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"Orbanic" Weekly Organic Farmer's Market to Begin This Friday at Tel Aviv's Historic Turkish Train Station

Traditional organic agriculture and gorgeous historic architecture come together at Tel Aviv's restored Turkish train station. The historic Turkish train station between Neve Tsedek and...

Old McDonald Gets Farmigo Software to Manage His Organic Farm

Farmigo aims to improve day-to-day operations for small organic farms. More and more Israelis are joining the worldwide move to buying their fresh produce from...

GM foods shrinking sexual health in a womb near you

The USA allows them, and the EU has banned them, but the controversy over genetically modified foods is far from over, globally or in...

Mulberry chutney recipe

You know mango chutney from India. It's eaten well on samosas. But all manners of fruit can create a chutney, especially those fruits that don't keep in the fridge.

Pregnancy is the new fountain of youth

Find your inner warrior, and the fountain of youth with pregnancy?  Women from the western world put off pregnancy (even green ones!) for as long...

Vegetarians Beware: Surprising Uses for Pig Byproducts and Other Things That Make You Go Oink

All the uses of pig. From Christein Meindertsma's book PIG 05049. Vegetarians, vegans, and those Muslims who keep halal or Jews who keep kosher...

Middle-Eastern Spice Remedies: Roses to Sumak

Miriam's series on medicinal Middle Eastern spices is reaching the end of the alphabet! Middle Eastern cuisine sometimes regards roses as a spice or flavoring....

Egypt’s Hashish Crisis Stokes Bitterness

Drugs can cause environmental devastation. Some smokers say it connects them to life, and nature. On the streets of Cairo, a hash shortage is...

Moroccan Stuffed Artichoke Hearts

Do you love artichokes? We do. Here's a healthy recipe perfect for the Middle East. It's springtime, and the markets of the Middle East display...

Sage Advice on Natural Deodorants (7 Tips)

When it comes to a safe deodorant what are your options? Karin picks Weleda's "Sage" deodorant as a good choice. But you have options....

Meat Free Mondays at Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University students join Paul McCartney's and Yoko Ono's international effort to raise awareness about the impact of meat on our health and...

An Ungreen Invention: The Automated Street Meat-Cutting Robot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H65o8uSmKz8&feature=player_embeddedA totally redundant and ungreen invention automates Middle East meat cutting. We were fooled by Grist yesterday and the news that McDonald's meals won't compost...

Halal Or Not, McDonald's Food Won't Decompose Faster Than Plastic Bags

New disturbing news about the McDonald restaurant chains that have found themselves in practically every Middle Eastern country except for Syria and Iran: With...

Doha Conference Defeats Tuna Ban, But You Can Still Do Your Part for Charlie

The end of the line of the bluefin tuna in Japan? A Doha, Qatar conference proposes a ban on fishing. The verdict: defeat for...

How Green Is Your Garlic?

Imported garlic looks beautiful, but locally grown is  healthier. Contaminated garlic from China  was a scandal in the late 1990s and up till 2009. Fueled...

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Is Qatar paying UNESCO to turn a blind eye on the Seychelles?

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Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age funerary tradition involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of long bones into sharp tools.

Who Owns the Farm Robot? A State of Jefferson Startup Takes on Carbon Robotics

In California's self-proclaimed State of Jefferson, a small agricultural technology company is challenging the dominant laser-weeding business model. Laudando & Associates believes farmers should own and repair their AI-powered weeding tools rather than pay ongoing subscription fees. The approach has put the company on a collision course with industry leader Carbon Robotics, sparking a patent dispute that has pushed the Jefferson startup toward overseas markets while raising broader questions about ownership, right-to-repair, and the future of farm automation.

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Weston Higginbotham’s Funeral Set for June 17 as Family and Friends Honor Environmentalist

The family of environmentalist and eco-engineer in training, James "Weston" Higginbotham will gather with friends, classmates, and supporters on June 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate the life of the Auburn University student whose death in a Kyoto forest in Japan touched people around the world.

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Is Qatar paying UNESCO to turn a blind eye on the Seychelles?

Is UNESCO being paid off by Qatar so it can own a private airstrip in a strategic location in the Seychelles?

Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age funerary tradition involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of long bones into sharp tools.

Who Owns the Farm Robot? A State of Jefferson Startup Takes on Carbon Robotics

In California's self-proclaimed State of Jefferson, a small agricultural technology company is challenging the dominant laser-weeding business model. Laudando & Associates believes farmers should own and repair their AI-powered weeding tools rather than pay ongoing subscription fees. The approach has put the company on a collision course with industry leader Carbon Robotics, sparking a patent dispute that has pushed the Jefferson startup toward overseas markets while raising broader questions about ownership, right-to-repair, and the future of farm automation.

Etihad offers free travel insurance to any visitor to the UAE

Talk about a way to woo your visitors. Etihad, the UAE's national carrier has decided to offer free travel insurance to visitors heading to the UAE.

Weston Higginbotham’s Funeral Set for June 17 as Family and Friends Honor Environmentalist

The family of environmentalist and eco-engineer in training, James "Weston" Higginbotham will gather with friends, classmates, and supporters on June 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate the life of the Auburn University student whose death in a Kyoto forest in Japan touched people around the world.

Health Canada approves lab grown milk

Canada's approval of animal-free dairy proteins marks a milestone for precision fermentation and the growing alternative-protein industry. Will consumers embrace milk made without cows?

Before Funeral, Auburn University Creates Environmental Scholarship in Memory of Weston Higginbotham

The James "Weston" Higginbotham Endowed Scholarship will support Auburn students pursuing ecological engineering, ensuring that the work Weston cared about so deeply continues long after his passing.

Weston Higginbotham’s Family Declines to Release Cause of Death in Kyoto Forest

The family of Weston Higginbotham,an Auburn University student whose disappearance and death in the mountains near Kyoto, Japan, drew international attention, has declined to publicly release the cause of his death.
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