I’ve just turned sixty, and I’ve developed an unexpected sensitivity. I wish I could say that I am now able to detect cosmic messages in twigs fallen on the lawn. Wouldn’t that be fun? No, although somewhat mystifying, this is a sensitivity to certain phrases about age. When I say, “I’ve just turned sixty,” to […]
The convenience of turning on the faucet and receiving safe, clean drinking is too often taken for granted. Many are so accustomed to the act that it would be gravely unsettling, at best, to find their water tainted with hazardous chemicals. That nightmare scenario occurred when tap water in Charleston, West Virginia ran pink and
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Fifty Shades of Green, a book by Sandra Knauf, is a feminist/gardener response to that other book. It’s a wonderfully entertaining anthology of twelve naughty gardening stories with strong female protagonists. The talented authors of these tales hail from across the U.S. and Britain—and most are genuine hands-in-the-dirt gardeners. US Represented caught up with Sandra to
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“Future historians may well look back and write about our time, not about how many pounds of pesticide we did or did not apply; but by how willing we were to sacrifice our children and jeopardize future generations based on flawed promises and flawed science, just to benefit the ‘bottom line’ of a commercial enterprise.
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The Lopburi Monkey Buffet is an annual festival held in Lopburi, Thailand on the last Sunday in November. During the festival, tourists and residents gather enormous amounts of fruits and vegetables. Then, they lay them out in front of temples for the local long-tailed macaques to enjoy. In fact, over 2,000 kilograms of fruits and
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Food insecurity is a major issue for people across the globe, stemming from social and economic discrepancies that disrupt food supply systems. This has detrimental effects on already impoverished families, communities, and countries whose populations spend disproportionate amounts of their income on food. In recent years, food crises have increased interest in refining supply systems
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