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12 Ways To Combat Drought's Effect On Food Prices Think food prices are painfully high? Wait a few weeks. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that 88 percent of this year’s corn crop and 77 percent of the soybean crop are now affected by the most severe drought since 1988. Corn is currently selling at around $9 a bushel, a 50 percent increase from June, while soybeans are selling at a record high of $17 a bushel as a result of drought-related losses in crop yields. “The increased prices may benefit farmers in the short run,” said Danielle Nierenberg, director of the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet project, ”but consumers will experience the aftermath of price increases in the form of more money spent on poultry, beef, pork, and dairy products.” But according to the researchers at Worldwatch, it doesn’t have to be this way. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Related Reading: Global Warming Could Scorch America’s Bread Basket We Already Grow Enough Food For 10 Billion People Big Ag: “Small, Sustainable Farms Make You Sick”
50 delicious Filipino dishes Filipino food may not be as famous as that of its Thai and Vietnamese neighbors. But with more than 7,000 islands and a colorful history, this archipelago has some delicious dishes of its own. Blessed with an abundance of seafood, tropical fruits and creative cooks, there’s more to Filipino food than the mind-boggling balut (duck embryo). You just have to know where to find them and how to eat them. Vote for your favorite Filipino food! VOTE ON FACEBOOK NOW Don't miss: World's 50 most delicious foods Adobo -- common, but not ordinary Filipino food. 1. No list of Filipino food would be complete without adobo. A ubiquitous dish in every household in the Philippines, it's Mexican in origin, but Filipinos found that cooking meat (often chicken and pork) in vinegar, salt, garlic, pepper, soy sauce and other spices, was a practical way to preserve meat without refrigeration. This cooking style can be applied to different meats or even seafood. Lechon -- this little pig went to our stomachs. 2. 3. 4.
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Poisonous Plants 2 Plants basically poison on contact, ingestion, or by absorption or inhalation. They cause painful skin irritations upon contact, they cause internal poisoning when eaten, and they poison through skin absorption or inhalation in respiratory system. Many edible plants have deadly relatives and look-alikes. Preparation for military missions includes learning to identify those harmful plants in the target area. Positive identification of edible plants will eliminate the danger of accidental poisoning. There is no room for experimentation where plants are concerned, especially in unfamiliar territory. Description: The castor bean is a semiwoody plant with large, alternate, starlike leaves that grows as a tree in tropical regions and as an annual in temperate regions. Habitat and Distribution: This plant is found in all tropical regions and has been introduced to temperate regions. Description: This tree has a spreading crown and grows up to 14 meters tall.
Interview with freelance journalist Pierrick Le Jardinier About your journalism What do you write about? Organic gardening, ecology, dietetics, nature protection, ecological tourism. Where are we likely to see your work? Women's magazines, magazines for retired people, press agencies, books... What's the most memorable work you've done? The interview of Jeanne Bourin in her medieval garden. About you and PRs Where do you source ideas for articles? In gardening festivals, like the one talking place in Chaumont sur Loire, plant fairs and shows (Courson, St Jean de Beauregard)... How can PRs be useful to you? By quickly sending me a missing picture... How and when do you like them to get in touch? I prefer contacting them myself because I can't stand the pressure of being chased up. Do you find press conferences, trips, parties and other events useful or an interruption? It all depends on when it takes place. If you could make one change to the way PRs deal with you, what would it be? I would advise PRs who are too impatient to subscribe to a media database!
Tres Leches Cake I first made Tres Leches cake about five years ago, when my baby was still a baby and I was trying to find something yummy to make for my friend Ana for her birthday. Ana’s from Mexico and taught me how to make pico de gallo and guacamole, and I asked her what her favorite kind of cake was. “Tres Leches,” she said in her sweet Spanish accent. “Tres Leches?” I said. “Three milks?” Ana went on to explain to me what Tres Leches Cake is: a light, airy sponge cake soaked with a mixture of three milks: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream. To die for. I did some digging and some reading and wound up making this very cake for Ana’s birthday. Throw flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl… And add a little salt. Now, separate 5 eggs. Whites in the other. Now, throw the yolks and some sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on high until the yolks are pale yellow in color and doubled in volume. Next add 1/3 cup of whole milk… And 1 teaspoon vanilla. Now QUICK! And now. Look!
