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Grassfed Beef Can SOLVE Global Warming

October 14, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

This post is part of the Blog Action Day for Climate Change and Fight Back Friday hosted by FoodRenegade! 150 years ago, much of the Great Midwest was still covered with prairie grassland, providing valuable grazing land and habitat for thousands of plant and animal species, including millions of elk, bison and deer. These lands [...]

Environmental News Highlights – 10/8/2009

October 8, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

This week’s GreenLinks are about inspiration. Each of the following stories inspired me to believe that we can solve the economic and environmental crises the world is now facing, and they also powerfully prodded me to do what I can to make a difference in my home and community. I hope they inspire you too…

Environmental News Highlights – 9/17/2009

September 17, 2009 Factory-Free Food

Because of my background in sustainable agriculture, I think the choices we make about eating are some of the most powerful means through which we can live our values. I believe the idea of “better living through chemistry” is a myth—particularly when applied to food and health. Food should come from family farms, not from [...]

Weekly Environmental News Highlights – 8/27/09

August 26, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

This week was more positive for environmental and health news fortunately. Here are some interesting highlights:

The Skinny on Fat, Part 1

August 20, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

A dear friend of mine recently went to the hospital with chest pains. It turned out that he just had heartburn, thank goodness. But nevertheless, people with concerns about their cardiovascular health or their weight are often given the same standard advice: eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet and get more exercise. While the advice to [...]

Fresh – New Thinking About What We’re Eating

July 14, 2009 Factory-Free Food

If Food, Inc. had you feeling sad and angry about all that is corrupt and unhealthy about our industrial food system, Fresh, The Movie presents a vision of the possible by profiling heroes all over the country who are changing the way we eat for the better. Fresh shows us how a sustainable food system [...]

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