See how 12 architects used low-cost, environmentally-friendly shipping containers as modern alternatives in home design and architecture.
Source: design-milk.com
Alternatives to traditional architecture, shipping container homes are cost-effective, socially conscious and a really cool idea.
The pasteurisation of all milk cannot be justified and raw milk vending machines have a place – say the Food Standards Agency. The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) consultation undertaken as a part of its review of the controls governing the sale of raw drinking milk and cream closed on 30 April. True to its word, the FSA published the outcome of this consultation last Friday. Steve Wearne, the FSA’s Director of Food Safety, summarises the outcome in a report for consideration by the Board of the FSA later this month. A full response to the comments submitted is expected to be published before 30 July. The responses – all 536 – were overwhelmingly in support of greater access to raw drinking milk with just four respondents calling for the pasteurisation of all milk. What has the FSA made of them all? Due credit to the FSA for what is, on the whole, good news.
Source: www.artisanfoodlaw.co.uk
Let’s hope the US will follow the UK on this.
A rise in diseases and other ailments is linked to the changing composition of microbes in the gut.
Source: well.blogs.nytimes.com
I have definitely found a difference since I consume a good deal of probiotic foods and supplements. My stomach feels much better, I have lots more energy and my health in general seems better.
Michele Simon was a speaker in the 2012 Food Revolution Summit. Recently she released a report, produced in tandem with Friends Of the Earth, to bring attention to the dire situation of declining bee populations caused by pesticides. You can find the report here, and read a summary below. If you like to eat, then you should care about what’s happening to bees. Did you know that two-thirds of our food crops require pollination – the very foods that we rely on for healthy eating – such as apples, berries, and almonds, just to name a few. That’s why the serious declines in bee populations are getting more attention, with entire campaigns devoted to saving bees. A strong and growing body of evidence points to exposure to a class of neurotoxic pesticides called neonicotinoids—the fastest-growing and most widely used class of synthetic pesticides—as a key contributing factor to bee declines. The European Union banned the three most widely used
Source: foodrevolution.org
Transparency is so necessary in the food and pesticide industries.
Here’s how to shop for oil—from looking for good producers to knowing when a bottle might be damaged.
Source: www.takepart.com
I had no idea how much there was to consider when buying olive oil. I thought I was well educated about olive oil but I have much more to learn.
Robert Reich explains how America has a Koch problem.
Source: front.moveon.org
Do you feel the Koch Problem?
‘Vintage treasures from Casa Dulce Hogar.’
Source: casadulcehogar.blogspot.com
Every once in a while a blog comes along that has such exquisite images that I have to pay homage to the whole thing. Casa Dulce Hogar has such a collection.
Just like Hobby Lobby, Eden Foods has sued the Obama administration, claiming its owner’s religious rights should trump employees’ rights to access contraception.
Source: grist.org
Has this country gone mad? Are we regressing to a place we fought so hard to get beyond? What is this reactionary craziness
? We have the constitution right to keep church and state separate. What does SCOTUS plan to do? Return us to a ‘church state’? This is the real issue and it really concerns those of us who are conscious that this is the direction things seem to be going in and will go in if people do not wake up in time.
Almond milk is a great alternative for those who don’t tolerate dairy. This simple DIY recipe is delicious and doesn’t have harmful ingredients like store-bought versions.
Source: wellnessmama.com
I made this recipe for almond milk with some slight variations. It is absolutely delicious but was a tremendous amount of work. I used almond meal and had to strain my liquid several times. That was arduous and my back is so sore.
Meaningful Meals and Moments with Cast Iron
Source: letsgather.chick-fil-a.com
I love cast iron. I had a skillet and pot. My favorite is the dutch oven. Do you know how they work? Very efficiently with heat from the bottom and top.