Conversations centered on the topics of sustainability, food security, conservation, and organic farming by people in groups, industries, or even coffee shop conversations often center on a large global scale. How can we change the entire world? or our entire system or way of life? What can we do as an entire city, state, country, or […]
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So Why Buy Organic?
In my previous article I brought up the simple question, “Are organically produced products healthier for you than traditional products in regards to nutritional quality?” And the simple answer was, not exactly, but the evidence and the amount of new data has proven some important factors. The University of Newcastle in England came out with […]
Continue ReadingIs Organically Grown Produce Healthier Than Traditionally Grown
Today it is becoming more and more commonplace to hear such terms as “non-GMO”, “organically grown”, or “natural” when concerning the food we eat. We as consumers are choosing more and more of these alternatively grown or produced products over what can be described as “traditionally produced” products. But what is the actual difference between […]
Continue ReadingAlternative Protein Sources to Carcinogenic Processed Meats
Recently the WHO World Health Organization finished an in depth study concerning the connection with the high consumption of processed meats in a western diet to certain types of cancer. The study, which began in 2014, gathered over 800 separate studies on the effects of red meat on the human body. Red meat is defined […]
Continue ReadingAquaculture, Pisciculture, and the Future of Farmed Fish
The world has a massive appetite for all types of aquatic fish species ranging from tuna and tilapia to mollusks and seaweed and everything in between. In 2009 total world production of fish and fish products was 140 million tons. And this volume of fish products we consume is growing at a rapid pace. Latest […]
Continue ReadingThe Drought In California – Facts And Potential Solutions
We are quickly entering a world where water, a resource we took for granted or assumed was limitless is quickly becoming more precious than ever before. Using the example of California it is best to first understand exactly what the situation is in California concerning water supply, where water is being used, and the conservation […]
Continue ReadingWhat is Aquaponics?
The simplest explanation of Aquaponics is done by taking the two parts of the word and understanding where each comes from. Aqua is associated with the word water and is a shortening of the word aquaculture which is the practice of raising marine species in a controlled environment,or the farming of fish. Ponics is a […]
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