Local Harvest / Farmers Markets / Family Farms / CSA / Organic Food Local Food Resources The John Newberry Elementary School Garden Resource Guide was produced to create a guide that will provide ways in which a school garden can be used as an outdoor experience and to stimulate general interest in the garden. NOTE: These files are large, and it may work best to download one at a time. Intro - 8.4 Mb Math 164 - 14.8 MB Nutrition - 7.8 Mb Read - 21.7 Mb Science - 52.1 Mb Social - 10.3 Mb Writing - 12.3 Mb Eat The Weeds by Green Deane, the most watched forager in the world Sustainable Table Sustainable Agriculture - The Basics Sustainable agriculture provides healthy food for consumers while protecting the environment and human health, safeguarding animal welfare and supporting local communities. Questions to Ask Asking questions is the best way to ensure that you're purchasing sustainably raised, healthful foods and supporting sustainable farmers. Here are some questions to get you started. Handouts Help promote sustainable food and save family farms. Projects and Events The GRACE Food Program is proud to actively participate in the burgeoning food movement. Food Waste In the US, we throw away 40 percent of our food supply every year.
FDA rules won't require labeling of genetically modified salmon As the Food and Drug Administration considers whether to approve genetically modified salmon, one thing seems certain: Shoppers staring at fillets in the seafood department will find it tough to pick out the conventional fish from the one created with genes from another species. Despite a growing public demand for more information about how food is produced, that won't happen with the salmon because of idiosyncracies embedded in federal regulations. The FDA says it cannot require a label on the genetically modified food once it determines that the altered fish is not "materially" different from other salmon - something agency scientists have said is true. Perhaps more surprising, conventional food makers say the FDA has made it difficult for them to boast that their products do not contain genetically modified ingredients. 'The public wants to know' "Extra labeling only confuses the consumer," said David Edwards, director of animal biotechnology at the Biotechnology Industry Organization.
8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement 1. From Lawn to Lunch To convert your sunny lawn to a lunch box, remove turf in long, 18-inch strips. To compost the strips, layer green sides together, then brown sides together, ending brown-side-up. Make beds 10 to 20 feet long and six to eight feet wide (so you can reach the center from each side). Spread on two or three inches of compost, then set plants about six inches apart, in staggered rows. 2. Some 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by meat production. 3. Ten quarts of pumpkin puree in the pantry, and not a jar of tomato sauce left? Plan ahead. Gauge interest with your friends early on. Don’t be afraid to grow a lot of something. If you’re a budding salsa artist, plant that extra row of tomatoes. Try new recipes on your swappers. Bust out that crazy 5-alarm salsa verde recipe you’ve always been scared to try. Be aware of what constitutes a “fair” trade. This is simple. Think outside the Ball Jar. 4. Recruit gleaners. 5. 6. Identify possible sites. 7. 8.
Miracle Fruit Research After extensive testing on both lab animals and humans, Miracle Fruit has been found to be absolutely safe for human consumption. There are reports showing that lab animals given a Miracle Fruit diet ended up healthier at the end of testing than the control animals that ate none! Improvement of insulin resistance by miracle fruit (sYNSEPALUM DULCIFICUM) in fructose-rich-chow-fed rats. - In PTR. ISSN 0951-418X ; 2006, vol. 20, no11, pp. 987-992 [6 page(s) (article)] (25 ref.). The researchers concluded that the in vivo insulin sensitivity was markedly raised by miracle fruit. (1) Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital and College of Oral Medicine,Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 10401, TAIWAN, PROVINCE DE CHINE(2) Department of Pharmacy, Tajen University, Yen-Pou, Ping Tung Shien, 90701, TAIWAN, PROVINCE DE CHINE(3) Department of Pharmacology. At Florida State University in Tallahassee A professor of biophysics. Drs. Other research, by Dr. Dr. Dr. Ravi Kant ...
About Small Footprint Family “In our way of life, in our government, with every decision we make, we always keep in mind the Seventh Generation to come. It’s our job to see that the people coming ahead, the generations still unborn, have a world no worse than ours and hopefully better.When we walk upon Mother Earth we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never forget them.”—Oren Lyons, Iroquois tribal leader Welcome to Small Footprint Family™! Our goal is to empower and inspire you with the tools and ideas you need to reduce your family’s resource footprint so that you can save money, consume less, produce more, and live a more meaningful, healthy and sustainable life. The first step in creating a more sustainable, just, and healthy world is in becoming conscious of the personal choices we make (and don’t make), and their effect on the lives of our children and grandchildren. In other words: Sustainability starts at home.