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Here it is at last, well-documented investigation that shows how we have all been manipulated into bad health by the food industry; people who have literally made a killing off us by getting us hooked on synthetic food. It’s a problem that just can’t be fixed with a bag of Bunny Luv baby carrots. 
Can you name all the ways food is wasted especially by consumers? Hint: the problem is systemic. 
Food safety. This is another truth about modern times in America no one wants to look at. The idea is that science and modern medicine has ended serious food-borne illness. But the fact is, we have lots more now and it is growing to epidemic proportions. 
HISTORY SHOWS URBAN FARMS CAN FEED CITIES WHILE PROVIDING ECOLOGICAL SERVICES – Perhaps the revival of urban farming will lead not just to a diet for a small planet but a diet for smaller people? 
Our lusting for bad food is no accident, my friends, but the result of a great conspiracy to condition us to a synthetic, grossly unhealthy food system dominated by unscrupulous corporations seeking profit above genuine service to the public. Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, showes us exactly why that happened. 
Those of us who are not on the growing end of the food system tend to lose track of the soil which supports production of our food. Even the fish we eat are affected by soil destruction. A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) tells us that we need to see dramatic improvement in the way we – that is, the world – manages our soils. 
Some people don’t understand the concept of “system.” They talk it, but then they become completely focused on only one or another element. That of course is partly brought on by the world of industrial specialization in which we have grown up. Very few of us can really see beyond our departments, cubicles, or front 
What is our answer to the challenge? If we are not to “give-in” what is the alternative that provides real change? Changes not limited to short impact volunteerism, give-aways that often create more problems, photo ops and marginal deliverables, but what about real game changing, economy building, capacity improving, meaningfully sustainable, significantly equitable deliveries? That is a real question. Answer it with your next action. |
 Video: Gene Yale grows 170+ apple trees in a city lot. By growing tiny little trees – grafted and managed like Bonsai – Gene has 3-foot apple treas that bear full size fruit.
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Crown S Ranch, Winthrop WA
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