The Obamas plan to plant a White House vegetable garden

Michelle Obama will start digging the White House vegetable garden today, well not her personally but her staff will anyway. There has not been a vegetable garden on the grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's garden...

Florida growers brace for freezing night

This weather does happen  at times in North Floridabut it is very unusual in  South Florida. "Florida fruit and vegetable growers braced Wednesday for what was expected to be one of the coldest nights of...

India launches Agricultural Wikipedia

Scientists in India have launched an Agricultural Wikipedia, which will act as an online database of agricultural information in the country. It goes by the name of Agropedia. It provides crop and region...

Indian Truckers' strike hits vegetable supplies, Prices Soar

The Truckers strike has entered the fourth day on Thursday in India with both truckers and government refusing to stand down from their stated positions. An immediate fallout of the ongoing nationwide strike of...

Vegetable Oil Used on Airline Flight, Slid Right through the Sky

 Smell like French Fries out side?  Maybe it is New Zealand Airlines.  Maybe you can pay for a tiecket with Vegitable Oil " Air New Zealand hailed the flight as a "milestone" in the development of...

AFTER MILK NOW VEGETABLES OF CHINA?

After Milk now chinese vesitable reported contamination.////" China (Taiwan News) - Alleged to China media, melamine was found in not only milk powder, milk dairy products and packaged food, vegetable,...

Honeybee deaths reaching crisis point

Honey bees are essential not for the honey that they provide us with but for the job they do in ensuring that fruit and vegetable crops are pollinated. In the UK the honeybee population is in crisis and noone...

Brits choosing food over flowers for the first time since WWII

There are times when I really think that this whole wisdom of crowds thing is for real.  This is one of those examples.  Given the problems we are already seeing with the rise in fuel and the resulting rise in food prices it is refreshing to see people reacting in,...

India: Inflation touches new high of 11.91%

" NEW DELHI: The annual inflation rate climbed to 11.91 per cent for the first time in more than 13 years in early July, driven by higher costs of commodities and strong demand in the economy. This is a quarter per cent jump week on week. ( Watch ) The fuel, power and...

Will Mega Food Parks work in India ?

"The food processing industry is one of the largest in the country and is ranked fifth. Facts and figures show that India is the third largest producer of food, largest milk producer and largest livestock holder in the world. India, the world’s second largest fruit and...

Urban farming takes root in Detroit - This might solve the world food price r...

Could growing fresh vegetables help save crumbling inner cities around the world and tackle hunger? Putting in the spade-work at one of the charity's gardens That is the ambitious aim of a charity called Urban Farming, which has...

Beauty Basics - Eight Tips For Naturally Beautiful Skin

"Not sure what to look for when choosing cosmetics? Need some advice on taking care of your skin? Here are eight tips to help your skin look and feel its best."

Organics May Soon Be Too Costly For Most Consumers

Let the irony of healthy food becoming only accessible to the rich not pass unnoticed."In the past decade, organic food has moved into the mainstream, as more and more consumers have gotten creeped out by the use...

Plant Rights Movement En Route to America

During the mid-’70s, I witnessed the animal rights movement as it emerged on the scene once dominated by common sense. Now, thanks to Wesley J. Smith and his fabulous piece in The Weekly Standard, I became aware...

Crime: If not PETA, Perhaps the VLF?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith Earth Day fast Approaching, Thievery can only mean one thing, if not PETA liberating animals from Zoo's , laboratories, Loggin Activists chaining themselves to...

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