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Time to use the wood and plant new trees

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Time to use the wood and plant new trees as young trees... new growth... absorbs more carbon that old growth....

Hospital turns yard into organic farm

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Pennsylvania hospital partners with Rodale Institute to cultivate five acres of hospital land. Foodservice operations don’t get much more ...

Why Soy Is NOT a Health Food

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Soy has become a major source of toxicity for human beings, especially in the last three decades. Not only is more than 99% of soy genetical...

The secret to a happy life: revealed!

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I don’t want to brag, but while I was on sabbatical I discovered the secret to happiness. The crazy thing is, it was lying right there in...

Alternative generation: disenfranchised youth look to co-ops for work

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A new crop of co-ops run by young people present a non-conventional route to viable employment, as youth still suffer the effects of the eco...

Living the “Green Life”, Living the Good Life

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Actions speak louder than words and it is our actions that first become visible to others. Therefore it is no...

Old-school farming methods could save the planet

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What if there were a simple solution to fighting climate change right under our feet? In her new book, The Soil Will Save Us , journalist an...

What can small cities do to fight climate change?

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CARROTS BEAT STICKS Everyone should know by now that the U.S. needs to adopt policies to restrain its profligate energy use. Per capita, w...

Saving Vegetable Seeds

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How to keep the ones you love… seeds of plants that is Saving and storing seeds from your own vegetable and herb crops is a thrifty way to...

Why Walking Helps Us Think

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In Vogue ’ s 1969 Christmas issue, Vladimir Nabokov offered some advice for teaching James Joyce’s “Ulysses”: “Instead of perpetuating the...