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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: February 24, 2017

How Food Looks Before It's Harvested

Some of it is almost unrecognizable compared to what ends up on your plate. You might be surprised – see if you can guess what these plants are! ...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: February 22, 2017

The Death Of Bees Explained

In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve. The foes bees face are truly horrifying – ...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: January 10, 2017

Healthy Chocolate Avocado Cookies

In all fairness, the vibrant green batter these make before adding the cocoa probably isn't something one would normally seek out when making chocolate cookies. But I promise they're delicious! Also, these cookies are g...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: January 8, 2017

A Look Into Our Climate – Past to Present to Future.

Michael Mann is a professor in the College of Earth a...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: January 4, 2017

Crunchy Oven-Baked Avocado Fries

INGREDIENTS: 2 large avocados, sliced salt, pepper and cayenne to taste 1/2 cup flour 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup panko bread crumbs DIRE...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: January 2, 2017

What's Wrong With What We Eat?

In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now, and why it's putting the entire planet at risk. He reveals that if we want to reach our goals for a better societ...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: January 1, 2017

Gluten Free Black Bean Brownies

I can't take full credit for this recipe, you can find the original here. I did, however, make a couple of modifications, mostly just subbing i...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: January 1, 2017

Where Does Your Food Come From?

Chosen as the winner of the 2014 Social Impact Film Award, "Food Chains" reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and supermarkets. if you'd like to learn more a...

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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: December 26, 2016

All About Sprouts | Health Benefits & Safety

Along with being an amazing and delicious way to step up your salad and sandwich game, sprouts also provide your body with a slew of amazing health benefits. To name a few, sprouts can help with your digestion, boost your metabolism, boo...

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