Diet/Nutrition/Eating

Low Carbon Thanksgiving- How Far Did Your Food Travel?

November 27, 2008
By lowcarbonhome
Low Carbon Thanksgiving- How Far Did Your Food Travel?

             Today is Thanksgiving in the United States and you likely travelled some distance to the table you are sharing with others.  How far did your food travel to get to that same table? Most turkeys prepared today were raised in Minnesota or North Carolina.  The cranberries in the cranberry sauce came from...

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Urban Farms Are in Our Future

October 17, 2008
By lowcarbonhome
Urban Farms Are in Our Future

The future of farming is going to get local.  According to the United Nations, 2008 was the first year in human history that more of the human beings on the planet live in cities versus in rural areas.  This coincides with the beinging of an era where the price oil and concerns about climate...

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A Little Yellow Tomato and Where Food Comes From

October 4, 2008
By lowcarbonhome

I started a garden for the first time in my adult life this in the Summer of 2008.  I found it to be more fun and fullfilling than I ever expected.   I was amazed at what I was able to grow in the space between my house and my neighbors.   Here are...

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