June 3rd, 2010 
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Urban farming proposal causes more tension
After months of deliberation, a Kansas City Council panel finally endorsed new rules Wednesday intended to promote urban agriculture for fun and profit. Now, though, some gardeners are worried that their decorative front yard vegetables might be illegal.
Read more on The Kansas City Star
May 19th, 2010 admin
Urban Farming launches 3 gardens
Urban farming, a popular pastime in Greater Cincinnati for generations, got a new set of hands in the field Tuesday.
Read more on The Cincinnati Enquirer
April 24th, 2010 admin
Protect my family farm and others like it by voting YES on Issue 2 in Ohio! We love farmers, what we do. If we were the weekend honest work, holidays and 365 days a year, hardly a benefit if you do not care what is best for the animals we raise? In my opinion, should be the only such animals and agriculture have linked the decisions that businesses do not work some lobbyists, the main objective is to make us decide to turn into a completely vegan company. This is not my family’s farm, but as a guy fifth generation family farmer, I am proud of what this family.
April 6th, 2010 admin Window Farming: A Do-It-Yourself Veggie Venture
If you have a green thumb, a window and a serious Do-It-Yourself ethic, you too, can be a farmer … even in your downtown apartment building. Spring is here, and for urban dwellers with no access to soil, hydroponic gardening is a way to grow fresh veggies indoors.
Read more on NPR
April 5th, 2010 admin Farming in Philadelphia? It’s Not As Crazy As You Think
Time to put those thrift-shop overalls to use, Young Artist! Fairmount Park has just opened up 10 half-acre plots of farmable, nutrient-rich land in Manatawna Farm up in Roxborough. Turns out, M. Nutt has been listening to your threats of just getting out of Fishtown/West Philly and cultivating your own food in Montana. And he wants you to stick around – because hey, he’d miss you (and he needs …
Read more on Philadelphia Weekly
April 3rd, 2010 admin Factory Farming & Bon Appétit
By their own admission, Bon Appétit at Wesleyan maintains no internal standards for animal treatment in their sourcing of meat and dairy products.
Read more on The Wesleyan Argus
February 23rd, 2010 admin
Be a responsible human being. Educate yourself. Don’t listen to the news. Find out where your food is coming from. Don’t support Factory Farming. Think outside the box. Question everything. Ask why. If you want to know some information about factory farming check out these movies/video clips. If you eat meat you should know what animals go through to get to your plate or plastic wrap. Stop being in denial. Earthlings… an amazing movie with a lot of information. video.google.com Our Daily Bread- a must see www.youtube.com Peta www.peta.org
February 23rd, 2010 admin
Footage from Animal Liberation Israel shows the cruelty behind kosher egg farming. Visit humanekosher.com for more videos and information on Judaism and vegetarianism.
February 18th, 2010 admin Many people refuse to eat pork and other pig meat for religious reasons or for reasons of health products. When people begin to have a vegetarian diet of red meat is usually the first thing they eliminate their food. If they start to improve various health indicators in general, their cholesterol and blood pressure. Health is one of the most compelling reasons to eat vegetarian, but the inhumane treatment of animals for human consumption, mass production is another reason why many people are opposed to a meat diet. Pig follows the same process, raising chickens and other animals used in agriculture. The pigs are kept in small boxes with limited movement. You are overfed, they are killed quickly. Their living conditions can be dirty and they stimulate ‘re growth hormones and weight gain, and antibiotics to prevent disease, the results of their living conditions. You are forced to live in unnatural conditions, and they show signs of chronic stress are other animals for human consumption. They chew on the bars of their cage or excessive concern with their water bottles. Because of their limited scope of the search behavior prevents movement is natural for a pig. Pigs are paying a heavy price for our food. And we pay a high price for the consumption of pork and red meat. It is not always made to eat meat. Our teeth designed to tear tn were not and tearing flesh. We evolved from herbivores, and it is not always eat the best way for us. If we eliminate red meat and other meat and animal products from our diet, we get healthier – thinner and fit, less tired and slow. And it IS the psychological advantage that we did not again in the suffering of innocent animals.
February 10th, 2010 admin Some advantages of vegetarian overall impact of agriculture and livestock describe plant. Long ago, eating meat was a good source of nutrition, as well as the use of hormones, pesticides and methods of mass production is still unknown. A family brought their own livestock and processed. Each morning, large golden eggs by potholes, love, nourished and healthy pesticide-free grains were plucked care. Farms today to use any, but in the process, they are going to pay a toll on the environment that future generations will be forced. Breeding animals for food requires more than half the water used in the United States each year, one third of all raw materials, including fossil fuels. This industry is the biggest polluter of our waters and is directly responsible for 85 percent of soil erosion. The dependence of the meat of our country is still poisoning and reduce our land, water and air. The total farmland in the United States amounts to 87 per cent increase with animals for food. It is 45 per cent of the total mass of the United States. Methane is one of four greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. The world is 1 3 billion cows produce one fifth of the total methane emitted into the atmosphere. Raising animals for food causes more water pollution in the United States than in any other industry because animals raised for food at 20 times the excrement of the entire human population-230, 000 pounds per second. Of all the raw materials and fossil fuels in the United States, over one third is used to raise animals for food production. Rain forests are being destroyed at a rate of 125,000 square miles per year. The main cause of deforestation raised animals for food production. The inhumane treatment of animals that are bred for human consumption are coupled, the cost of cultivation and processing of these animals for human consumption is too high. A commitment to reduce or eliminate meat from your diet, and learn from living plant foods, of course, the environment provides. Animals and your conscience is best for them. So what do you choose? Start early and learn more about the advantages vegetarian. For more information on vegetarian and benefits the environment, link click here
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