such as the amino acid taurine, the herbal extracts yohimbine, guarana and ginseng, and often loads of sugar.
And like ginseng, yohimbine may interact with other drugs. If it were as simple as energy drinks just containing caffeine,
when we found a sedimentary layer packed full of fragile leaves and twigs.##These fossils proved to be stunted remains of bushes of beech.
and C. In fact, one cup of raw broccoli florets provides 130%of your daily Vitamin c requirement.
A tomato leaf spray will get rid of aphids, and garlic/hot pepper spray works very well on a flea beetle infestation. 7. Beets Beets are a great two-fer#crop#you can harvest the beet roots, of course,
but you can also harvest and eat the greens. Young beet greens are added delicious when raw to a salad,
or used the way youd use other greens such as Spinach beet roots are very high in iron, potassium, and Vitamin c.
Plant beet seeds three inches apart in a container that is twelve inches deep. Because each beet seed is actually a cluster of seeds,
be sure to thin the seedlings to one per cluster. Thinnings can be added to salads or sandwiches.
Beet roots are at their best when they are harvested small#between one and two inches across.
and less flavorful. 8. Leaf Amaranth Leaf amaranth is a less-common vegetable that is well worth a try in your own garden.
As a bonus, leaf amaranth is one of the few heat-tolerant greens. It wont bolt in the heat of summer the way spinach
leaf amaranth is very high in calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, riboflavin, zinc, and Vitamins A, B6,
How to Grow Leaf Amaranth Growing Leaf Amaranth in Containers: Scatter the tiny seeds over the soils surface in a pot that is at least 8 inches deep.
Harvest the leaves when they are two to four inches tall. You will be able to get at least two
or three harvest before youll have to sow more seeds. What to Watch out For: Leaf amaranth is fairly easy to grow,
and relatively problem-free. Rarely, leaf miners can become a problem. 9. Carrots Carrots are at their sweetest,
Cacao seeds should be considered a super fruit and products derived from cacao seed extracts such as natural cocoa powder and dark chocolate,
as super foods,#said lead scientist Debra Miller. However, the findings do not alter the fact that their favourite is high in fat and sugar,
The body has three layers of skin, the subcutaneous tissue (fats, nerves, large blood vessels), the dermis (small blood vessels, nerves, hair roots, sweat glands),
or to avoid cutting the root. If you still tear up while cutting onions, and have nothing better to spend your money on,
scientists who are trying to find more sustainable ways to build car parts believe the answers may be found in things such as mushroom roots.
Above it is a pile of bitter manioc, peeled prior to soaking. At top right are baskets with carrying straps,
A man painted red with annatto-seed dye can be seen on a path leading to the garden.
Papaya and manioc would also be grown there, and perhaps cotton used to make bracelets, anklets and hammocks, said Watson.
The pesticide is applied usually as a seed dressing and absorbed into the plants whole system as it grows.
and One Seed Chicagoare motivating urbanites to start their own urban garden by handing out free seeds and then asking gardeners to vote on their favorite.
Its about working from seed to table#in order to break up food deserts and fight childhood obesity all in the same breath.
Chicagoans that vote for their favorite seeds get free seeds to plant in their gardens.
According to the press release, voting started on January 1 and continues until April 1, 2011. The winning seed will be unveiled at Greennets annual Green and Growing Fair.
Chicago residents can vote at One Seed Chicago. For the fourth year One Seed Chicago is uniting Chicago gardeners,
#said Ben Helphand, Neighborspace Executive director. By planting a common seed, backyards, windowsills, community gardens and balconies across the City will be linked together in a season-long celebration of urban gardening and local eating.#
#This comes in the wake of a new emphasis on urban gardening in Chicago. According to an article in the Chicago tribune, The city hosts hundreds of community gardens and about a dozen small farms
whose produce is sold to the public. But Chicago is peppered also with roughly 14,000 empty lots that all parties agree could be farmed to create jobs,
. and Andr Szklo, Ph d. The work in this study is supported by contracts with the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute and by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
or sold equity stakes to venture capitalists like Michael Dell s brother, Adam. A lot of the seed money, literally, is being used to help these businesses grow,
#Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed...and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed;
to you it shall be for food.##But again, the key insight might be more about social structure than about the diet itself.
