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Is our food safe?  We have plenty to eat, but what is in the food that we are eating?  Read about what is in the news, and how “Urban Farming Is Growing a Green Future,” plus a few reasons to buy local.

 

 

 

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David Proctor

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From Seed To Fork, Egg To Plate.

We may not live on a farm, but we can grow where we live.


Urban Farming News

by David Proctor


December 3, 2015

Urban Farm Lifestyle Magazine  Published Weekly


Urban Farming Is Growing a Green Future


PHOTOGRAPH BY ANTHONY BEHAR, SIPA PRESS/AP

Green Gotham by —Brian Clark Howard
With seven billion mouths to feed, human agriculture exerts a tremendous toll on the planet, from water draws to pollution, and from energy use to habitat loss. But there is also a growing set of solutions……
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Apocalypse Pig: The Last Antibiotic Begins to Fail

Apocapypse Pig
A pig being home-raised for a festival in China. PHOTOGRAPH BY CLEMSON, FLICKR (CC)

by Maryn McKenna

Alarming news that came out of China…

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U.S. Approval of GMO Salmon May Set Precedent

GMO Salmon
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL NICHOLS, NG CREATIVE

by Rachel Becker

“There’s a new fish in town—but not everyone’s ready to make room on their plates for it.”

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Bibliography:
Howard, Brian Clark. “Green Gotham.” National Geographic, n.d. Web.
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/urban-farming/#/earth-day-urban-farming-new-york-rooftop_51631_600x450.jpg
McKenna, Maryn. “Apocalypse Pig: The Last Antibiotic Begins to Fail.” Phenomena Apocalypse Pig The Last Antibiotic Begins to Fail Comments. N.p., 21 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 Dec. 2015.
Becker, Rachel. “U.S. Approval of GMO Salmon May Set Precedent.” The Plate US Approval of GMO Salmon May Set Precedent Comments. National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 Dec. 2015.

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