More on the Food Safety Inspection Cuts From WaPo’s WonkBlog: The Sequester: Absolutely everything you could possibly need to know, in one FAQ From ThinkProgress: Top Republican Blows Off Food Inspection Cuts Catch up on the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow… Read more:
Category Archives: Locally Grown
Hank D and the Bee: Rethinking Center Field
I live in St. Louis, so Cardinals if you’d like some local, organic tomatoes to replace your center field lawn just reach out to my sister and sister-in-love at BackdoorHarvest. They’ll hook you up! The rest of you, your on your own, but I want credit! Catch up on the rest of the Hank D… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Protesting the Sale of Bee’s Blood
More on bees, honey, and Local Harvest From PBS: The Buzz About Bees–A Flush Fund of Fascinating Facts PBS Again: Silence of the Bees (video: Full Episode) From St. Louis: Local Harvest Grocery Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Hank gets egged
More on Backyard Chickens From Ecolutionist: Free-Range Eggs: What’s the Price for Freedom? From Planet Green: Choosing a Heritage Breed Chicken From NaturalPapa: The first Hank D cartoon with Wendy the Chicken Show the Twitterverse you’re a Hankhead. Say “@GreenCartoons, I’m a #hankhead!” and share your favorite Hank D and the Bee cartoon with the… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Backyard Chicken
More on backyard chickens From EcoChildsPlay: Sustainable Living: Raising Chicks into Hens From Ecolutionist: The Environmental Sustainablity of Giving Ex-Battery Chickens a New Life From Grit: Backyard Chickens: New Mobile App Helps You Choose the Best Breed From Mother Earth News: Fighting to Keep Backyard Chickens in the City Follow the rest of the Hank… Read more:
Free Fruits from the Urban Forest: Neighborhood Fruit Harvesting
Feeding a growing family with fresh healthy foods on a budget can be a very challenging affair. The quality of foods that we eat, and that we feed our children, have a large impact on the quality of our health, so we feel very strongly that it should be a priority in our family budget. We… Read more:
Find a CSA Farm and Enjoy Fresh Local Food!
With all of the green re-emerging from the ground at this time of year, it’s time to either start digging a garden of your own or looking for a local CSA farm. Community-supported agriculture is a great way deepen the connection between your food, your community, and the air , soil and sunshine that ultimately… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Hank Goes Veggie
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Homemade Herbal Tea: Linden Flower
I try to savor the seasons, to enjoy the fruit while it’s ripe, the snow when it’s fresh, and the sun when it shines. Part of that enjoyment comes from knowing where I am (when I am) in the year, by the smells around me. The scent of the leaves drying in the sun means… Read more:
Home-Grown Propaganda Part 1
Why don’t we see this kind of propaganda now? No profits in it?… Read more:
What’s a Food Policy Council?
The term “food security” can mean a couple of different things. It can refer to the safety of our food, like being free from adulterants, poisons, infectious materials. It also refers to the availability of food. From World Hunger Year: Food Insecurity- Limited or uncertain access to nutritious, safe foods necessary to lead a healthy… Read more: