The following is a brief review of the first part of Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe. Included are some key highlights as well. I was raised on organic foods…
Guys Like Green Girls
A new survey conducted by footwear company Timberland, the “2010 Timberland Eco-Love Survey“, shows that men are looking for eco-friendly and adventurous girls. 54% of men would question starting a relationship with a girl who litters, 27% would question doing…
Have You Considered Keeping Bees?
I just read an interesting piece on Sustainablog titled “Why I Decided to Keep Honeybees” and it was such a thought-provoking read for me I thought I’d share some of it here. I never would have considered keeping bees (I…
Increasing CO2 to Affect Nutritional Value of Food?
We know all about increasing CO2’s effect on the climate and oceans, but new research finds that it could have a huge impact on the nutritional value of our food as well. Our editor here at Eat.Drink…Better., Becky Striepe, passed…
Turkish Farmers Learn to Cut Water Use Up to 50%
About 72% of total water use in Turkey is for agriculture. This 72% is important when the country’s largest city, Istanbul, can be out of running water for days at a time in the summer. “We have to change our…
Common Cactus Could Help Solve Clean Water Crisis
As many as 15 people per minute die from a lack of clean water. Although 75% of the globe is covered in water, the amount of that water that is clean, fresh, drinkable water is very small and the challenge…
Seedbombing & Guerrilla Gardening Become Easier with Candy Machines
Guerrilla gardening is an increasingly popular way of reclaiming dead or derelict public spaces and improving them while having some fun. GuerrillaGardening.org says: “There is neglected orphaned land all over the place. Pockets of resistance have broken out in some…
20th Century Drop in Nutrient Levels of Food
For the past 50 years or so, pushing for higher and higher crop yields without concern for nutrient levels has resulted in a dramatic decrease in the nutrient levels of our food. How do we change this trend? [social_buttons] As…
Another Piece of the Obesity Pie: Seed Oils
[social_buttons] Are seed oils a major driver of the obesity epidemic in the United States? Obesity is one of the hottest topics of the day. The Centers for Disease Control and prevention has a great moving graph of the US…
Greenpeace Ranks IT Companies
Every company is claiming to be green in some way or another these days. For someone not versed in green matters, or even for many of us who think we are versed in it but actually may not be (at…