ is 57. Four folks who are breaking ground in the world of sustainable agr…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Posted on 18 April 2011 by Sustainability Digest
photo: Anthony Albright/Creative Commons
In the first national study of the US meat supply looking at drug resistant strains of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, just under 25% of of samples were found to contain the so-called <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/drug-r…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Posted on 01 April 2011 by Sustainability Digest
Bloggers Fighting Hunger join forces on April Fool’s, I mean, April Food Day.
Today is the third annual April Food Day, an initiative launched by a bunch of bloggers as a hunger awareness campaign. It’s a worthy way to shift the focus from foolishness to something worthwhile, and a good excuse to look at how to feed the world – and ourselves. April Fools is fun for a laugh but there’s certainly nothing funny about 925 million hungry people – or 13.1 percent in the world — and of course, it’s not reserved for one day. So skip the stunts and indulge in this effort. Here’…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Posted on 15 October 2010 by Sustainability Digest
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From Carrot City’s Urban Agriculture Exhibition to backyard slaughter in West Oakland, TreeHugger is no stranger to the idea that growing more food where people live—in the city—can be of great benefit both to the environment, and to our communities. Now a new documentary sets out to explore the concepts of food justice, security, and sovereignty through the lens of the …Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Posted on 10 October 2010 by Sustainability Digest
Photo: Bonnie Hulkower
Indian summer weather drew hundreds of people to Hayes Valley Farm today, October 10th 2010, to participate in an environmental work party. The work party was part of a worldwide day dedicated toward actions to avert climate change. The event was hosted by Hayes Valley Farm and Kitchen Garden SF. Participants celebrated with activities in 350 gardens, yards, balconies and community spaces throughout San Francisco to l…Read the full story on TreeHugger
