February 2012
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Mushroom Farm in Seattle
Installed at [storefront] Olson Kundig Architects in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood, Mushroom Farm invites visitors to consider the far-reaching impacts of one seemingly simple lifestyle choice—purchasing a cup of coffee—as a nexus for sustainable awareness, community-building, and a model for future urban agricultural practice. While most coffee grounds enter a traditional waste...
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THE OIL SILO HOME
The Oil Silo Home, designed by pinkcloud.dk in Berlin, recycles oil silos by transforming them into affordable houses!
An oil silo is a storage container for compressed liquefied petroleum gas. There are approximately 49,000 oil silos in over 660 oil refineries worldwide! As the human population increases at an exponential rate, oil discovery decreases at an exponential rate. Soon all...
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Some Really Great Websites
Much of my inspiration for my Thesis has come from a single website:
GraceLinks.org spreads awareness and provokes discussion around sustainable practices by both consumers and producers. Gracelinks will lead you to The Meatrix, Eat Well Guide, Sustainable Table, H2O Conserve, NNEC (Network for New Energy Choices), EcoCentric Blog.
The Meatrix is a great resource to learn about factory...
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Dowding argues that local food need not mean “premium” luxury. Quite the opposite: If businesses can source direct, taking out middlemen, they should be able to cut costs, he says. “You can get much better value going direct, or by minimizing the length of the supply chain.”
Sustaination will operate a “freemium” model, where signing up is free, but actual business costs money. Members within...
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Fed Up! Movie (2002) Summary Review
This was a fantastic movie revealing (some of) the truth bbehind GMOs and agriculture. Aesthetically, it is a little outdated, but the information is spot on. Enjoy.
* desertification, soil erosion, soil compaction, destruction of Biodiveristy, loss of natural enemies of pests
Marc Lappe (Center for Ethics and Toxins)
Norman Borlaug- Began Selective Breeding
- Rockefeller and The World Bank...
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What The Global Food Supply Will Look Like In 2021
Depending on circumstances, we could be headed for either an amazing future where we’re printing food or a disaster where people are barely scraping by growing a few vegetables on their roofs. Here are four different scenarios about how we will be eating in a decade.
Your food consumption might look quite a bit different a decade from now. Colony collapse disorder, foodborne disease outbreaks,...
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Eat Some Bugs; "Eco Protein"
For Most People, Eating Bugs Is Only Natural
Sharon Guynup and Nicolas Ruggia National Geographic Channel
July 15, 2004
If you think eating insects is gross, you may be in the cultural minority. Throughout history, people have relished insects as food. Today, many cultures still do.
Ten thousand years ago hunters and gatherers ate bugs to survive. They probably learned what was edible from...
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Real Time Farms
Wow. I am so impressed with these crowd-source-type startups that are able to reach larger audiences. Real Time Farms will help you map out your food’s route from farm to Farmer’s Market or restaurant. One of the best things about this site is that it maps food that is local. So, if you are as curious as I am about where food comes from- this website is for you.
Here is a list of...
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Omnivore's Dilemma on Polyphenols
“Healthier? Perhaps. A study by the University of California-Davis in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry in 2003 found that identical varieties of corn, strawberries, and blackberries grown in neighboring plots using different methods (organic versus conventional) showed that organic methods produced significantly higher levels of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and a wide range of...
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WatchThis is my spilt schedule between Info 2 and Thesis 2 for the spring semester. Info 2 will focus more on theory, interaction and system design while Thesis 2 will focus on construction and execution.
Food industry opposes EPA limits on dioxins
The food and chemical industries are lobbying hard against what is expected to be a tough report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The report will set an upper limit for safe consumption of dioxins.
Most Americans consume dioxins at levels higher than this standard, mostly from food.
About 90% of dioxins come from foods, particularly high-fat animal foods.
Dioxins mainly enter...
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FoodPairing
http://www.foodpairing.com/en/home
Odd ingredients for the adventurous chef.
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