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Category Archives: Agriculture
Eat less meat to prevent climate disaster, study warns
Originally published in The Guardian (UK) and written by Suzanne Goldenberg (US environment correspondent), this article relates the findings of recent research, validating long held environmental fears regarding meat consumption. Fertilisers used in growing feed crops for cattle produce the most potent … Continue reading
Certification: Getting to know what you are eating.
Certification allows for transparent and accountable production methods and serves as a guide consumer choice. Stringent certification procedures and ongoing audits ensure that complying producers are not compared with inferior products or production methods. Certification systems, however, are not without … Continue reading
Byron Bay Farmers Markets
Today Joe and I had the good fortune to venture to Byron Bay Organic Farmers Markets. Usually, we visit our local farmers markets, but we had heard that the ones at Byron was something special, and as it’s a neighbouring town, it’s … Continue reading
So this Easter…
I just wanted to spend a few minutes to relay to you about our Easter purchases and hopefully influence any last-minute purchases today or for coming years. Instead of buying Joes grandmother and mother the usual box of Cadbury Roses, we opted to … Continue reading
Hands on grain; The demand for food.
I have started back at uni today (3rd and final year environmental science student), and am already waist deep. This one particular unit – “Ecological and Environmental Economics for Sustainable Development” asked me to do a reading entitled “The state of … Continue reading
The Big Beef Debate
I had originally written this at the bottom of my Kranksy and Roast Veggies post, but decided to make it a stand alone post. I would love to say that the meal in question was ethical, but I don’t think the Kranskys were. … Continue reading
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