Poisonous Plants 1 Successful use of plants in a survival situation depends on positive identification. Knowing poisonous plants is as important to a survivor as knowing edible plants. Knowing the poisonous plants will help you avoid sustaining injuries from them. Plants generally poison by-- Ingestion. Plant poisoning ranges from minor irritation to death. Some plants require contact with a large amount of the plant before noticing any adverse reaction while others will cause death with only a small amount. Some common misconceptions about poisonous plants are-- Watch the animals and eat what they eat. The point is there is no one rule to aid in identifying poisonous plants. It is to your benefit to learn as much about plants as possible. Some plants become toxic after wilting. Learn to identify and use plants before a survival situation. Your best policy is to be able to look at a plant and identify it with absolute certainty and to know its uses or dangers. All mushrooms. Cowhage. Castor bean.
Uprooting GM Crops with Creole Seeds NOTE: This is a guest post from Saulo Araujo, Program Coordinator for Latin America at Grassroots International. In rural areas like Seu Lazaro’s community in the state of Goiás, Brazil, vendors of genetically modified seeds used to drop by with wide smiles and black suitcases full of samples and colorful catalogues. Their dusty cars, parked in the middle of the road, are a map of their sales route across miles of unpaved, bumpy roads. According to Seu Lazaro, these vendors (often trained agronomists) go from house to house trying to convince peasant farmers to buy seeds, chemical fertilizers and pesticides by promising lush crops and a good return in the investment. Those promises convinced Seu Lazaro’s father to use GM seeds, who then convinced him. Seu Lazaro is 51 years old. That was before Seu Lozaro participated with other farmers in an experiment with Creole seeds organized by the Popular Peasant Movement (MCP), a Grassroots International partner.
The Serious Eats Field Guide to Asian Greens [Photographs: Ben Jay, unless otherwise noted] When you walk into the produce section of your local Asian supermarket, you'll probably be greeted by a dazzling but daunting display of unusual greens. They're all great, and easy to cook, but it helps to be armed with some knowledge to tell your shoots from your choys. That's why we highlighted the most common varieties you'll find in Asian groceries with notes on what they are, how they taste, and most importantly, what to do with your haul. AA Choy AA Choy stalks and leaves. Latin name: Lactuca sativaAlso known as: Taiwan lettuce, AA Chop Xin, stem lettuce, asparagus lettuce, celery lettuce, celtuce, wosunFlavor: The leaves are similar to romaine, while the stalks taste a little like cucumber. Back to the full list » Bok Choy Shanghai and baby bok choy. Chinese Broccoli Chinese Celery Chrysanthemum Greens [Photograph: Chichi Wang] Daikon Greens [Photograph: wikioticscan/Flickr] En Choy Fava Greens [Photograph: Lily Chin] Kokabu Greens Malabar Spinach
Backpacker Recipes: Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto Pizza Backpacking and in need of a tasty meal, fast? Cooking in the hostel kitchen is a great way to make friends and save money.Try this tomato, mozzarella and pesto pizza with a twist… it’s made on a tortilla – YUM – and it only costs 90p per pizza. Take it from us, it’s delicious – we made it from scratch in the hostel kitchen at Clink78 in London. Watch how we did it in our video, and grab the ingredients list and method below… Prep Time: 2 min Cook Time: 5 min Recipe from @MSC_63 (bakingintheburg.com) Serves 1 A tasty and filling pizza that’s easy to make in a frying pan – load up the toppings and you’ll have yourself a feast. Ingredients: • 1 large tortilla or pitta • 1 tbsp prepared pesto • handful cherry tomatoes, sliced (or a small regular tomato or drained, canned tomatoes) • 2 regular sized bocconcini (or ¼ to ½ cup shredded mozzarella or other cheese) • pepper Method By Baking in the Burg Published: May 8, 2012 Need more hostel recipes? Like this?
l’essentiel du développement durable : : Les AMAP ne sont pas un service économique lucratif : elles donnent un avenir à l'agriculture paysanne et à nos territoires En mars 2012, devant l’Assemblée Nationale, les députés Jean-Patrick Gille et Jack Lang ont interrogé le ministre de l’agriculture sur le régime fiscal des AMAP et leur assujettissement aux impôts commerciaux. Le ministère a répondu dans le JO du 17 avril 2012, en affirmant qu’une AMAP doit être « considérée comme lucrative et soumise aux impôts commerciaux » parce qu’elle entretient des relations privilégiées avec une entreprise (l’agriculteur). Le MIRAMAP conteste cette analyse. Elle démontre une profonde méconnaissance de la singularité des AMAP et de l’économie solidaire. Rappelons d’abord que, selon la charte, une AMAP n’a aucune activité commerciale ; elle n’achète ni ne vend rien. D’autre part, une AMAP ne constitue pas un avantage concurrentiel pour les agriculteurs. Le ministère évoque le caractère lucratif des AMAP en avançant qu’elles « assurent à un professionnel l’écoulement de sa production ». Téléchargement Télécharger la réponse du Ministère sur la fiscalisation des AMAP