Archive for the 'Food' Category
And Now… China Is Building A Huge Eco-City
November 3rd, 2012Will there be room for the Chinese elite’s secret organic gardens? Via: Business Insider: Outside Chengdu, in central China, a 78 million square foot site has been determined for an unconventional sort of construction project. It will be a city built from scratch, for 80,000 people, none of whom will need a car to get […]
First Vertical Farm Opens in Singapore
November 2nd, 2012Via: Wired: The first commercial-scale vertical farm has opened in the tiny, densely-populated city of Singapore, with the aim of decreasing dependence on food imports Singapore, which lies at the end of the Malay Peninsula, is just 710 square kilometres, almost all of which is city. That leaves little space to grow vegetables. As a […]
September Earnings
October 25th, 2012Earnings for September totaled $1594.28, which is a great result! Thanks to everyone who sent contributions and conducted business via Cryptogon’s affiliate links. Speaking of affiliate links, I have a new affiliate relationship that might be of interest to the couple of hundred of you reading in New Zealand: Living Foods Lifestyle. We had been […]
Less Boneheaded Farming
October 22nd, 2012Via: New York Times: The study was done on land owned by Iowa State University called the Marsden Farm. On 22 acres of it, beginning in 2003, researchers set up three plots: one replicated the typical Midwestern cycle of planting corn one year and then soybeans the next, along with its routine mix of chemicals. […]
Asian Seafood Raised on Pig Feces Approved for U.S. Consumers
October 12th, 2012Via: Bloomberg: At Chen Qiang’s tilapia farm in Yangjiang city in China’s Guangdong province, which borders Hong Kong, Chen feeds fish partly with feces from hundreds of pigs and geese. That practice is dangerous for American consumers, says Michael Doyle, director of the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety. “The manure the Chinese use […]
‘Hand-Made Humans May Hold the Key to Saving the World’
October 9th, 2012This one is a keeper. Via: Brisbane Times: Human-induced climate change is one of the biggest problems that we face today. Millions could suffer hunger, water shortages, diseases and coastal flooding because of climate change. The latest science suggests that we may be near or even beyond the point of no return. … Here are […]
Florida School District Considers ‘Trash-Cams’ in Lunchrooms to Study Wasted Food
October 9th, 2012Via: NBC: Cafeteria trash cans in some Florida schools may soon be getting a high-tech makeover. After finding out that most of the fruits and vegetables on the school lunch menu ended up in the trash, school board members in the Lake County school district in central Florida are considering attaching cameras to school cafeteria […]
The Term ‘Food Unrest’ Will Become Part of Our Daily Vocabulary
October 9th, 2012Via: Daily Ticker: “The term ‘food unrest’ will become part of our daily vocabulary,” Brown tells The Daily Ticker. It reflects the imbalance between the supply of food and demand for food globally. On the demand side, says Brown, is a growing global population — 80 million more people born each year — and more […]
‘It’s Like the Gardener’s Version of Graffiti’
September 29th, 2012Via: Los Angeles Times: Today, Hui is the force behind Guerrilla Grafters, a renegade band of idealistic produce lovers who attach fruit-growing branches to public trees in Bay Area cities (they are loath to specify exactly where for fear of reprisal). Their handiwork currently is getting recognition in the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, […]
Scientists Warn That GM Wheat Could Cause Extremely Dangerous Gene Silencing Effects in Humans
September 21st, 2012Via: Safe Food Foundation: Expert scientists warn that genetically modified wheat may cause Glycogen Storage Disease IV, resulting in an enlarged liver, cirrhosis of the liver, and failure to thrive. Children born with this disease usually die at about the age of 5. Australia is on track to be the first country in the world […]