In June, Interpol established a pilot program called Law enforcement Assistance for Forests (LEAF. It will attempt to coordinate the efforts of police and intelligence agencies to fight illegal timber internationally.
allowing for the mechanized separation of grain from stalks from husks. The device was called originally the thrasher.#
a machine) that cultivates soil in preparation for sowing seeds. It has existed, in some form
Anthony Lackore, 24, graduated from Iowa State in 2010 and works as a production agronomist raising soybean seeds for Dupont Pioneer,
a company that produces hybrid seeds. He had lined the job up by the fall of his senior year.
Maybe it makes more sense that the attacked branch is communicating to the other branches of the same tree in an effort for self survival,
For example a very recent study showed that plants also communicate through signals passed from root to root.
We know the signal went through the roots because this never happened if the two plants were simply in neighboring pots.
They had to have neighboring roots. 5. Do plants have a memory? Plants definitely have several different forms of memory,
and make seeds. And some stressed plants give rise to progeny that are more resistant to the same stress
and transported to the growing roots, while shoot development is partially dependent on a signal that s generated in the roots.
Leaves send signals to the tip of the shoot telling them to start making flowers.
Darwin, one of the great plant researchers, proposed what has become known as the root-brain#hypothesis. Darwin proposed that the tip of the root, the part that we call the meristem,
#32 technological innovations that will change your tomorrow The electric light bulb was a failure. In the early 1800#s, The british chemist Humphry Davy invented the light bulb
and were being used to create fungal spores. Researchers know propolis is an effective antifungal agent because they lined some hives with a propolis extract
the colonies relied on physically removing the spores. However, the self-medicating behavior does have limits.
why not plant our greenery upwards, rather than outwards? It is certainly becoming increasingly popular with schemes in Chicago and Suwon, South korea.
but those pesky little husks#he ones that get stuck right between your teeth#ontain incredibly high concentrations of both antioxidants and fiber.
Those hulls deserve more respect, #explains Joe Vinson, one of the researchers. They are nutritional gold nuggets.#
and disperse seeds. Scientists made the findings in tests near the noisy gas wells of New mexico,
The study, probed the noise preferences of different animals that feed on the seeds of the pinon pine tree.
while other seed-eaters, like mice, appeared to prefer foraging in noisy areas. This difference in noise tolerance would affect the likely germination of seeds
because the instinct of jays is to hide many of the seeds, the newspaper quoted Clinton Francis,
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#Smoking related deaths triple in the past decade A billion people will die from tobacco use and exposure this century one person every six seconds.
The USDA now will take public comment on seed developers petitions for deregulation at the start of the review process
The timing for publication of the first 12 seed-makers petitions under the new process isn t clear
#Scientists working on building a better leaf Scientists are analyzing the molecular pathways that plants use for photosynthesis. For decades,
#Some plants, such as sugar cane and corn, already have a turbocharged Rubisco engine, thanks to a molecular pathway known as C4.
Creating an artificial leaf Jones research meshes with Cogdell s efforts to adapt the chemistry of photosynthesis ujsing synthetic biology.
and Biological sciences Research Council, is aimed at developing an artificial leaf that produces a dense, portable fuel you could put in your car.
surprising visitors when they find it has been attached to a different nearby trunk! Via Inhabitat Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati i
and in table sugar made from sugar cane and sugar beets#has been as detrimental to society as alcohol and tobacco.
Part of that delusion is not realizing that for opposition to GM CROPS often doesn t stem from opposition to new technology at all.
My one criticism is that it could fit many more pods (and thus plants) than it does,
but that doesn t stop a group of renegade agriculturists from turning public trees into a provider for bountiful harvest by grafting fruit-bearing branches.
