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Raw Foods Offer Benefits, Say Two Health Experts

Several pieces of fruit and a large vegetable salad should always be included in your daily food selections.
 

Before our ancestors mastered fire, our food was almost always eaten raw—and that was a good thing, according to two boomer generation health experts.  “Although we don’t advocate a totally raw food diet as a matter of preference, including plenty of raw foods in your diet will have many health...

Big name brands confirmed for The Natural Food Show 2012

Dorset Cereals, Kallo Foods, The Food Doctor, Windmill Organics, Green & Blacks, Clipper Teas, Infinity Foods, and Tree of Life are just a few of the big name exhibitors returning to London’s Olympia on 1-2 April for this year’s Natural Food Show at the UK’s only dedicated natural and organic products trade event Natural & Organic Products Europe. 

Showcasing thousands of speciality food and drink brands from over...

Eco Hip Promotes Chemical-Free Organic Products for a Healthier Lifestyle

The philosophy at Eco Hip is simple: to offer the nation a range of natural, chemical-free products which promote a healthier lifestyle.  Committed to supplying organic and gentle products, Eco Hip believes that everyone has a fundamental right to know exactly what is in products and therefore a full list of ingredients will be found on the site.
(United Kingdom – 15th January 2012) The philosophy at Eco Hip is...

Ancient & Modern Elements Unite

Gypsy 05 Spring/Summer 2012 Runway Show
West Hollywood, CA (October 12, 2011) — Lose yourself in Fashion, Music and Culture on October 19th, as Gypsy 05 reveals their SS2012 RTW collection on the runway at the Historic Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles.  Inspired by the mystery and intrigue of the Native American culture, Gypsy 05’s highly anticipated SS2012 RTW collection is sure to awaken your senses and...

FARMSCAPE CEO TO SPEAK AT TEDx IN LOS ANGELES

Jesse DuBois to share perspective on urban agriculture and organic gardening at TEDxClaremontColleges
LOS ANGELES – September 21, 2011 – Farmscape, LLC CEO, Jesse DuBois, will present at the TEDxClaremontColleges on September 23, 2011. DuBois will speak to the importance of urban agriculture in Los Angeles, and how Farmscape is reshaping the way Southern Californians think about food and gardening.

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FARMSCAPE EXPANDS SERVICE TO SOUTHBAY

LOS ANGELES – September 19, 2011 – Farsmcape, LLC has announced that it will be expanding its organic garden installation and maintenance services to more of Southern California, effective immediately. The urban agriculture social enterprise will expand service to Marina Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, and Rancho Palos Verdes this winter. Farmscape is hoping...

FARMSCAPE HOMEGROWN TOMATOES MAY BE BETTER THAN FARMERS MARKET, GROCERY STORE VA...

Organic backyard tomatoes scored higher degrees Brix than those sold commercially
LOS ANGELES – August 29, 2011 – Backyard tomatoes grown in Farmscape, LLC raised-bed, organic gardens scored higher on average in sugar content than tomatoes purchased locally in Los Angeles. The non-scientific study used degrees Brix—a common food industry metric that measures food sugar levels—and compared tomatoes grown in four...
 

Can a vegetarian diet make weight loss harder to achieve?

Nutritionist Margaret Floyd explains the obstacles that many vegetarians face when it comes to shedding pounds.
Margaret Floyd has something to say that may surprise you if you assume that vegetarians have a leg up on meat eaters when it comes to health, nutrition, and weight loss. The nutritionist and author of Eat Naked: Unprocessed, Unpolluted, and Undressed Eating for a Healthier, Sexier You says that she...

Pesticides Bug Me! CCOF Releases Campaign Site and Design Competition

(July 21, 2011) Santa Cruz, CA – Today, CCOF, the nation’s leader in organic certification, will launch Pesticides Bug Me, an online education and fundraising initiative to let consumers know that buying certified organic products will keep harmful pesticides out of their food.

In 2009, over 156 million pounds of pesticides were applied to California’s land. The use of dangerous pesticides is associated with birth...

FARMSCAPE SAVES LOS ANGELES ONE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER

LOS ANGELES – July 14, 2011 – Farmscape, LLC announces that the company’s raised-bed organic gardens have saved the greater Los Angeles area more than one million gallons of water over the past three years. The analysis, conducted internally, compares the average water consumption of Farmscape gardens with that of a similar sized plot of Southern California grass lawn.

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