http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=24936 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:25:00 EST Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:11:50 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com All rights reserved jasonb.pcc@gmail.com 60 http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu195/thepedalpatch/backgroundpattern.jpg http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=24936 1024 768 Mayor Newsom´s ordinance will require all residences and businesses in San Francisco to take advantage of the city´s recycling and composting collection programs. While several other cities require recycling service and participation, San Francisco is the first city to require the collection of food scraps and other compostables. Refuse collection has been mandatory since... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3917567 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3917567 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:21:00 EST One of the largest “green” roofs in New York City was unveiled Wednesday by the United States Postal Service at its Morgan Processing and Distribution Center on Ninth Avenue, between 29th and 30th Streets. The seventh-floor rooftop of the... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916906 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916906 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EST A summer breeze rustles the dense canopy overhead. A small hut is built right into nature itself and... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916905 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916905 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:28:00 EST Edith Schofield presents some top tips to get the most for your dollar, or improve your garden for free... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916897 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916897 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:24:00 EST Though tomatoes self-pollinate, meaning they do not rely on wind or insects for pollination, varieties planted within 100 feet of each other may... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916896 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916896 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:18:00 EST Lavender is a popular herb known to most people for its soothing smell and delightful purple flowers. Grown in warm climes around the world, lavender is a popular addition to any garden. But what many people don’t know is that lavender has... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916759 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916759 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:13:00 EST anadian organic gardeners have two weeks left to enter the third annual David Suzuki Digs My Garden Contest and win a prize package worth $1,000. In order to enter the contest you ... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916758 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916758 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:11:00 EST The growing "green" gardening movement in central Indiana has followers focused not only on their flower beds, but on the edible items in their gardens as well... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916752 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3916752 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:10:00 EST One Hundred Thirty Seven Days left till? The UN is meeting in Germany on climate change. Will they accomplish the much needed work to address the future of the world?... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912873 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912873 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:25:00 EST At seven cents per pound, hexane is currently the dominant extraction solvent for soy products. Whether you're eating Boca burgers, firm tofu, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, granola crumbs for texture, or Silk soy milk, hexane likely played a role in the extraction process... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912583 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912583 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:47:00 EST U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont spoke out on the dairy crisis this week. He has called on the Justice Department to investigate the dairy giant Dean Foods as a monopolist... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912582 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912582 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:43:00 EST Last week, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke at the La Crosse, Wisconsin County Fair. Nearly 200 organic farmers showed up to protest... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912581 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912581 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:37:00 EST In response to OCA's recent alerts on Whole Foods Market (WFM) and United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), WFM posted out a form letter to many of our readers. Below is a summary of OCA's response, which you can read in greater detail... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912579 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912579 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:37:00 EST Genetically modified foods are not safe. The only reason they're in our food supply is because government bureaucrats with ties to industry suppressed or manipulated scientific research and deprived consumers of the information they need to make informed choices about whether or not to eat genetically modified foods... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912555 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3912555 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:24:00 EST Hey, have you heard about this climate change deal? Apparently it’s everywhere! Including, it seems, California’s Central Valley, which is where the nation gets a whole lot of its fruits and nuts... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911520 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911520 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:49:00 EST It's hard to find fault with Whole Foods, the haute-crunchy supermarket chain that has made a fortune by transforming grocery shopping into a bright and shiny, progressive experience. Indeed, the road to wild profits and cultural cachet has been surprisingly smooth for the supermarket chain... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911519 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911519 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:46:00 EST Where do great meals begin? Come to the Table brings you straight to the source of wonderful flavors, beauty, abundance, and pride of place—the small farms of California and the people who tend them season after season... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911516 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911516 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:37:00 EST Organic methods have a no-nonsense approach to food production. Conventional non-organic pesticides and insecticides are restricted. Non-organic fertilizers are used minimally and as a last resort. Livestock are raised without antibiotics or growth hormones and are fed healthy diets... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911464 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911464 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:27:00 EST During my first two years at Boston College, I was the typical college-aged male when it came to eating. “Yes, I’d like a cheeseburger,” and “sure, I’ll have onion rings with that” were common phrases you might hear me say. I made three or four trips per day to the dining hall... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911327 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911327 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:47:00 EST he first step to luring your children outside is building a garden that suits their needs as well as yours. Gardens can be built anywhere, from conventional garden boxes and planters to a kiddy pool, old sandbox, or even an old claw-foot bathtub... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911326 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911326 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:42:00 EST Inspired by the efforts of the women profiled in the Sisters on the Planet films, eight of Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors gathered for the first time in Washington, DC in early March. There, these American women leaders met with 25 US senators and representatives, calling for the US to commit to providing financial and other assistance to help poor and vulnerable people survive the climate crisis... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911314 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911314 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST She planted a garden. The food movement gasped, and then held its breath. “What next?,” we’ve all wondered hopefully, and today Jane Black wonders, too, in the Washington Post... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911312 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911312 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:26:00 EST I sure like reading about new young farmers, and I like them to get recognition for their work. I like them to be treated like rock stars and I like the idea that this will encourage and inspire even more young hopefuls to do like the newspapers say is the big new trend, and start farming... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911307 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911307 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:25:00 EST WASHINGTON, DC — Despite last week's commitment by the G8 to finalize the stagnant Doha trade talks by 2010, international aid organization Oxfam America warned that much more is needed to reform world rules to capitalize the power of trade to lift people out of poverty, and called on WTO members to re-think the course of the negotiations... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911302 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3911302 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:13:00 EST