#12 amazing examples of environmental art ives of Grass by Mathilde Roussel Soil, wheat seeds, recycled metal and fabric Brooklyn, New york,
Photos) Whether these artists are rearranging natural materials found on a site, like branches and rocks,
Szostalo Twigs, branches, vines and other natural materials Poznan, Poland, 2008 Equilibri by Michael Grab Balanced stones Cattolica, Italy, 2012 Rivulet at Parker
Stem cell therapies, including the recently developed method to create#oeinduced pluripotent cells#(IPCS) by adding four genes to your own skin cells to create the equivalent of an embryonic stem cell
by rejuvenating the heart with reprogrammed stem cells. Health and medicine is now an information technology
filling up gunnysacks with chamomile and red clover blossoms, sewing them into little muslin tea bags, and selling them, in 1969,
Run by CEO Jim Mason who owns the space#the 5-year-old startup now produces technology used to transform dense biomass like corn husks or wood chips into clean, sustainable,
#The oldest joke in the automotive world is the one about the loose nut between the gas pedal and the steering wheel.
and pumped to the roots of crops via sub surface drip irrigation hosing. A2wh http://a2wh. com/Developed by Joe Ellsworth in Seattle,
But the solution may have been found in stem cells: Scientists in multiple countries are trying to figure out how to get them to produce the correct tissues and structure for the given situation on demand.
The price tag for the main trunk alone would be $90 billion, Salter estimated, which is $500 billion in today s dollars.
and barometric pressure profiling Spore, dust, pollen counts Water quality assessments and survey Methane, ammonia, and CO2 sensing Trait assessment for breeding Wireless data collection from ground sensors Plant status tracking Crop status (growing stage, yield estimates, etc.)
-use unmanned helicopters began with a request in 1983 from the external branch of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
digging holes, planting the seeds and then applying fertilizer or herbicides. As prices improve for specialty crops,
From stem to stern, it s 1, 200 feet, nearly a quarter of a mile;
Since the roots of the plants absorb the nutrients from the water, the leaves and fruits (the bits we eat) are clean,
extending tendrils and plumes and interacting with the layers of the air that surrounds us.
The disconnect, perhaps unsurprisingly, stems from the westernisation of diets and cultures. Why do most of us find eating insects disgusting?
The#oegreen#benefits stem from the ratio of amount of food insects will eventually produce to the amount of food they consume.
grows cassava and a kind of leafy spinach in a field she leases. While she consumes some of the produce,
and Israeli technology, have taken root in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Tens of thousands of workers carefully harvest the flowers,
Africa s#oeforgotten#crops, including cassava, sunflower seeds, and cowpeas, have in the last two decades rapidly expanded in production, bringing unexpected benefits.#
Consider cassava, a protein-rich root that in Latin america goes by the name manioc or tapioca and
whose heartiness has earned it the nickname#oethe Rambo of crops.##In Nigeria alone, output tripled from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s to reach 45 million metric tons per year, according to figures from the Food and agriculture organization of the united nations.
Each additional million metric ton is enough to meet the cassava needs of 22 million Africans.
One reason for the cassava miracle has been the ongoing breeding of improved varieties that are more resistant to disease, pest, and drought.
Dried cassava is increasingly being turned into an easily stored flour called gari in West Africa, that is convenient to cook
The Gates foundation is funding tens of millions of dollars of cassava-related research. One project, led by the Donald Danforth Plant science Center,
aims to raise cassava productivity through genome-based breeding, looking at the variations in the plant s DNA to more quickly identify those strains and traits with the potential to boost yields.
A parallel success occurred with cassava. Starting in the 1970s, researchers in Nigeria successfully bred varieties of cassava that are more resistant to pests
and disease, mature faster, and are lower in cyanide. Now Nigeria is the world s top producer of cassava.
Felix Nweke, an international cassava expert, has described the transformation as#oean important scientific success story.#
#Targeted subsidies to farmers, which have long been accepted in Europe, the United states, and parts of Asia, are also becoming more common in Africa, thereby raising farmer incomes and output.
and hybrid seeds at a steep discount resulted in record harvests. The country quickly went from shortage to surplus;
Here, hearty cassava is a natural choice. Indeed, hotter temperatures and and less rain may actually result in higher cassava yields,
according to climate scientist Andy Jarvis, lead author of a 2012 paper in the journaltropical Plant Biology.
Colombia, found that cassava outperformed potatoes, maize, beans, bananas, millet, and sorghum in tests of 24 climate-prediction and crop-suitability models.
True Jay Holder, a farming consultant in Ashburn, Georgia, first noticed Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in a client s transgenic cotton fields about five years ago.
