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Why Brewing Beer Just Got A Lot Harder In Massachusetts

Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Grain, Beer Brewers, Massachusetts Grain, Brewers, Beer, Massachusetts Hops, Massachusetts Beer, Beer Brewing, Massachusetts, Hops, Food News

The Massachusetts State Alcohol Commission passed an advisory last week mandating that any "farmer-brewers" must grow or find Massachusetts sources fo...

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Celebrating The Halfway Point of Summer

Donna Henes | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Grain, Midsummer, Goddess, Summer, Harvest, August, Healthy Living Spirit, The Meaning of Summer, The Symbolism of Midsummer, Consciousness, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

Midsummer marks the glorious bounty of the ripening season. But how can we, separated from the agricultural process appreciate the atmosphere of the season which we cannot see?

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End Of Cheap Food Era May Be Near

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Food Costs, Grain, Food Prices, Soybeans, Business News, Cheap Food, US Grain Prices, Grain Prices, Business News

CHICAGO (By KT Arasu) - U.S. grain prices should stay unrelentingly high this year, according to a Reuters poll, the latest sign that the era of chea...

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Australian Locust Thrive, Rocky Mountain Ones Disappear

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Australia, Drought, Grain, Wheat, Australian Plague Locust, Great Plains Grasslands, United States, Water Conservation, Honeybees, Global Warming, Food Security, Locusts, Dr Reese Halter, Organic Farming, Farming, Agriculture, Soils, Climate Change, Green News
Dr. Reese Halter

A plague of locusts of biblical proportion has hatched and is growing as Australia, the fourth largest grain exporter, has gone form 13 years of bone-dry drought to the wettest September since the inception of record keeping in 1860.

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Harvesting Mother Earth's Gifts Of Life

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Birth, Grain, Goddess, Nature, Mother Earth, Seeds, Autumn, Harvest, Fall, Resurrection, Life, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

Throughout world mythology, the goddess of the good ground, the grain, the autumn harvest, has been appropriately portrayed as a knowledgeable mature woman of the world.

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Ending World Hunger for the Price of a Burger

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Resources, Population, Grain, Resource Scarcity, Agriculture, United Nations, World Bank, Hidden Hunger, Diet, Development Assistance, Stephan Tanda, Government, Staple Foods, Vitamins, World Health Organization, Maize, Private Sector, World Food Programme, Minerals, Development, Population Growth, Poverty, Hamburger, Corn, Malnutrition, Child Malnutrition, Hunger, Rice, Burger, Health, Nutrition, International Food Policy Research Institute, Food Prices, Civil Society, Food Fortification, World News
Stephan B. Tanda

While world coffers grew from a mere $1.35 trillion dollars in 1960 to over $60 trillion today, the number of empty stomach reached record levels. Tod...

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PHOTOS: 8 Ways You Can Be Fooled By Your Food

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

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We heartily applaud any effort to green your diet. But beware: looks can be misleading. While organic is much better for the environment since it ex...

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Eating Matters

Kathy Freston | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Grain, Plants, Sustainable Food, Nutrition, Food, Sustainability, Eating, Diet, Global Warming, Politics of Food, Healthy Living News
Kathy Freston

If we are to stabilize the environment, have better health, and see less hunger in the world, we can make at least one small change that will affect it all: eat a more plant-based diet.

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