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Arugula comes from the Brussicaceae family of leafy greens. Therefore, Arugula can be referred to as colewart, rocket, roquette, rucola, rucoli. Studies show that Arugula is full of vitamin K, this is crucial in preventing inflammatory disease and osteoporosis. Additionally, Healthline states that “like other leafy greens, it’s packed with nutrients such as pro-vitamin A […]
It is as vital to the next breath we take as it is to the breath and health of all future generations and ecosystems to come. Protecting, planting & propagating, as well as nourishing and maintaining the health of our carbon sequestering comrades is just one of many initiatives that the Green Peace Corps. will […]
Intensive industrialized farming means thinking of nature as a factory. If once agriculture treated the soil as a generous friend, intensive farming has gradually turned it into a chemical junkie. Pouring excess synthetic nitrogen fertilizers on fields has detrimental effects on the long-term vitality of the soil and on its capability to retain carbon. This […]
There is sound evidence that the water-use efficiency of bamboo is twice that of other trees. This makes bamboo far more capable in handling harsh weather conditions such as drought, flood, and high temperatures. If we compare bamboo to cotton which is a very thirsty crop – requiring up to 20,000 liters of water to […]
The process in which microbes create compost is by decomposing organic matter, such as: vegetation, food scraps, manure, ashes, sawdust, hair and fur, along with tea bags. Composting can dramatically improve soil quality which is why it is referred to as “Black Gold”. High volume composting efforts created by municipalities can reduce disposing of garbage, […]
Methane emissions are individually the largest source of greenhouse gases in beef and dairy, also they are a major contributor to anthropogenic methane (CH4) emissions across the globe. In 2019, the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPAE), the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) gathered numerous stakeholders advocating for […]
Eight Ways to Join the Local Food Movement By Sarah van Gelder, YES! MagazinePosted on April 1, 2009, Printed on April 4, 2009http://www.alternet.org/story/134329/ 1. From Lawn to Lunch To convert your sunny lawn to a lunch box, remove turf in long, 18-inch strips. Cut the edges of each strip with a sharp-bladed edging tool. While one partner rolls […]
“Genetically Modified Crops” 1,500 Indian Farmers Commit Mass Suicide: Why We Are Complicit in these Deaths By Tara Lohan, AlterNetPosted on April 16, 2009, Printed on April 17, 2009http://www.alternet.org/story/137059/ The headline has been hard to ignore. Across the world press, news media have announced that over 1,500 farmers in the Indian state of Chattisgarh committed […]
Honeybees Continue to Vanish: Don’t Blame Aliens — It’s Our Addiction to Pesticides That’s at Fault By Evaggelos Vallianatos, TruthOut.org Posted on April 16, 2009, Printed on April 21, 2009 When I was teaching at Humboldt State University in northern California 20 years ago, I invited a beekeeper to talk to my students. He said […]