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Foodprint, An "International Conversation about Food" Comes To Toronto

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Foodprint was founded in New York last summer by Sarah Rich (of Worldchanging fame) and Nicola Twilley (of Edible Geography) as a series of international conversations about food and the city....a truly cross-disciplinary discussion that explores the past, present, and future of food and th

Zero Emissions Weed Cutter Makes For Happier Vegetable Gardening

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Lakota squash just harvested from vines which had recently become overgrown with weeds. Image credit:J. Laumer

This time of year, garden pathways and borders can become over-grown with weeds in a matter of days - especially if it's been raining a lot. The first challenge is to keep weeds in these areas cut low enough to enable passage and to prevent them from going to seed.

Green Wine Guide: Going "Beyond Organic" with Jacuzzi Vineyards and Cline Cellars

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The name Jacuzzi may be most often associated with spas and hot tubs, but in the Carneros region of Sonoma, California, locals know that the family surname also means great wine.

Vineyard owner Fred Cline--the grandson of Valeriano Jacuzzi--began making wine even before he was even old enough to drink it.

Floating Plastic Dining Room is Taking Orders

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Image from School of Fish Foundation

If you are anywhere near Vancouver, B.C. and you have a strong stomach, come on down to the Plastic Dining Room. You will need good sea legs because the "restaurant" is a raft made out of 1,700 plastic bottles.

Turkeys, Traditions, and Families On The Fabulous Beekman Boys Farm

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Photo: Planet Green

Thanksgiving on The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Oh my. It's either a great joy or a profound nightmare, depending on your familial situation and your propensity to binge.