Not exact matches
The majority
of our
world's agricultural research funding is dedicated to increasing
food production, yet we continually overlook the causal factors
of insufficient
food supply, emanating from ineffective post-harvest handling and
preservation practices.
So, too, can chemicals used in
food preservation, such as sulfites (also spelled sulphites in some parts
of the
world) and artificial
food colourings (we suggest some safe, natural
food colourings here).
The «Only in Queens» Summer Festival will also offer a wide range
of activities for people
of all ages, including: • Guided tours
of the New York State Pavilion's Tent
of Tomorrow, the Queens Library Mobile Unit, the Queens Theatre and the Queens Museum; • Family - friendly fun including cultural performances, face painting, inflatable bounce houses, a Delta Air Lines Scavenger Hunt, activities run by the United States Tennis Association, and an appearance by Mr. Met; •
Food and craft vendors offering a variety
of international cuisine and merchandise for sale; • Exhibits
of memorabilia from the original 1939 - 40 and 1964 - 65
World's Fairs, classic cars and a boat from the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival; • Virtual reality demonstrations by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation, the group People for the Pavilion and Queens - based RPGA Studio as part
of the international ideas competition currently underway to solicit imaginative and creative public input for how the New York State Pavilion can best be adapted for public reuse.
The benefits
of science are manifold and manifest: intellectual enrichment; technological advancement; the liberation
of the mind from superstition; an increased
food supply; environmental remediation and
preservation; economic growth; the profound pleasure that comes from the meticulous contemplation
of nature and a deeper understanding
of the
world we live in.
«Compiling such a highly resolved
food web was possible for the Messel because
of the exquisite
preservation of soft body parts and ecological traces in the deposit,» she says, «and because my co-author, Conrad Labandeira, is one
of the
world's foremost experts on fossil plant - insect interactions.»
The report furthermore provides lessons learned from the case studies for sustainable development
of CRFS and offers a large number
of strategies and tools that can be applied by city regions around the
world, including the promotion
of (peri) urban agriculture,
preservation of agricultural land areas and watersheds through land use planning and zoning, development
of food distribution and social protection programmes for vulnerable groups, support for short supply chains and local procurement
of food, and promotion
of food waste prevention, reduction and management, as well as the recovery and redistribution
of safe and nutritious
food for human consumption.