A new bill will give drivers money to buy newer, more fuel-efficient cars when they scrap their older, less fuel-efficient ones.
By Megan Hirt
"I freeze leftover sloppy-joe-meat mix in muffin pans. After they're frozen hard I pop them out of the pan and into ziplock bags. They're the perfect size for a single serving."
By Lori S., from Turning an Afternoon of Cooking into Weeks of Healthy Eating
Because at 160,000 years, the party is just getting started.
Self-reliance and sustainability in the 21st century.
Hits and misses of DIY projects.
You put your seeds in there, man.
Philosophy and farming with publisher Bryan Welch.
Savor the flavors of real food.
Sometimes even — perhaps especially — those whose lives are full with experience, knowledge and good living can find that as their time begins to dwindle, there isn't quite enough. Not that that's any…
With population growing and oil supplies diminishing, more land than ever is being consumed to grow both food and fuel crops.
Land rich in biodiversity isn't just more productive than land planted with a single crop. It turns out that increased biodoversity also significantly effects the total "bioenergy" of the land, as wel…
While productivity is often the name of the game at large farms, local food, minimal environmental impact and healthy conditions for farm workers also are hot topics today. Yet, our agriculture — and
As modern farms increase production using monoculture crops, the nutritional value of the harvests diminishes, along with the economic stability and self-reliance of the farmers and their local commun…
For decades environmentalists have been passionate about the cause and, it turns out, we were right. So why have we accomplished so little? Maybe it's the attitude.
Overpopulation and greed are obvious stumbling blocks to conservation efforts, but in the poorest parts of the world conservation is a luxury that simply can't be afforded.
Draughts alone don't cause desertification, but drought, overgrazing and bad agricultural practices — the results of overpopulation — create more desert land.
As fast as the global population is expanding, forests around the world are disappearing with equal speed.
When I'm introduced to a new acquaintance, the introduction often ends with, "Bryan farms." Like it's the most interesting thing about me. Well, maybe it is.
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