Manchester international festival: an urban farm feeding a deprived area
Can 70 fruit trees, 100,000 worms and an old bath tub start a food revolution? The Biospheric Project – based in a derelict mill – aims to transform the eating habits of local residentsManchester international festival prides itself on finding interesting venues. Hence Kenneth Branagh doing Macbeth in a deconsecrated church down the Ancoats end of the Northern Quarter, and Massive Attack soundtracking an Adam Curtis film live in an old railway depot near Piccadilly.But perhaps the most unlikely one this year is over the border in Salford, in an old mill by the River Irwell. Renamed the Biospheric Project, the three-flo...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 8, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Helen Pidd Tags: The Guardian Manchester international festival 2013 Society Features Festivals Environment Agriculture Science Source Type: news
Why A Gender-Based Diet May Be Better For You
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: steve saleeba Tags: Health News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen adam glenick gender healthy diet Lauren Slayton Michelle Roberts Source Type: news
Biofortification May Hold Keys to “Hidden Hunger”
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which works to end malnutrition among more than two billion people worldwide, is expressing strong support for enriching the micronutrient content of plants.
Cassava is a staple crop in Africa. The new variety promoted by CGIAR is more nutritious, contaning higher amounts of vitamin A, zinc, or iron. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS
In technical terms, it is called biofortification: a nutrition-specific intervention designed to enhance the micronutrient content of foods through the use of agronomic practices and plant breeding.
The breeding is taking place at HarvestPlus, an int...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Thalif Deen Tags: Africa Aid Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Featured Food & Agriculture Headlines Health Population Poverty & MDGs TerraViva FAO38 TerraViva United Nations Women's Health World Cassava CGIAR HarvestPlus Maize Malnutrition Source Type: news
Decoding 'orphan crop' genomes could save millions of lives in Africa
Howard-Yana Shapiro, a scientist with the Mars confectionery company, will make the information free to boost harvestsThe future wellbeing of millions of Africans may rest in the unlikely hands of a vegan hippy scientist working for a sweet company who plans to map and then give away the genetic data of 100 traditional crops.Howard-Yana Shapiro, the agriculture director of the $36bn US confectionery corporation Mars, led a partnership that sequenced and then published in 2010 the complete genome of the cacao tree from which chocolate is derived. He plans to work with American and Chinese scientists to sequence and make pub...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 1, 2013 Category: Science Authors: John Vidal, Mark Tran Tags: Farming Genetics Food security World news GM G8 The Observer Food science Global development Environment Africa Agriculture Source Type: news
Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Yams and sweet potatoes are unrelated -- yams are tubers from Africa or Asia, sweet potatoes from the Caribbean or Latin America, a U.S. expert says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Root Vegetable Sweetness — Recipes for Health
Even once they have started to go limp, root vegetables can be the basis of delicious, healthy meals. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Lentils Recipes Medicine and Health Sweet Potatoes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Sweet-potato waffles with blueberry syrup
A hint of spices and a blanket of blueberry syrup make these sweet potato waffles a breakfast treat. (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - February 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How The Sweet Potato Crossed The Pacific Way Before The Europeans Did
The genes of the root vegetable have a juicy story to tell of trans-oceanic adventure. A DNA analysis of sweet potatoes adds evidence to the theory that ancient Polynesians visited South America long before the Europeans arrived.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - January 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How The Sweet Potato Crossed The Pacific Before Columbus
The genes of the root vegetable have a juicy story to tell of trans-oceanic adventure. A DNA analysis of sweet potatoes adds evidence to the theory that ancient Polynesians visited South America long before the Europeans arrived.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - January 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clues to Prehistoric Human Exploration Found in Sweet Potato Genome
Study provides strong evidence for early contact between Polynesia and South America (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - January 21, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
How the stink of a waterbuck could prevent sleeping sickness in Kenya | Laila Ali
A collar worn by livestock containing animal odour repellent to the tsetse fly could transform the lives of farmers in KenyaThe tsetse fly, found in 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, can be a curse for smallholder farmers and their families. The flies carry the trypanosome parasite that can cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. But a group of scientists in Nairobi is developing a powerful insect repellent using the stench of waterbucks, a type of large antelope.About two-thirds of Africa's population depend on small-scale agriculture, many of whom are livestock farmers. For these farmers, tsetse flie...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Laila Ali Tags: Farming World news Infectious diseases Pastoralism Kenya guardian.co.uk Medical research Features Animals Global development Environment Africa Agriculture Science Source Type: news
8 tips to beat the menopause
Check out our eight top tips to beat the menopause without resorting to HRT:
Eat a variety of foods and increase your intake of plant foods. This increases the number of different phyto chemicals you ingest and decreases the likelihood that any one type will cause an imbalance.
Don’t forget fish as a recent study found that including more fish oils in the diet alleviated some of the most common symptoms such as bloating, headaches, nervousness and irritability. Generally you need to get your fish oil from fish such as salmon, mackerel and herring.
Eat organic to limit exposure to xenoestrogens in pesticide resid...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 13, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health natural alternatives to hrt Source Type: news
8 tips to beat the menopause
Check out our eight top tips to beat the menopause without resorting to HRT:
Eat a variety of foods and increase your intake of plant foods. This increases the number of different phyto chemicals you ingest and decreases the likelihood that any one type will cause an imbalance.
Don’t forget fish as a recent study found that including more fish oils in the diet alleviated some of the most common symptoms such as bloating, headaches, nervousness and irritability. Generally you need to get your fish oil from fish such as salmon, mackerel and herring.
Eat organic to limit exposure to xenoestrogens in pesticide resid...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 13, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health natural alternatives to hrt Source Type: news
8 tips to beat the menopause
Check out our eight top tips to beat the menopause without resorting to HRT:
Eat a variety of foods and increase your intake of plant foods. This increases the number of different phyto chemicals you ingest and decreases the likelihood that any one type will cause an imbalance.
Don’t forget fish as a recent study found that including more fish oils in the diet alleviated some of the most common symptoms such as bloating, headaches, nervousness and irritability. Generally you need to get your fish oil from fish such as salmon, mackerel and herring.
Eat organic to limit exposure to xenoestrogens in pesticide resid...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 13, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health natural alternatives to hrt Source Type: news
Fruits and Vegetables Yield Less Vitamin A Than Previously Thought - Upper Limit Set for Daily Intake of Vitamin A and Nine Other Nutrients
Darkly colored, carotene-rich fruits and vegetables -- such as carrots, sweet potatoes, and broccoli -- provide the body with half as much vitamin A as previously thought. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - January 9, 2001 Category: Science Source Type: news
