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Back to homepageBansky’s “Sirens of the Lambs” Stuffed Animals Draw Attention to Animal Slaughtering
International street artist Bansky is at it again in New York City. His new work of art entitled “Sirens of the Lambs”, is meant to demonstrate the harsh realities of animal slaughtering. Bansky’s latest work consists of an army of
Read MoreAn Eye-Opening Look at Industrialized Food Production
An inside look into the eye-opening film entitled “Samsara”, and the grim realities that are associated with industrialized food production. Click on the picture to watch this incredible video.
Read MoreFollow Your Small-Farm Dreams – Free Teleclass with Joel Salatin!
Brought to you be Verge Permaculture. If you follow the headlines, the picture for small organic farms looks pretty scary. It’s enough to make anybody think twice about leaping into sustainable farming! But you know what? Reality doesn’t necessarily match
Read MoreChipotle Cultivate Festival 2013
This video features an insiders look at the Chipotle Cultivate Festival 2013 in Denver, Colorado. A day of incredible food and music, and featuring sustainable agriculture. Features behind the scenes interviews with musical performers Allen Stone and Air Dubai, as
Read MoreThe Washington Post is Wrong About Farmed Salmon
oday the Washington Post ran an article in their Food section lauding advances in the salmon farming industry. Their message? Farmed salmon are a good choice. We’re here to set the record straight: farmed salmon are not a sustainable seafood
Read MoreMonsanto Pours Millions into GMO Labeling Fight
We’re now only weeks away from the next big GMO labeling vote in the United States; this time in Washington State, where citizens will cast their votes for the people’s initiative 522, “The People’s Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About Food Storage
This is an interesting article about food storage, and storing the food that you have grown throughout the season. Without questions, the composted waste of a successfully abundant harvest is favorable to packaging ridden landfills. Though, in the absence of
Read MoreOrange Juice May Soon Contain Pig Genes
by Eric Zielinksi - Naturalhealth365.com Eric L. Zielinski Eric L. Zielinski Our orange crops have been suffering, and it looks like they are now researching pig genes as a potential part of the solution. On July 27, the New York
Read MoreOfficials Say “Okay” to Processed Chicken from China
Should we allow processed chicken from China into the United States? It’s trendy to buy local or to ask where your favorite restaurant sources its fish. It’s cool to know if the cheese you bought at the farmer’s market was
Read MoreGrow Your Own Mushroom Garden
What could be better than 1 1/2 lbs of your own home-grown mushrooms? Here at The Urban Conversion we are about to do just that with the ‘Back To The Roots’ grow your own mushroom garden kit. Updates to follow!
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