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3 Picks: E15 and Ozone, Bug Protein, FAO Predictions

source: wikimedia Readers, as posting is always lighter here during the summertime, I’m switching to a different news format as of today. From here on out, for the summer, you can expect more frequent news posts such as this one, instead of the long list that I’ve been providing on Mondays. Here’s to a fabulous [...]

Developing Global Agricultural Small Scale and Urban Food Production Systems

Last week I had the opportunity to visit with Colorado State faculty member, Dr. Ajay Jha, who travels extensively to help create ideal small farming operations. His primary objective is to find profitable models for sustainable, nutritious, local urban and small acreage food production. He feels this is where the need is since half of [...]

ActionAid: Food Used to Fuel Cars in G8 Nations Would Feed 441 Million

“As more and more food is used to fuel cars, it is increasingly clear that biofuel use in the world’s richest countries, including G8 nations, is contributing to global food price rises and world hunger.” ActionAid and other charities are meeting in the UK in June during the G8 summit, where they will ask David [...]