...And the Environment! The bottom line is the meat industry has encouraged a rather unhealthy diet. Epidemiological studies around the world has confirmed that a higher plant based diet results in lowered incidences of mortality and morbidity across the full range of disease conditions. Changing your diet...
Q: How worried should I be about the antibiotics used in livestock? I’ve heard that they can endanger human health, but I don’t understand how. What should I do to minimize my family’s exposure? A: I’m worried about what’s happening in our food supply, even though...
International Homesteading Education Month is in full swing, and the six families we named our 2013 Homesteaders of the Year are inspiring examples of modern homesteading skills and values in action. These folks — such as the Chandler-Isacksen family (pictured below), who run the urban...
Taken alone, “local” or “organic” doesn’t necessarily equate “sustainable”, but as with everything else related to food and agricultural systems, change toward the local and the sustainable is underway. Here is a nice synopsis from Truthout, “Bringing the Food Home: Local Food and Agricultural Systems”: https://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16597-bringing-the-food-home-local-food-and-agricultural-systems ...
We all love the greenery of city parks but they are disappearing under bricks and mortar. However, The Food Park Project are tackling the problem by converting empty urban spaces into beautiful and delicious food parks, providing communities with healthy food and education while restoring...