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Tag Archives: food
Review of “Urban Homesteading” and some thoughts on food
I’ve amassed quite a few books on homesteading, urban farming, sustainability, energy efficiency, building, permaculture and related topics recently and the next up for review is no exception: Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living by Rachel Kaplan & Ruby … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged Books, culture, food, permaculture, Reviews, urban homesteading
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Review: Eating Animals
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer is a very popular book about, well, eating animals. It paints a vivid picture of what it means to eat animals – and it does so skillfully from a number of perspectives such as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Food & drinks, Reviews
Tagged animals, factory farming, food, meat, organic, Reviews
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Time to switch to organic agriculture
The record-high staple food prices, the near-catastrophic drought in China and a looming energy crisis have put one of the very basic things in focus again: food. People in Western countries often overlook how important food is – it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Food & drinks
Tagged Australia, energy, farming yields, food, health benefits, oil, organic, organic farming, produce, resiliency
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