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Dwindling Fossil Fuels and Our Food System |
From Mother Earth News magazine: Since 1981, the quantity of oil extracted from the earth has exceeded new oil discoveries by an ever-widening margin. In 2008, the world pumped 31 billion barrels of oil, but discovered fewer than 9 billion new barrels. World reserves of conventional oil are in a free fall, decreasing every year. How does this scenario affect our food system? |
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National park preserves memories of a hardy mountain farm life |
From Grit magazine: The Blue Ridge Parkway, the largest national park in the United States, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. A 469-mile museum into the past, the Blue Ridge Parkway begins at Rockfish Gap in Virginia and ends in Cherokee, N.C. It covers 29 counties in those two states as it winds its way along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
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Pairing Herbs with Gourmet Cooking Salts |
From The Herb Companion magazine:
Wars have been fought and won over salt. During the American Civil War, the Union army destroyed the salt mines of the South in an effort to cripple the Confederacy. And lately, government health agencies have declared war on the salt in our nation’s beloved processed foods.
Yet at the same time, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in consumer interest in expensive gourmet salts. But is the higher price tag worth it? And is there really something special about these salts of many colors? |
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Cut Your Grass, Without Gas |
From Grit magazine: Future weekend warriors with plenty of grass to mow might trade petroleum-burning engines, hydraulic systems, belts and pulleys for sleek, silent, battery-powered machines that look more like lunar rovers, if makers like Husqvarna have anything to do with it. |
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