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Discover Walnut Creek Wetland Center
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This place sounds awesome and with weather like today… it would be a cool place to check out if you aren’t at work!1 week ago -
Fight Hunger With SocialVibe’s Thanksgiving Feast
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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and while many of us envision a table overflowing with a delicious feast, unfortunately the dinner table won’t look the same for the one billion people around the world who suffer from hunger. So, this holiday season SocialVibe is inviting you to help fight hunger and ...1 week ago -
Slow Food NYC Online Auction Underway
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Slow Food NYC started a 10 day online auction yesterday with proceeds set to benefit Slow Food NYC’s Harvest Time in Schools Program. The auction is going to run from November 18 through November 28 and features some pretty awesome items if you’re into food. Check out some of my favorite selections below. ...1 week ago -
Grown In Detroit
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Teen mothers turn urban farmers at Catherine Ferguson Academy in Detroit.2 weeks ago -
Help Save The Bed-Stuy Farm In Brooklyn (Video)
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The Bed-Stuy Farm in Brooklyn, NY provides 7,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables every month to around 4,000 residents of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood where healthy produce is otherwise difficult to find. Unfortunately, this vitally important urban farm is in danger of being torn up and paved over in ...2 weeks ago -
Warming Sea Temperatures Drive Cod Away From Cape
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roytsaplinjrs Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Warming sea temperatures are driving Cape Cod’s namesake fish farther from Massachusetts shore as they seek colder waters farther out and deeper in the ocean, forcing fishermen to seek alternative catches. Growing up just outside of Boston I enjoyed plenty of ...2 weeks ago -
Urban Farming In The South Bronx
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addictive_picassos Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Urban farming has become increasingly popular these days, as more city dwellers search for rooftops, backyards and abandoned lots where they can grow vegetables. In addition to providing fresh, healthy produce where concrete and convenience stores once ...2 weeks ago -
Martha Stewart Visits Brooklyn and Rooftop Farms
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It’s hard not to love Martha Stewart. I mean she promote awesome things like eating well, cooking and crafting. Plus, she was one of Food, Inc ’s early champions sharing her love for the film with all of her Twitter followers! Well I am happy to report that Martha is now championing another project near and ...2 weeks ago -
School Lunch Food Fight Ends In Arrest of 25 Chicago Students
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cornelluniversitylibrarys Flickr photostream/Creative Commons We take school lunch very seriously here at TakePart, particularly efforts to increase access to healthy, local ingredients, but a Chicago middle-school may have gone a little overboard when they had 25 students arrested for a cafeteria food fight . ...3 weeks ago -
H1N1 Flu and Pork Production Connection Raised By Jonathan Safran Foer
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kevinhutchinsons Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The vaccine for the H1N1 virus has received quite a bit of attention lately, however, important questions remain unattended about the origins of the vicious strain and the likely possibility that it spread from unsanitary conditions on factory pig farms. ...3 weeks ago -
No Impact Man Screening Spectacular
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The shopping frenzy of the holiday season is approaching quickly, but fortunately The No Impact Man Screening Spectacular will offer the chance for us to examine the impact that holiday spending has on our lives and the planet, and hopefully we can find saner, more sustainable ways to celebrate. You’re invited ...3 weeks ago -
Embracing Cooking and My Camera
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I moved into a new apartment last weekend and with all the positive energy that comes from being in a new space I made a resolution to eat less processed food and to cook more. It is SO easy to eat out here in New York City (and anywhere really) and all too often I get lazy and eat food that is processed and that I ...3 weeks ago -
Farmer Veteran Coalition: Tanks to Tractors
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markpeates Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The Farmer Veteran Coalition is an amazing organization that provides U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with the resources, tools and mentorships to help them find employment in farming communities around the country. I was thrilled to hear about the ...3 weeks ago -
FDA Cracks Down On Misleading “Smart Choices” Food Labels
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mikelichts Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The FDA has announced plans to investigate the “Smart Choices” initiative, an industry-led nutrition labeling program, arguing that the labels may mislead the public by implying that sugary foods are healthy. I’m amazed that the “Smart Choices” label has ...3 weeks ago -
Jon Stewart as Glenn Beck on Appendicitis
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Glenn Beck is almost always super frustrating to watch. And while I try not to post about too often because it seems like it would just be giving him more of a platform, I was so enraged by his rant on vegetarianism and Meatless Monday’s last week that I couldn’t help but respond with a post. Well, I’ve ...3 weeks ago -
The Cove and Food, Inc. Receive Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
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The 2010 Cinema Eye Honors Nominees have been named and I am very very happy to report that The Cove has received a record-tying 7 nominations! It got nominations in the Production, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, Debut Feature and the top prize, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking ...3 weeks ago -
BPA Found In Canned Foods
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stevendepolos Flickr photostream/Creative Commons New research from Consumer Reports reveals that many canned foods , including soups, juice and vegetables, contain measurable levels of Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that has been linked to a wide array of health issues such as reproductive abnormalities, cancer, ...4 weeks ago -
Food, Inc. Classroom Discussion Guide Now Available
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The official Food, Inc. Discussion Guide is now available for download providing teachers with the resources to guide classroom conversations about the eye-opening documentary for student audiences, high school age and older. The snazzy and impressively thorough 103-page guide was developed by the Center for ...4 weeks ago -
Depression Linked To Eating Processed Foods
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?o??ƒx™s Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Eating a diet high in processed food has been shown to increase the risk of depression according to a new study from the UK. Personally I’ve found that I feel more sluggish and down when I eat additive-laden sweets and fried foods, compared with the brightness and ...4 weeks ago -
Glenn Beck Takes on Vegetarians
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Speaking of Fox News former TakePart blogger Kerry Truman just alerted me (via Twitter ) to a frustrating rant from Glenn Beck about vegetarianism ( which seems to be all over the place these days ). In it Beck expresses his disgust with Meatless Mondays ( whom we love here at TakePart ) a group that recently ...4 weeks ago