Palmer amaranth is a particular pain for farmers in the southeastern United states, where it outcompetes cotton for moisture, light
herbicide-resistant amaranth was found in one county in Georgia; by 2011, it had spread to 76.#
was published in the March 7 issue of Cell Stem Cell. If the inhibitor is equally effective in other animals,
Then you d create what s known as an induced pluripotent stem cell a cell that behaves much like one in an embryo.
this could be done by changing the genes of a human stem cell (in the case of a Neanderthal)
and will keep your spaces twinkling with greenery. The vertical garden is a great way to stay connected with nature even in the hustle-bustle of city life...
I m not saying that seed production is not important, but basically, if part of this landscape s call is to support animals,
#Seed Library STEM Programs for Youth include Science Saturdays, astronomy programs, and LEGO Robotics programs for youth.
and yard art Heirloom seed workshops including raising from seed, transplanting, saving your own seed Local History potluck series (once a month) local historians, Chautauqua speakers, etc.
Needlefelting Quilting Traditional Kentucky textiles#ag rug making, cornshuck mats, rug hooking, etc. Wheel-throwing classes (pottery) Hypertufa plant container making Soy candle making Adult miniaturist s clinic#sing Dremels,
Seed lending library Reading camp for struggling first grade readers ipad and e-Reader/Kindle classes Civil war re-enactment bivouac on back lawn, Dessert contest, scarecrow
The trunks, which we refer to as Ready 2 Read Goes Wild, utilize the Growing Up Wild curriculum with a focus on Montana wildlife.
We have developed trunks that feature ungulates, bears, owls, creepy-crawlies, water, and tracks. Each of the trunks includes between 15#20 books on the subject,(both fiction and non-fiction;
puppets; the Growing Up Wild curriculum guide; and wildlife resources, such as grizzly hides, elk antlers, deer hooves, a number of rubber tracks, skulls, and more.
there are now 30 of these trunks circulating throughout our state. They circulate just like any library material
#New jersey Medford/Pinelands Branch Burlington County Library System offers Storytime Yoga, which#oecombines storytelling with practice of yoga involves listening and literary skills, body awareness, creativity and imagination.#
The base of each trunk features an power outlet that can be used to juice up your eco ride as you run errands.
and leaf design wasn t a goal but came naturally as they tried to maximize the shaded surface that the structures provide.
Last November another seed producer, Du pont Pioneer, linked up with a farm-machinery maker John Deere, to beam advice on seeds and fertilisers to farmers in the field.
A farm-supply cooperative, Land O Lakes, bought Geosys, a satellite-imaging company, in December 2013,
The seed companies think providing more data to farmers could increase America s maize yield from 160 bushels an acre (10 tonnes a hectare) to 200 bushelsgiving a terrific boost to growers meagre margins.
roots sprang in all sorts of directions. If shoots emerged there was no sun. In short the space station is a gardener s nightmare.
which orient the seeds and embryonic plant, with the roots growingdown into the soil and the shoots being attracted upwards towards the light.
The veggie pillows also expand as the plants grow. With one placed on top of another, they resemble a bellows.
Building on existing geolocation technologies, future swath control could save on seed, minerals, fertilizer and herbicides by reducing overlapping inputs.
and several of her colleagues also say they re here to put down roots. WHERE THERE ARE JOBS#Alex Summer, a software developer from Newberry,
#Doomsday vault keeps over 800,000 plant species on ice Svalbard Global Seed Vault The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, ordoomsday vault,
and with an average 500 seeds per sample, some 400 million seeds. That may sound like a lot,
the vault can fit 4. 5 million species and some 2. 25 billion seeds. Think of the doomsday vault as the external hard drive backing up the genetic data of the world s plant-based food.
In Afghanistan, looters were after the glass jars storing the seeds. A typhoon wiped out most of an important genebank storing rice in the Philippines
But perhaps the vault s greatest attribute is the arctic cold chilling its chambers of seeds.
Even lacking power, the seeds would remain viable for years. The permafrost acts as a natural freezer
The idea of collecting seeds is not exactly new. The US Department of agriculture has been at it for over a century.
seed gatherers save them for their DNA. Genetic variants found in certain species, for example, confer resistance to disease or drought.
seeds are easier to revive. Provided proper storage, one need only thaw and plant them in the ground.
Martian soil Ecologist Dr. Wieger Wamelink of the Alterra Institute in The netherlands also recently studied the possibility of food growth on Mars. Wamelink planted seeds of 14 plants on artificial Martian
Rye and cress germinated within 24 hours and after about a month the rye, cress and a wild plant field mustard started growing flowers.
