Interesting news from Canada (Thanks to WorldChaning!) about exciting developments in what seems as a very eco-friendly alternative to trees as the source of paper: wheat straw.
Wheat
Can wheat straw replace trees as the source of paper?
(via ecolibris.blogspot.com)
Submitted by raz_g on Sun, 2008-08-31 04:53. | Tags: business | culture | nature | Canadian Geographic magazine | dollco | eco-libris | ecolibris | markets initiative | paper | Wheat | wheat straw | worldchanging
Paraná Seeks to Cut Pesticide Use
(via www.temasactuales.com)
Starting with the next major planting this month, Paraná plans to substantially increase its Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program with the goal of reducing pesticide use in plantings by its farmers 30% over the next four to five years.
Submitted by ioman01 on Wed, 2008-08-06 18:15. | Tags: food | Brazil | corn | integrated pest management | Parana | pesticides | soya | Wheat
Let's go veggie
(via www.e-citizen.tv)
Our world is overpopulated by cows!!! and the world could be so much better if they weren't not that numerous... Read all the reasons why. It's very interesting...
Submitted by thomas lang on Fri, 2008-05-16 07:52. | Tags: food | health | pollution | Poverty | starvation | vegetarian | Wheat
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Diet Hacker - Slicing up the Super Food Debate
(via www.skrewtips.com)
Very informative although I won't claim I fully understood all of it. I never even heard of Young Coconut Kefir
Submitted by wizzledizzle on Tue, 2007-09-04 00:21. | Tags: food | beverages | diet | food | health | meat | organic | prebiotics | probiotics | spirulina | sugar | superfood | supplements | vegetarian | well being | Wheat
Wheat a Corn Replica for Ethanol – Does It Defy Actualization
(via www.ecofriend.org)
Bio-Ethanol - formed out of corn is what researchers in Europe wish to take on, preferring wheat as a cereal, for the grain alcohol.
Submitted by anjolly on Fri, 2007-08-10 10:19. | Tags: nature | bioconversion | biorefining | sustainability | Wheat
