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"local food" and the concept of terroir. Local food is, by definition, food locally grown. Many local food proponents tend to equate it with food produced...

fuels to import food supplies from anywhere in the world. The average supermarket food item travels 1494 miles to reach its destination . Food made up 231...

makeup of the island populations that now exist, profoundly affecting modern politics and society in the islands. Brazil is a major grower of sugarcane, which...

in the wrong place! Gardening is thus not only a food source and art, but also a right. The Slow Food movement has sought in some countries to add an edible...

1998--2002 Preventing Food Poisoning VeriPrime Food Safety Alliance New Farm to Fork Food Safety System Food Safety News FoodSQM.com Foodborne diseases...

Thus agroecosystems are generally defined as novel ecosystems that produce food via farming under human guidance. At its most narrow, "agroecology refers...

was a part time job, and its main importance was to enhance food security and improve food supply, its present functions have to be seen under a different...

conservation can be considered a resistance to commercialism and globalization. Slow food is a consequence of rejecting these as moral priorities, and embracing a...

waterfowl, it is estimated that one third of the nation's endangered species seek food and shelter in areas protected using Duck Stamp funds. Since 1934, the sale...

who are malnourished. This is due to a combination of lack of food, low incomes, and poor food distribution. The world population is projected to grow from...

history is the study of the past human activities. Man's interest in plants as food goes back into the origins of the species (Homo sapiens) and knowledge of...

follows: HEALTH = NUTRITION IN FOOD DIVIDED BY CALORIES IN THAT FOOD If the food that we eat contains all of the nutrients that food could possibly contain, and...

possibly adverse side effects (specifically severe liver toxicity), as has the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration...

structure of lakes and rivers (limnology) and Charles Elton's studies of animal food chains were pioneers among the succession of quantitative methods that colonized...

of fossil fuels as an energy source, but also in the global production of food, wood, fuel and other materials. Perhaps most importantly, and often overlooked...

luxuries and refinements of life; it does not deal with what we call the staple food-stuffs. It is not the purpose of this sketch to trace the general history...

its dormant season and dry-roasted over a fire. It is popular as a health food in Japan and in macrobiotic diets. [[Da Hong Fuding Bai Hao Yinzhen tea,...

native species. As the invader comes to dominate its new habitat, the local food webs are changed from the bottom up, since their foundation of native plants...