Robots On The Farm
Think about a farm being run without human intervention. Robots move to and fro – never tiring or complaining about wages – while farmers …
The Secret to Food Independence
Independence is at the root of sustainability and represents a key concept of the Resiliency Movement. Independence has many meanings from alternative energy solutions …
When To Start Planting Your Garden
Even though we just hit March, I’m already starting to think about gardening this year. Produce prices continue to climb and the drought in …
Will Droughts Affect Food Prices in 2014?
Growing up in the Northeast, the word drought never really had much significance for me. Sure, I might have heard about it on the …
Shocking Decline of Nutrients in Food
A few weeks ago, a collective study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine regarding multivitamins. Like most children, I was always given …
Where's the "Food Forest" in Your Neighborhood
Community supported agricultural initiatives are a great way to build interpersonal bonds and provide a valuable service simultaneously. That said, food forests may be …
The Next Trick Food Companies Will Use to Ruin Your Health
It wasn’t too long ago that we discussed the dangers of refined sugar and other sweeteners. In case you missed it, the key takeaway …
Resetting "paradise"…
Originally recorded in 1970 by Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi highlights environmental concerns of the time. We still deal with many of these concerns …
Disconnection
If you had an emergency (or heck, even got arrested) with no cell phone or no Internet, what number would you call? Growing up, …
After the GMO Bubble Pops….
Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs for short, have been in the news frequently. They aren’t labeled. They make you fat. Yet, 85% of corn …