Food


 * How Food Preservation Works ||  ||   ||
 * Chemicals are used to preserve, or extend the life of many foods. Three chemicals are commonly used to preserve these foods. The three chemicals and some others that are found in foods are used in order to reduce the growth of bacteria or kill it. You will find out what these chemicals are and how you can tell if your food is preserved with chemicals. A link, Lots More Information, can help you to find more food preservation pages. ||
 * Topic: Food preservatives, Food--Preservation ||
 * URL: http://science.howstuffworks.com ||  ||   ||
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 * The Victory Garden Program ||  ||   ||
 * Victory Gardens of the past and of the future are discussed at this web site from the University of California Cooperative Extension. Find out when Victory Gardens first appeared and see how they helped lessen food shortages during World War I and World War II. Learn about a recent movement to establish Victory Gardens in the United States again to fight rising food and transportation costs. The benefits of growing your own vegetables are described. ||
 * Topic: Victory gardens ||
 * URL: http://cemendocino.ucdavis.edu ||  ||   ||
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 * Making Urban Farming Legal ||  ||   ||
 * Read this informative online article to learn about the blossoming of urban agriculture. Because of the increased popularity of fresh, local, organic food production, many city dwellers are raising animals and plants in their backyards or on rooftops or in community plots. Find out about the municipal zoning laws that can get in the way of urban agriculture. Discover how change is occurring in communities across the United States, making it easier for people to raise chickens or bees in their own backyards. Learn how you can help promote urban organics. ||
 * Topic: Urban gardens, Urban animals ||
 * URL: http://www.rodaleinstitute.org ||  ||   ||
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 * Community Supported Agriculture ||  ||   ||
 * Community supported agriculture (C.S.A.) is not a new development, but an idea that emerged over thirty years ago in Japan. A detailed explanation of community supported agriculture tells you about the relationship between local farmers and community members and why it was developed in the first place. You will find out exactly how C.S.A. works and how goods are distributed. More importantly you will find out why C.S.A. is a significant partnership for both farmers and consumers. ||
 * Topic: Environmental economics, Agriculture--Economic aspects ||
 * URL: http://www.localharvest.org ||  ||   ||
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 * Office of Global Food Security ||  ||   ||
 * More than one billion people suffer from chronic hunger. Study global hunger and food security at the web site of the U.S. Department of State. A video details the problems of diminished food supplies and of hunger around the world. A menu on the left side of the screen will take you to documents that explain the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative and Partnering for Food Security. Learn more about the U.S. plan to fight hunger. ||
 * Topic: Hunger, Food security ||
 * URL: http://www.state.gov ||  ||   ||
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 * Urban Homesteading: Sustainable Living in the City ||  ||   ||
 * Sustainable living is possible even in the city. Being an urban homesteader is environmentally and economically responsible. Consider how a vegetable garden or free trees can beautify the environment while providing low-cost food. Chickens are legal in some cities, and can provide eggs and meat. Raise bees, harvest rainwater from gutters for irrigation, or plant trees to shade your home and reduce energy bills. The hot sun can be useful for drying clothes, dehydrating food, and even cooking in a solar oven. ||
 * Topic: Self-reliance, Urban homesteading ||
 * URL: http://www.unce.unr.edu ||  ||   ||
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 * My Visit to an Organic Farm ||  ||   ||
 * Organic farming works together with the environment by rotating crops and avoiding chemicals. Learn more about the things organic farmers do that are healthier for people and the environment. Click on the picture of the organic farm to learn more. Like many farmers in history, organic farmers plant different crops from season to season for healthier soil. Organic gardens use hedges to reduce soil erosion and compost instead of chemical fertilizers to enrich the soil. Free range animals are create fertilizers for the plants. Organic farmers are more likely to sell their produce within their communities. ||
 * Topic: Organic farming ||
 * URL: http://www.ecokids.ca ||  ||   ||
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 * Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms ||  ||   ||
