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    Profits or People?

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 26, 2010 ⋅ 14 comments

    Urban Garden Magazine meets Jacque Fresco, a 93 year old futurist, social engineer and brainchild of “The Venus Project.” Fresco says that the sustainability of life on this planet is beyond his opinion. It is axiomatic. And he’s developed a plan to achieve it. But can we get our heads around it in time?

    Food, Inc.

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ June 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Are We Really Hungry For Change? Robert Kenner’s new film Food, Inc. seeks to lift the veil on the American food industry. But is this latest food exposé destined only to preach to the “foody” converted?

    HR 875: Protection or Control?

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ June 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Type HR875 into Google and you’ll find thousands of links to bloggers and independent news sites citing the bill that’s currently being discussed in Congress. Some commentators even go as far to suggest that it could potentially criminalize growing your own food in your backyard! Some say there’s absolutely nothing to worry about – it really is just about food safety. In case you haven’t heard of H.R. 875 (after all, there’s been no mention on Fox, CNN, MSNBC or BBC news), here’s Shelly Roche from www.breakthematrix.com with a breakdown of the bill.

    Australian Tomato Farmers Banned From Hiring Immigrant Bees

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

    A third of the food we eat relies, directly or indirectly, on insect pollination and the vast majority is dutifully carried out by wild European honey bees. Even milk production depends on bees, because cows eat alfalfa and bees pollinate alfalfa seeds. However, this year the bees haven’t shown up in Australia and commercial hydroponic [...]

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