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Whether we are talking about open source, automated garden monitors, more efficient industrial monocultures, or discussing whether

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Yesterday's piece on salmonella shown a pretty negative shadow on our nation's egg producing industry. The recent salmonella outbreak is a clear example of the downfalls of an out of control globalized food system. But the picture isn't all grim.

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You've likely heard about the latest salmonella scare. This time it revolves around eggs, 550 million of them in all. Nearly 2,000 people in 17 states have already gotten sick as a result of the recent outbreak.

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Around the world, master chefs have long been the face of sustainable eating. After all, sustainably-sourced food tends to be better for you and tastier.

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This is an idea that I hope gets some traction and expands to other grocers across the nation. Fresh & Easy's Neighborhood Market found such success with their Farm to Store in 24 Program, that they will be expanding it.

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A picture is worth a thousand words. How can we grab people's attention, and get them to eat more local food? Yes, local food -- because it is healthier, slashes food's carbon footprint, and makes you savour the seasons again.

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We've discussed the idea of turning vacant lots of a deserted Detroit into vibrant farms.

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Buying food locally is a fast way to shed pounds...of carbon, anyway. By cutting down food miles, you're cutting back on the embodied carbon in the food, as well as helping out local growers. But if you don't have a farmers' market nearby or can't make it on a weekly basis, how else might you find locally grown food?

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Now that's what I'm talking about!

Vertical (Diagonal?) Farm from Work AC in NYC

TreeHugger has been dining on vertical farms since Mike first wrote about them back in 2005.