 * A discussion on genetically modified foods and organisms explains what makes a food or organism genetically modified and provides many statistics related to transgenic crops grown around the world. Following this discussion is an outline that contains two major sections. One section lists the benefits of genetically modified products in relation to crops, animals, environment, and society. The other section lists the controversies involving genetically modified products in relation to safety, access, ethics, labeling, and society. ||
 * Topic: Transgenic plants, Genetically modified foods ||
 * URL: http://www.ornl.gov ||  ||   ||
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 * Career Profile: Farmer ||  ||   ||
 * It was an easy choice to become a farmer after growing up on a farm. He played with toy tractors and watched farming technology develop. A farm has lots of different responsibilities and daily routines dictated by the seasons, the growth of crops, and the development of livestock. From planning yields to checking grain prices, there's lots of ways that computers can help. Find out why budgeting is important for a farmer. Discover what this farmer likes about his job. ||
 * Topic: Farmers ||
 * URL: http://www.careers.iptv.org ||  ||   ||
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 * Garden Mosaics ||  ||   ||
 * Youth and elders connect, and use gardening to learn about plants, people, and cultures. Garden Mosaics can be started by educators or volunteers using the free materials available at this web site. A comprehensive manual explains everything from philosophy and goals, to the activities that can be done. Great printable science pages are available in English and Spanish, and describe the science behind gardening. Online databases let you search for projects and stories. Click on the map to visit gardening projects around the country. ||
 * Topic: Gardening, Community gardens ||
 * URL: http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu ||  ||   ||
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 * Food Safety Music ||  ||   ||
 * Listen to some of your favorite pop music classics like you have never heard them before. This food toxicologist and music enthusiast has develop parodies of popular songs by re-writing their lyrics, composing and recording musical arrangements, and producing the music. All the songs have a the primary theme of food safety. ||
 * Topic: Songs, Food handling, Food poisoning ||
 * URL: http://foodsafe.ucdavis.edu ||  ||   ||
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 * Beekeeping for Beginners ||  ||   ||
 * Do you ever wonder how the beekeepers get the honey from the thousands of their bees to your breakfast table? Or how they handle thousands of bees without getting thousands of stings? On this web site you can find the answers to these questions and some other great information, including hints and tips on how to become a beekeeper. You will also discover what the costs are, how to build the bee hive, and a lot more. ||
 * Topic: Beekeeping ||
 * URL: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca ||  ||   ||
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 * Frankenfoods or Brave New World? ||  ||   ||
 * Scientists are developing plants that produce their own insecticides, fruits that contain a vaccine, and rice that prevents anemia. These Frankenfoods are hailed as miracles of genetic technology and yet some fear these experiments could go terribly wrong and create superweeds or sterile crops. Are genetically modified plants helpful or harmful for farmers? Study both sides of the argument and find out if you will be able to tell if the foods you are eating are genetically altered ||
 * Topic: Plant genetic engineering, Transgenic plants, Genetically modified foods ||
 * URL: http://www.factmonster.com ||  ||   ||
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 * Vertical Farming ||  ||   ||
 * Agriculture transformed hunter-gatherers into city-dwellers. Cultivated crops have changed the face of the Earth, reducing functioning ecosystems into fragmented ones. Alternative methods for acquiring an abundant food supply must be developed. Consider the possibilities of replacing traditional horizontal farms with sustainable urban vertical farms. Examine the advantages for people and the environment. Find out how cultivation has encouraged erosion and imposed the need for pesticides and herbicides. Discover what is necessary for high-rise food-production buildings to succeed. Greenhouse industries have existed for generations but vertical farming may be the next step in the evolution of agriculture. ||
 * Topic: Agricultural experiment stations ||
 * URL: http://www.eoearth.org ||  ||   ||
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 * Harvest of History ||  ||   ||
 * Harvest of History is an absorbing web site that lets you look back at life on the farm in New York. Explore the village to learn how food was produced and what happened to it on the way to the table. See how technology has changed what we eat and how we eat it. Compare places in the village in 1845 with the same places today. Primary sources at the site include hundreds of documents and objects. Try the Village Videomaker to create your own video about the history of agriculture. ||
 * Topic: Farm life, Agriculture, New York (State), Farms, Agriculture--History, Farmers ||
 * URL: http://www.harvestofhistory.org ||  ||