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CONTRIBUTOR: . Magnitude 5.5 strong
earthquake rattled Bajura at 4:01 a.m. Saturday morning, Nepal Seismological
Center reported.The epicenter was located near Piluchaur bazzar along Karnali
River.Strong tremor was felt in Achham, Jumla, Darchula, Baitadi and
neighbouring districts. The tremor was even felt in Lucknow and Indian capital
Delhi.No preliminary damage or injuries...
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. Vimeo by Free Range StudiosGrocery Store Wars from Free Range Studios on
Vimeo.Not long ago in a supermarket not so far away… Playing on the archetypal
narrative of Star Wars, Grocery Store Wars is a cult classic, viral hit that
uses food and vegetable puppets to spoof the legendary film....
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CONTRIBUTOR: . Rodale’s Organic
Life by Doug HallSource: Susy MorrisPlan to plant more tomatoes, basil, onions
in the spring by saving this free resource right now.Saving and storing
seeds from your own vegetable and herb crops is a thrifty way to perpetuate your
favorite varieties from year to year. Open-pollinated varieties, including
heirlooms,...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . Inquisitr by Andrew
GalbreathSource: USDA, Lance CheungThe most popular fruit in the world may be in
serious danger of extinction.A virulent and incurable strain of the
plant-destroying fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense is spreading across the
globe and ravaging banana crops in its wake. A study by researchers in the...
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. Desdemona Despair By Jim Shelton 16 December 2015 (YaleNews) – A Yale-led
study urges scientists to move their focus from species extinction to species
rarity in order to recognize, and avoid, a mass extinction in the modern world.
Writing in the journal Nature the week of Dec. 16, Yale’s Pincelli...
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. Desdemona Despair 17 December 2015 (University of Utah) – Mathematical
simulations at the University of Utah show parasitic flies may spell extinction
for Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos Islands, but that pest-control efforts
might save the birds that helped inspire the theory of evolution. The new study
“shows that the...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . The Washington Post
by Debbie Barker and Michael PollanCover crops in small grain stubble Source:
NRCS, South DakotaDebbie Barker is the international programs director at the
Center for Food Safety. Michael Pollan is the John S. and James L. Knight
professor of journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.When Will
Allen...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . Use of the Herbicide
Glyphosate Has Skyrocketed Since the 1990sSource: ThinkStockPhotos.comFor
thousands of years, children ate the same food their parents ate when they were
children. In the United States today, this is no longer the case. Most
dramatically, the proliferation of the use of the herbicide glyphosate, made
possible...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . TakePart by John R.
PlattRusty-Patched Bumblebee Source: Dan MullenThe imperiled rusty-patched
bumblebee, which pollinates blueberries, apples, and other crops, has
disappeared from 87 percent of its historic range.If the rusty-patched bumblebee
is extremely lucky, it could soon be the first bee species to be protected under
the United States Endangered...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . USDA Seeking
Replacement for National Organic Standards Board Cornucopia, WI: One of the
newest members of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has resigned from
the 15-member advisory body to the USDA. Paula Daniels left the board eight
months into her five-year term after participating in just one board meeting....
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