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Author: Abby Quillen • Date: August 3, 2016

Get Cultured: Sourdough Made Simple

Nobody knows who made the first loaf of bread, but it most likely happened in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago. Perhaps someone left wheat porridge out for several days, then baked it. That lucky person discovered sourdough bread, a food human...

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Author: Christina Sarich • Date: August 2, 2016

These Beekeepers Are Saving the Forest and Producing Honey at the Same Time

Zimbabwe’s beekeepers won’t let you go near their forest. Hundreds of their beehives are hidden within a dense patch of forest along the river in the Mpudzi Resettlement, and the beekeepers watch out for the trees just as vehement...

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Author: Alexis Henning • Date: August 1, 2016

Tech Companies Like Google, Uber, Twitter and AirBnB Donate Tons of Free Food Waste

Major tech companies produce thousands of free food for their employees every day. Luckily, they've also begun to donate their food waste to the hungry. Certain tech companies are famous for feeding their employees very wel...

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Author: Tori Wesszer • Date: July 28, 2016

Recipe: Tomato Goat Cheese Tart

I’ve been eyeing up tomato tarts on Pinterest for some time now. But I will admit, the thought of making my own pastry is just too much for this busy mom to handle some days...

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Author: Scott Nystrom • Date: July 27, 2016

Glorious Garlic

Garlic is incredible. It is said to have both pleased the gods and come from the depths of hell, sprouting at the hoofprints of the devil himself. Both revered for its medicinal properties and scorned for its ‘overstimulation’ of ...

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Author: Amanda Froelich • Date: July 25, 2016

Mayor Wants Her City To Be The First Vegetarian City In The World!

The mayor of this Italian city will promote vegetarian and vegan diets as a “priority” in her administration. Vegetarianism isn’t a new concept. In fact, it’s an idea and way of eating that is increasing in p...

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Author: Soil Mate • Date: July 25, 2016

The Top 10 Healthiest Seeds on Earth

They come in all different sizes, shapes and colours. The seed is an embryonic plant itself and the origin of nutrition. A plant goes to great lengths to produce each seed and fill it with high concentrations of vitamins, minerals, proteins, ...

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Author: Riya Sander • Date: July 23, 2016

3 Eco-Friendly Ideas to a DIY Garden Shed

If you are struggling to find space for your yard equipment, then you have come to the right place. Garages and sheds serve as a valuable space to store things from the harsh conditions of the outdoors. Not everyone has a garage though, and t...

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Author: Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko • Date: July 20, 2016

“Soil Sisters” Cook, Collaborate and Celebrate

Never underestimate what a bunch of women coming together at a potluck can do. What started six years ago as a regularly scheduled series of on-farm potlucks among local wo...

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Author: Dr. Brent Barlow • Date: July 19, 2016

Part 2: 3 Reasons To Reduce Sugar Excess

In Part 1, Dr. Brent Barlow talks about addressing excess sugar consumption for 3 reasons. Here are three more reasons to reduce excess sugar: ...

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Author: Amanda Froelich • Date: July 19, 2016

Celebrity Chefs To Distribute Olympic Leftovers To The Hungry

Enough food will be collected from the Olympic Games to feed approximately 100 hungry citizens - free of charge - throughout the event. During the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, kitchens the size of two football fields wi...

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Author: Nithin Coca • Date: July 18, 2016

A Growing Crisis: Insects are Disappearing — And Fast

We all know about the huge declines in bee and monarch butterfly populations. Now, it turns out that ...

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Author: Jordan Marr • Date: July 17, 2016

Podcast: We Divorced Flavour From Nutrition, And It's Making Us Fatter

In this episode of the Ruminant, Jordan Marr interviews the author of ...

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Author: Allisha Heidt • Date: July 15, 2016

Kombucha Mixology! It’s Actually A Thing

Kombucha has got to be one of the most versatile drinks ever. Aside from helping colonize our gut bacteria, it’s used for so many other purposes - salad dressing, face toner, all-purpose spray – to name just a few. And now as this...

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Author: Amanda Froelich • Date: July 12, 2016

This State Becomes The First In The U.S. To Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides

Maryland will become the first U.S. state to ban neonicotinoid-containing pesticides to help revive honey bee populations. In 2015, honey bee populations in the state of Maryland ...

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Author: Chris Perrin • Date: July 10, 2016

Here’s a Crazy Idea: Maybe We Shouldn’t Be Throwing Away Nearly Half of Our Food

We all do it. We look in the fridge, give that greying meet or a browning veggie a sniff and toss it (hopefully) into the compost. Basically, we all waste food. On an individual level, the food waste we generate amounts to a lot and, like any...

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Author: Selena DeVries - Healthbean Nutrition • Date: July 8, 2016

Recipe: Lemon Parmesan New Potatoes

Delicious new potatoes are hitting the farmers markets and I was right there to pick them up! One of my favourite time of year is when these little spuds are ready to go. In the nutrition world, potatoes have an unfair reputat...

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Author: Dr. Brent Barlow • Date: July 6, 2016

Part 1: 3 Reasons To Reduce Sugar Excess

Sugar is sweet in many senses of the word "sweet". It sweetens the flavour of everything you put it in and plays an important role in many of the treats we love the most. Sugar has been there at our birthdays, holidays and other spe...

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Author: Curtis Stone • Date: July 5, 2016

How To START UP Your Own Urban Farm

Curtis Stone - the Urban Farmer answers questions on how to get started in urban farming and passes his knowledge on how to get your own urban farming operation off the ground. ...

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