Less is more, if you’re talking fertilizer Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have just released the results of a ten-year study, the gist of which is that most crops absorb a small percentage of the nitrogen applied to soil, and the small increase in yield didn’t offset the considerable costs related to the [...]
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News Feed
March 13th, 2009 by leslie · 1 Comment
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An Inaugural Word from Director Destin Layne: Change is in the Air
January 20th, 2009 by destin · No Comments
Checking in on the foodie webs this afternoon (we spent the morning hosting an Eat Well Inaugural Potluck here in the office), I see that many of our favorites, including Serious Eats and Kim O’Donnel of A Mighty Appetite, are all a-Twitter about Obama Foodorama, a blog we’ve recently fallen for but neglected to [...]
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Fishy Choices
January 8th, 2009 by pooja · 2 Comments
Pooja Mottl is the founder of a new blog called Breaking Green, which provides breaking news on food sustainability from mainstream media sources from around the world as well as weekly commentary and analysis.
If you had an inkling that fish farming may be picking up the pace, you are on to something. As global seafood [...]
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Eat Healthy Monday!
January 5th, 2009 by erin · 2 Comments
Today’s Healthy Monday tip: Make a New Years resolution for you and the planet (yes you can do both!)
As we welcome in 2009, the opportunity to reevaluate and set goals to improve our lives (and especially our health) presents itself. Luckily, there is one key avenue that will improve your health while keeping the [...]
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Wired presents: How Science Will Solve the Next Global Crisis
November 12th, 2008 by pooja · 1 Comment
This post was written by Pooja Mottl.
Food is getting some tech-savvy street cred as Wired magazine puts “The Future of Food” front and center in its November 2008 issue.
The magazine dishes about why the chemical age of agriculture is “running out of juice” at a time when demand for food continues to soar and output [...]
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