Nutrient Dense Vegetable - Organic vs. Inorganic
Eating nutritionally dense food is vital for health
and longevity. Eating lots of fruits and vegetables
is heading in the right direction, but the quality of
food is as important as what you eat. Find a source
of good quality organic food and eat it regularly. I
recommend Riverford Organic vegetable
boxes which can be delivered to your home.
Another option is Abel & Cole, where you can
buy by the box or pick and choose your own
selection of fruits, vegetable and other organic
foods. Both Riverford and Abel & Cole have a
market of essential items available online that
you can add to your box order. Bread, dairy
products, wine and packaged foods. Typically I
like to get the large family box delivered once a
week, then I only have to shop for fresh fruit and
vegetables once a week. Well worth the time to set
yourself up with a service like this.
Grow Your Own Hanging Organic Garden
I love this creative idea
from San Paulo, Brazil, where a
family were treated to a home ‘make over’ by TV
show Caldeirao do Huck, that
included this gorgeous hanging garden planted with
medicinal herbs, flowers and spices. The women in
the family already used old food containers as
vegetable planters, but this inspired design by
Brazilian design studio, Rosenbaum, took the concept to
a whole new level.
If you like the idea of an Urban Garden, but don’t
have a great deal of space, have a look at an
Allotinabox; a thoughtfully
designed ‘Grow Your Own’ box kit, make your
choice, and before you know it you will be eating
your own home grown food. Of course, this box is
just to get you started. Soon you will be
confidently swapping heritage seed and expanding
your agricultural horizons. Also have a look at
the Urban Organic Gardener, for
further hanging garden inspiration.
Indian Government Files BioPiracy Lawsuit Against Monsanto
India is preparing a landmark
case against Monsanto, a Multi-National
GMO company, for Bio-Piracy. India claims that
when Monsanto took plants from India, developed
over many generations by Indian Farmers and
modified these plants to create a new GM version
for their own profit, they were in fact robbing
the farmers of India of their property. This
landmark case is being pursued by the Indian
Government with methodical attention to detail so
that it will lay the groundwork for further
litigation if Monsanto continues their assault on
Indian Farmers. An interesting situation and one
that I will follow as it unfolds over the coming
years (yes...years).
Note: A high rate of farmer suicides in India have
been linked to the effects on their livelihoods of
having ‘trusted’ the sales pitch of GM companies
such as Monsanto and Cargill, the consequences of
which has led to the ruin of tens of thousands of
Indian Farmers.
