Slow Food for Africa
10,000 Food Gardens to Cultivate the Future We made our dream of creating a thousand food gardens in Africa a reality. But the Slow Food network isn’t stopping there. Now…
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February 15, 2014
Monarch butterfly by Vera Kratochvil
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Policies and pollinators: How the feds deepen the precipitous decline of monarchs
Krista Langlois The numbers are in from Mexico, and they ain’t pretty. Every fall, monarch butterflies fly thousands of miles from the Great Plains to their winter grounds in central…
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February 14, 2014
International Year of Family Farming 2014
The 2014 International Year of Family Farming (2014 IYFF) is a worldwide celebration, declared by the United Nations General Assembly, that aims to stimulate active policies for sustainable development of…
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February 12, 2014
NESFAS photo / Raisa Daimary
Millet breakfast reduces blood sugar: study
Low glycemic index helps bring down glucose levels better than rice dishes.
By R. Sujatha Though millets have found their way in to dishes served at health expositions, diabetics, who need it more, are yet to start including it in their diet.…
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Low glycemic index helps bring down glucose levels better than rice dishes.
Low glycemic index helps bring down glucose levels better than rice dishes.
February 10, 2014
NESFAS photo/ Annelie Bernhart
Growing insects: Farmers can help bring back pollinators
With a sharp decline in pollinating insects, farmers are being encouraged to grow flowering plants that can support these important insects. It’s a fledgling movement that could help restore pollinators…
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February 8, 2014
How to get happiness?
How to get happiness? Once a group of 30 friends were attending a seminar. Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each one a balloon. Each one was asked to…
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February 7, 2014