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Fruit Labels made of Soap… you say what now?

Fruit Labels made of Soap… you say what now?

Creator Scott Amron has come up with an innovative solution to the little stickers on our fruit. Vanishing Fruit Wash Labels. Yep, those annoying little stickers actually might be useful for the consumer! Continue Reading

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No more excuses – Leading companies in WWF Scorecard show sustainable palm oil sourcing is possible

No more excuses – Leading companies in WWF Scorecard show sustainable palm oil sourcing is possible

Companies are buying more certified sustainable palm oil than ever before – but urgent action is still needed to avoid the irreversible loss of tropical forests and species such as tigers, according to WWF’s latest assessment of palm oil buyers. Continue Reading

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All for one aim: Multi-pronged approach to fight hunger

All for one aim: Multi-pronged approach to fight hunger

The volatility of food prices, in particular price upswings, represents a major threat to food security in developing countries and typically affects poor populations the hardest. According to the World Bank, during 2010–11 rising food costs pushed nearly 70 million people worldwide into extreme poverty.
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Fresh food or landfill?

Fresh food or landfill?

What happens to the food that doesn’t make the journey from the farm to the market or the produce at the market that won’t sell on the day? Brooke Eggleton reports. Continue Reading

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Saving Seeds – Do we have a choice?

Saving Seeds – Do we have a choice?

This beautiful short film by Jason Taylor from the Source Project talks about the importance of saving seeds. Filmed in India, this kind of foresight and care for our plants and production food needs to be entrenched in our Australian way of life. Continue Reading

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Environmental Working Group studied that Lamb is the worst meat for our Environment

Environmental Working Group studied that Lamb is the worst meat for our Environment

We are all aware, or at least we should be aware, that our meat production industries are not helpful to our environment. Now we have more information about exactly how bad it is and it isn’t going to make the meat eaters amoungst us happy to see this! Continue Reading

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The Giving Trees: Five Trees You’ve Never Heard of that Are Helping to End Hunger

The Giving Trees: Five Trees You’ve Never Heard of that Are Helping to End Hunger

We know that trees can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide from the earth’s atmosphere. But what is less widely understood is how many of these trees can also help to bring an end to hunger and poverty. Continue Reading

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Farming the cities, feeding an urban future

Farming the cities, feeding an urban future

As people move from rural to urban settings in search of economic opportunities, urban agriculture is becoming an important provider of both food and employment, according to researchers with the Worldwatch Institute. Continue Reading

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Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Honey-baked pumpkin risotto

Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Honey-baked pumpkin risotto

We are all doing our bit for the environment & cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes – Honey-baked pumpkin risotto Continue Reading

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Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance

Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance

According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year. In the developing world, over 40 percent of food losses occur after harvest—while being stored or transported, and during processing and packing. In industrialized countries, more than 40 percent of losses occur as a result of retailers and consumers discarding unwanted but often perfectly edible food. Continue Reading

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Growing quinoa in Australia

Growing quinoa in Australia

Kept a secret among the Bolivian tribes for thousands of years, quinoa or the ‘grain of the gods’ has recently become a highly sought-after food in the West. Jemma Nicoll reports. Continue Reading

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Vegan Mid Week Recipe – Chilled Double Chocolate Torte: The No-Bake Version

Vegan Mid Week Recipe – Chilled Double Chocolate Torte: The No-Bake Version

Along with our normal Meat Free Mid Week Recipes, I thought I would add this into the mix – Vegan Recipes! This one is going to knock your socks off! Continue Reading

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Permanent staples – don’t bin that food!

Permanent staples – don’t bin that food!

Is it your habit to chuck food in the bin as soon as it reaches its labeled ‘use-by’ or ‘best before’ date? Continue Reading

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Five Vegetables You’ve Never Heard of That are Helping to End Hunger

Five Vegetables You’ve Never Heard of That are Helping to End Hunger

No single food can put an end to hunger. But worldwide there are many different fruits and vegetables that are helping to improve nutrition and diets, while increasing incomes and improving livelihoods. Continue Reading

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Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Low fat veggie curry

Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Low fat veggie curry

We are all doing our bit for the environment & cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes  -Low fat veggie curry Continue Reading

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Innovation of the Week: Community Seed Banks to Empower Women and Protect Biodiversity

Innovation of the Week: Community Seed Banks to Empower Women and Protect Biodiversity

For fifteen years, Muniyamma, a farmer in Karnataka, India, practiced agriculture with the help of agro-chemicals, such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides, but in recent years she noticed a drastic decrease in yield. Continue Reading

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Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Miso Soup

Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Miso Soup

We are all doing our bit for the environment & cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes  -Miso Soup Continue Reading

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Agriculture: The Unlikely Earth Day Hero

Agriculture: The Unlikely Earth Day Hero

For over 40 years, Earth Day has served as a call to action, mobilizing individuals and organizations around the world to address these challenges. This year Nourishing the Planet highlights agriculture—often blamed as a driver of environmental problems—as an emerging solution. Continue Reading

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