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A gathering public sense that our food system is broken
There is gathering sense that industrial-food system is broken. Mkts 4 alt food ? organic, local, pasture-based ? are thriving. These suggest a political constituency for change is building not only on left: conservative voices have also been raised in support. Writing of movement on local food economies, traditional foods, sustainable farming, The American Conservative mag said last summer that ?this is a conservative cause if ever there was one.? - Read More
Crop Biodiversity Could Reduce Nitrogen Runoff
Research fm Louisiana State University shows planting strategies that include a diverse range of crops is a technique that could lower nitrogen runoff. Where biodiversity of crops is high, there is less dissolved N found in surrounding watersheds that eventually make it to ocean. N from agriculture fertilizers winds up increasing the local aquatic dissolved nitrate. The increased nitrate leads to the growth of algae, which uses up the available oxygen in the water, creating dead zones. - Read More
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Topics : Biodiversity
Urban Farms in Many Cities
Cities such as Dakar, Sofia & Singapore produce a significant percentage of their food through urban farms
Urban Farms
Today, cities from Montreal to Mumbai are experimenting with some forms of urban farming
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Topics : Agriculture Lifestyle Society
Sustainable farming, local-grown food, slow food
Not just pesticide-free farming, also about protecting biodiversity (threatened by monocultural industrial farms); There are lots of reasons to eat food grown closer to home; Slow Food Movement has 85000 members worldwide
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Topics : Agriculture Lifestyle
Slow food movement
Started in 1986, this movement is about supporting local farmers, preserving cultural customs, promoting organic agriculture and teaching people to rely on themselves - and not on McDonalds. Slow Food Movement's snail mascot has made its way around the globe, leaving a trail of slow foodies in 40 countries. You can join one or start your own local slow food association
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Urban farming factoids
Some aspects and examples of urban farming - green roofs, earthworks urban farms, Some 800 million city dwellers worldwide grow food while 200 million earn from farming in the cities!
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Topics : Agriculture Society Lifestyle