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7:40 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, Travel & Nature, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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These plums are best enjoyed with a glass of 2008 Primoroso from Oso Libre Winery. Primoroso is swirling with dark berries and minor floral notes. The blend has just a hint of spice which makes it the perfect pairing for this dish.
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1:25 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, Travel & Nature, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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This recipe should be enjoyed with glass (or more) of 2008 Nativo from Oso Libre Winery. The wine is lush, dripping with strawberry jam and subtle notes of lavender and anise. With a hint of eucalyptus, this fruit forward wine is great for...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:57 am in botanical, composting, do it yourself, food, insects, permaculture, united states, zero waste by TreeHugger
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It made it into this infographic on which composting method is best for you, but it's fair to say that grub composting—or the practice of disposing of organic waste by feeding it to black soldier fly larvae—is still relatively obscure. Yet, as I noted in my post on a commercially available grub composter, this method gets rid of veggie ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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5:22 am in botanical, Business & Politics, endangered species list, ethical, fish, food, Food & Health, sustainable by TreeHugger
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In January, national treasure, chef and writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall spearheaded a campaign called "Fish Fight" in response to the "insane waste" caused by North Sea fishermen throwing back almost a million dead and dying fish every year.
He had a series of t.v. shows, a themed week at a department store and a petition to the Europe...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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4:02 pm in agriculture, biodiversity, botanical, farming, food, permaculture, united states by TreeHugger
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Sequestering radioactive waste with pond algae or starting up a serious backyard aquaponics set up may not be for every gardener. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't have a pond. In fact, says Erik Ohlsen, installing a pond is the single most important pest management practice you can incorporate. And that's just one reason a...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:44 am in afghanistan, bees, botanical, colony collapse disorder, food, united kingdom by TreeHugger
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I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone wear a flack jacket into a bee yard before.
We've already heard about how Beekeeping Without Borders has taken honey bee education to Iraq and beyond. Afghanistan is also benefiting from a concerted effort to promote beekeeping. In fact, if this video is to be believed, beekeeping may be a key tool in eradicating opium poppy farming. With Afghan officials reporting a 15% drop in opium farming this year, some ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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2:39 pm in farmers markets, food, food and health, food policy by TreeHugger
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Llewellyn Hinkes-Jones asks in the Atlantic: "Is it possible for gluttony, purity, and morality to coexist with affordability? Or is this utopian vision a myth?" It's in a post titled The Folly of Bourgeois Sustainable Food, he begins by describing his personal conversion to organic food:
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9:37 am in animals, food, united states, vegan, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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I wondered before why I find myself apologizing to vegetarians for eating meat, even though I don't feel bad about it. At the time, I concluded that it was a similar issue to why any and every green lifestyle choice—even if kept completely to ourselves—what we choose to do, or not do, can be seen by others as a judgement on what they do. It seems that Mirra, the veg...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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5:11 pm in agriculture, Business & Politics, food, food safety, organic agriculture by TreeHugger
A menacing herd. Image: USDA via Flickr (Creative Commons)
In yet another example of wasted resources and misplaced priorities police in LA have raided Rawesome Foods, arresting three people in connection with the distribution of raw milk products without the proper permits. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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9:20 am in bees, botanical, colony collapse disorder, food, local food, united states by TreeHugger
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When I wrote about a farmer who kissed pigs the other day, I noted that the stories we tell ourselves matter. Culture is stories. And the narrative that we weave around the numerous environmental crises we face will be crucial in navigating a path through them. Given their crucial role in pollination, there are few more important characters in those stories than honey bees. A new exhibit explores the relationship between humans and honey bees and, f...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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