Climate Change
Climate change might contribute to the food prices rise
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced some days ago that food prices hit a record last month. Its Food Price Index reached the highest level since the organization created the index to measure the price of a [...]
Vertical farming, a real possibility?
The world’s population is expected to increase to 9.1 billion by 2050, according to the UN. Feeding all those people will mean increasing food production by 70%, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, through a combination of higher [...]
Tropic biodiversity in decline as demand of natural resources rises
“Our demand on natural resources has doubled since 1966 and in 2007 we were using the equivalent of 1.5 planets to support our activities. If we continue living beyond the Earth’s limits, by 2030 we’ll need the equivalent of two [...]
Pamela Anderson in the PETA campaign: Have a heart and go vegetarian
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has convinced Pamela Anderson to show up her curves once more. And for an awareness cause. How? By using an advertisement in which Pamela shows the blonde’s body labeled as though she [...]
Toronto: food tastes better in a green marketplace
Last 7th of June, the city of Toronto unveiled the winning design for the new St. Lawrence Market North Building. The new design, proposed by Adamson Associates Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, was unanimously chosen by judges as [...]
Connecting people to foster gardening
Shared Earth has developed a brilliant concept: getting together people who want and know how to garden with people who have a piece of land and want to share it. Gardeners and farmers get to grow plants and food, and [...]
Why is gardening good for kids?
At Sustentator, we’re developing a project to help a rural elementary school grow its own organic garden. I thought this was a good opportunity to analyze why gardening might be beneficial for kids. It all depends on how we address [...]
Sustentator wishes you a Merry Green Christmas!
Hoping that you will have a jolly green Christmas, we want to give you a few suggestions for helping you make your holidays greener. GIFTS In case you still haven’t bought all the presents you needed to buy, we suggest [...]
