Sentences with phrase «food grown close»

Doesn't food grown close to home help prevent global warming because it requires less fossil fuel to transport?

Not exact matches

We had grown close taking food to the homeless in the woods and stayed close as the years went by.

Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam You'll appreciate my wisdom someday when you're older and you're grown Can't wait till you have a couple little children of your own You'll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly But right now I thank you not to roll your eyes at me Close your mouth when you chew, would appreciate Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate Use your fork, do not burp or I'll set you straight Eat the food I put upon your plate Get an A, get the door, don't get smart with me Get a grip, get in here, I'll count to three Get a job, get a life, get a PHD Get a dose of, «I don't care who started it!

Americans are also drawn closer to the culture and the food through the ever - growing popularity of festive holidays, such as Holi and Diwali.

In effect, we're «mining» solar energy from previous millennia trapped in the ground as fossil fuel and introducing it into our closed system as we grow our food, heat our homes and drive to work.

Remember the basic idea of the Payton's Paleo 30 Day Challenge is to simply get you into the habit of eating real, whole food, as unprocessed and close to «how it grows» as possible.

The global packaging divider market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 6 % during 2017 - 2021 period, report projects; food and beverage accounted for close to 33 % of total market in 2016, while pharmaceuticals held 27 % market share and automotive took 18 %.

Close to where I grew up in Suffolk, there are inspiring producers creating the most flavoursome and exciting foods.

Cheers to eating cookies while supporting a great cause and growing closer to other food bloggers!

As the fifth edition of the international series of summits closed, many questions about sustainability in the food industry remain: In light of growing incidents of fraud, what analytical tools can authenticate sustainable food products and protect consumer trust?

And if you don't want to order online, take a closer look at your farmer's market or health - food store: More small farms are starting to grow interesting grains.

They both worked for Blue Hill («It was a crazy time,» said Diana) but were drawn back to Diana's hometown by a growing food scene and what JP called a «magic sauce of a location»: close to upper New England, New York, and Boston.

That extra money buys style, but just as much nutritional benefit can be gained from fruits and vegetables bought in season and grown close to home, and unrefined foods like dry beans and rice.

As the body continues to grow and develop, the muscle at the opening of the stomach gets stronger, stays closed, and prevents food from getting back into the esophagus.

As children grow into these more mature postures, the structures in their throats begin to grow and spread apart and it becomes the main job of the epiglottis, a small flap in the back of the throat above the esophagus, to close off the airway and direct food into the esophagus.

Since 2009, HUMAN Healthy Vending has averaged more than 100 % growth annually, and, with a rapidly growing network of almost 1,500 healthy vending machines in the field, it is getting closer and closer to achieving its vision: «to make healthy food more convenient than junk food.»

Mrs. Green's markets are a popular favorite for locally grown food in Westchester County, but two locations have closed, one in Tarrytown and another in Rye.

Some of these arthropods (whose closest living kin include insects, spiders, and crabs) were fierce hunters that grew to the size of an adult human, whereas some — such as those without claws or tail spines — likely filtered the water for prey or scavenged the sea floor for food.

Today, this food - grade canola — which can also be used to make biodiesel — is the closest thing to a bioenergy crop being grown in Montana.

While this piece of «meat,» which was said to have tasted «close to meat,» represents significant progress in the field of making lab - grown food, the current approach needs to be improved before widespread use is feasible; the patty cost over $ 330,000 to make (not to mention probably significant culturing time in the lab to generate the 20,000 muscle strands used to make the patty).

It may seem odd, but eating garden - grown foods and minimizing personal environmental impact has really helped me feel closer to our precious planet.

I grew up in a family of dieters and I never wanted to pay close attention to my food, so I did the opposite and sort of ignored the whole process.

Alternatively, organic farming methods pay close attention to maintaining and maximizing soil quality, thereby increasing the nutrient levels of the foods grown in it, making them healthier than conventionally grown foods.

Real food is whole plant foods, grown close to Mother Earth and minimally processed.

Also when you eat foods that are grown closer to home they'll be at the peak of their nutrition since they didn't have to travel a far distance to get to you.

The food is grown and harvested close to home, so it is naturally more nutritious and delicious!»

For example dried amla (Indian gooseberry) with 261.5 mmol / 100 g. Upon closer inspection of the types of foods, there was no indication of comparison with conventional and organically grown foods.

During Passover (and all year long for that matter) Enjoy foods as close to «as grown in nature» with minimal processing that does not detract from the nutritional value and / or add any harmful components.

I dream of living close to nature; having space to grow food; having a little ecological footprint; and being part of a community.

When Frank is drafted into medical military service, Liesl is left alone to care for his three sons during the last months of WWII, with the front growing ever closer and food and resources becoming more scarce.

From rural outposts to city streets, they are sowing, growing, selling, and eating food produced close to home — and they are crying out for agricultural reform.

Struggling to survive in a world without electricity, food, shelter, and clean water, Atticus and Thais shed their fear of growing too close, and they fall hopelessly in love.

According to the company that produces Acana Classics Adult Large Breed Dog Food, it contains cage - free chicken and locally and regionally - grown vegetables and eggs, and fish that comes from close proximity.

As they grow hungrier and more desperate, they tend to venture closer to homes and businesses in search of food.

I've seen her kill bats, full grown rabbits, and any moth that gets close:) I grew up with indoor cats, and i can say that she is far more happy, stimulated, appreciative of attention and food even more than any indoor cat....

Wet food will grow mildew and fungus quickly in a closed container.

Phytoplankton, which live close enough to the water's surface to perform photosynthesis — critical to maintaining oxygen in Earth's atmosphere — form the base of the marine food web.4 Although phytoplankton are microscopic, they can be seen from satellites when they grow in a concentrated area (bloom) on the ocean's surface.5 Zooplankton, which feed on phytoplankton, and bacterioplankton, which recycle nutrients in the water, make up the next levels of the web.4

Thirdly, urban agriculture and urban forestry contribute to disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change by reducing runoff, keeping flood plains free from construction, reducing urban temperatures, capturing dust and CO2, while growing fresh food close to consumers reduces energy spent in transport, cooling, processing and packaging, whilst productive reuse of urban organic wastes and wastewater (and the nutrients these contain) reduces methane emissions from landfills and energy use in fertilizer production.

He stated that public access in parks is paramount when considering food growing plots, whereas allotments are traditionally closed sites.

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The unfortunate part of that is that we live on land and mostly grow food there, and it is warming closer to what ECS would predict rather than TCR (0.3 C per decade).

Now, more than ever, we need to grow more food, closer to where people live, that is tasty, wholesome and nutritious, that enhances rather than destroys the environment we depend on, and that satisfies people's need for a secure and trusted food supply.

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Creating more urban farms and more food production centers closer to where the market is, whether they are traditional outdoor growing areas, rooftop farms, indoor hydroponic and aquaponics systems, vertical farms, or vacant lot gardens, can go a long way toward building a more resilient local food system and reducing the ecological footprint of our diets.

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Perhaps most excitingly, the truck has been visiting elementary schools throughout the Denver area to provide children with a closer look at food being grown in an unlikely place.

Another advantage: the food would grow quite a bit closer to the consumers, something that will become more important as oil prices keep rising and transportation on long distances becomes a luxury (no more kiwis from New - Zealand in Canada during the winter).

But, with food that can be grown, raised or caught closer to home our favorite way to buy food we don't grow ourselves is through what we'll call community supported buying.

I dream of living close to nature; having space to grow food; having a little ecological footprint; and being part of a community.