Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Food & Health on Jan 2nd, 2009
(Does this guy look worried about the frost? A smokin’ vegetable vendor in a Petach Tikva market, Israel. Credit anyalogic)
While North Americans in the higher latitudes are sipping hot cocoa, and have Jack Frost nipping at their noses, farmers in the Middle East pray that the frost won’t come. Last year, sub-zero temperatures wiped out [...]
Posted in Environment - GProfits on Sep 17th, 2008
Prophecy: Focuses on developing plants and vegetables that meet environment challenges of today, such as genetic engineering plants to tolerate desert conditions or heartiness when faced with extreme climates.
Prophet: Israel Ministry of Agriculture - R&D
Site: www.agri.gov.il
Posted in Food & Health on Sep 15th, 2008
The Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED) reported that yesterday (September 14) the Israeli government approved plans to place fish cages in the Ashdod harbor. This marine agriculture initiative was removed from the Eilat harbor after a controversy over whether they were harming the coral reefs in the Bay of Eilat/Aqaba. Without getting into the [...]
Posted in Food & Health on Aug 19th, 2008
If you’re going to shell out the extra shekels for organic food, you’re want to be confident that you’re getting the real deal.
Personally, I think the price of organic food is worth paying, whether you’re buying it for selfish reasons (taste, avoiding nasty chemicals and GMOs) or altruistic ones (treading lightly our small country) and [...]
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