Wamelink says he was pleased especially that he was able to fertilize a few plants by hand with a brush.
the cress and field mustard plants grew seeds, which is a welcome sign to ecologists hoping to reproduce plants in Martian soil.
Living produce at Sunrise Hydroponics, harvested with the roots intact, not only maintains amazing freshness, but also holds on to the extraordinary nutrition the plant had at the point of harvest!
Living lettuce in water pouch, with roots intact. Sunrise Hydroponics produces a wide range of crops,
In contrast, Thailand has experienced an increase in the per-head consumption of starchy roots and pulses as well as fruit,
and mate the females lay eggs at the edges of tree branches which can damage the branches on a small tree.
A single female can produce hundreds of eggs across several batches. When the larvae hatch they crawl down the trunk
and burrow into the soil to feed on plant and tree roots. The larvae have mouths that behave like a hypodermic needle Fredericks said which sticks into tree tissue
and takes the juices out. The larvae go through several stages of youth. In annual cicadas these stages pass quickly
Quinoa an ancient crop grown mainly for its seeds is really a food for modern times.
</p><p></p><p><em>Amprophophallus titanium</em>blooms with clusters of flowers that can reach 10 feet (3 m) in height.
But these petals smell so much like rotting flesh that the plant is known as the "
I proceeded to tell her that those little black things were in fact chia seeds she became flabbergasted.
You mean to tell me that you're eating the seeds that are used to grow'hair'on a Chia Pet?
But then I realized that many people might think of chia seeds as a novelty item instead of the super food they really are and
Chia Seeds: Chia seeds are an amazing source of fiber (nearly 10 grams per ounce)
and they also contain protein and omega-3 fatty acids. A 2005 study of rats in the journal Nutrition Research found that chia seed diets dramatically decreased triglyceride levels and increased HDL (good cholesterol) levels.
The seeds are also quite interesting in that they can gelatinize virtually any liquid. Just put  cup into about 2 cups of milk add sweetener
and refrigerate for about four hours. Viola. You now have pudding! It's similar to the consistency of rice pudding.
Chia seeds are also a great addition to many recipes from smoothies to salads. Amaranth:
This quick-cooking ancient grain contains about 13 percent protein by weight is high in Vitamin b6
Amaranth a great substitute for rice pasta or potatoes to boost the nutritional profile of any meal.
Sprouts grow from germinating seeds and seem to be gaining popularity as more people learn about the raw food movement.
First seeds are soaked and rinsed to remove enzyme inhibitors. Then each seed starts to germinate.
This is when the seed's nutrition begins breaking down into simple components. For example proteins break down into amino acids
You can sprout legumes oats wheat broccoli alfalfa and many other seeds. 9 Snack foods: Healthy or Not?
Be sure a whole grain such as whole wheat whole rye whole oats or brown rice is the first and preferably the only grain in the ingredient list.
Try Wasa or Finn Crisp Original Rye crackers. They're 100 percent whole grain and have little sodium.
Humans lived thousands of years walking barefoot and developing calluses that would protect their feet from twigs
Modern technology allows humans to extract sugar from a wide range of sources including sugar cane maple trees beehives
and not available for marine creatures) and contributing to algal blooms which can be toxic to marine life.</
which directs water right onto the roots of the plant. But such systems are expensive to implement and don'
The plants then direct more growth into the fruit away from leaves and stems. That means farmers can grow more crops with less water. </
and not available for marine creatures) and contributing to algal blooms which can be toxic to marine life.
which directs water right onto the roots of the plant. But such systems are expensive to implement
The plants then direct more growth into the fruit away from leaves and stems. That means farmers can grow more crops with less water.
</p><p>These seeds contain high amounts of plant estrogen-like compounds.</</p><p>A study of nearly 3000 breast cancer patients and 5000 women without the disease suggested that higher consumption of these seeds as well as soybeans reduced the risk of breast cancer after menopause.
The study was published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer in 2012.</</p p
#6 Surprising Environmentalists There was a time not very long ago when it was safe to be a politician who supported environmental causes even among conservative Republicans.
Yet decades of studies have found that gluten-containing foods such as whole wheat rye and barley are vital for good health and associated with a reduced risk of diabetes heart disease cancer and excess weight.
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