With an extra day this year, February gets its quadrennial opportunity to step up and fill its 29 days with as many events as possible. With that in mind, there are a number of domestic events jammed into February. These include two here in Denver, one of which I will attend at the end of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Organic’
The Rising Meat Consumption
January 18th, 2012
Megan Stilley A recent report from the Worldwatch Institute stated that global meat consumption is up 20% over the past 10 years. The report claims the majority of the increase is from developed nations and the expanding size of factory farms. In fact developed nations consume 80 kg (176 lbs) per person on average a year, while [...]
Sustainable Chocolate
December 13th, 2011
Megan Stilley The holiday season is a great time to give chocolate as a gift, especially when you don’t know what else to give. But what is that box of chocolate actually representing? Chocolate come from cacao trees- specifically cacao beans, which typically grow in tropical regions. “About 70% of the world’s cacao is grown in [West]Africa,” [...]
Your Guide to a Sustainable Thanksgiving
November 15th, 2011
Megan Stilley Every year American families sit down on the fourth Thursday of November and gorge themselves on anything and everything, including parades and football. It symbolizes the start of overeating, over-consuming, and general wastefulness for the next month. This is also called the holiday season with Thanksgiving, Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza and New Years all within a month. Really, [...]
USDA Doles out 10 Grants for People’s Gardens
November 14th, 2011
Eric Wilson While small compared to subsidies for corn, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in grants “to support 155 People’s Gardens in neighborhoods” throughout the United States. 10 programs were awarded sums ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. For a complete accounting of the recipients and award denominations, see [...]
Changers: Not Just Another Solar Charger
November 12th, 2011
Eric Wilson That is what Changers.com would like you to believe. Their solar cell not only charges your electronic devices, but according to a recent article in the New York Times, it “gives consumers the ability to track the amount of money and CO2 they save by using solar power rather than a standard home or office [...]
Organic, Locavore or Seasonavore?
November 7th, 2011
Megan Stilley If you are trying to be conscious about your food choices, then there are many options to choose from. Do you choose to buy all of your food certified organic? Often these foods are miles from your house, generally produced in California or on the west coast. Do you choose to buy all your food [...]
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