Food
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www.fao.org |
United Nations- Food and Agriculture Organization. |
www.wfp.org |
United Nations- World Food Programme. |
| Slow Food: | |
www.slowfood.com |
Slow Food is a non-profit, founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. |
Sustainable Agriculture: see Agriculture page... |
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Sustainable Food Resources: see Agriculture page... |
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afsic.nal.usda.gov |
USDA's Alternative Farming Systems Information Center specializes in identifying resources about sustainable food systems and practice. |
www.eatwellguide.org |
Eat Well Guide lists sustainable farmers, restaurants, and stores in the United States. |
farmtotable.org |
Farm to Table. An Earth Pledge project with information about restaurants, farmers markets and locally-grown produce |
www.srfood.org |
“Agro-ecology and the Right to Food” Eco-Farming - Small-scale farmers can double food production within 10 years in critical regions by using ecological methods, the new UN report shows. Based on an extensive review of the recent scientific literature, the study calls for a fundamental shift towards agroecology as a way to boost food production and improve the situation of the poorest. The report also points out that projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh recorded up to 92 % reduction in insecticide use for rice, leading to important savings for poor farmers. “Knowledge came to replace pesticides and fertilizers. Olivier de Schutter, the United Nations rapporteur on the Right to Food. Dec 2010. |
| Sustainable Seafood Guide... link | |
Sustainable Seafood Info: see Seafood guide and also Fish page for more info... |
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www.cfsan.fda.gov |
US Food and Drug Administration – Seafood Portal- Information and Resources. |
www.msc.org |
Marine Stewardship Council is the world's leading certification and ecolabelling program for sustainable seafood. They ensure that MSC-labelled seafood comes from, and can be traced back to, a sustainable fishery. |
www.blueocean.org |
Blue Ocean Institute studies and articulates how the ocean is changing and how everything humans do—both on land and at sea—affects the waters, wildlife, and people of our world. Uses science, art, and literature to inspire a closer bond with nature, especially the sea. |
Recent Issues Blog Posts
Microplastic remnants from washing clothes are polluting our waters. A polyester garment can release more than 1,900 fibres per garment, per wash, and that ends up in fish, and then us, if we eat the fish. What goes around, comes around.
Walmart’s the largest grocery store in the U.S., the largest retailer in the world, the leader in global corporate revenue and the largest employer in existence.
Please sign the petitions recommending the EPA ban atrazine -- deadline is coming soon. Learn more...
Flame Retardants are blowing in the wind. PDBEs are so easily made airborne that they vaporize and are breathed in, or settle on items (such as food) and are consumed. They also bio-accumulate and are lipophilic. No wonder they are found in 97% of Americans and in most animals as well.
Recent Building Blog Posts
Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.
Recent Movies Blog Posts
Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes...
essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.
A lightbulb in the Livermore, California firehouse celebrated its 100 year birthday in 2002 and it is still burning bright.