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Grocery variety and sustainability go hand-in-hand

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

By Dan Grifen, a guest blogger for Veggie Revolution “In other environmental issues we tell people to stop something, reduce their impact, reduce their damage,” – U.S. Ecologist Gary Nabhan Since the beginning of the green movement, there has been…

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Posted in Agriculture, Crop diversity, Farming, Food, Food, Sustainable Living Tagged with: ,

My review of the documentary “Dirt! The Movie”

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I was asked to write a review of “Dirt! The Movie,” a documentary about our worldwide destruction of soil versus our absolute dependence on soil for our survival. The movie is an inspiring blend of interviews with scientists, farmers, and…

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Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Climate change, Deforestation, Desertification, Film review, Food, Food, Gardening, Health, Livestock, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Living, Wildlife Tagged with: , , , , ,

How food affects your brain: 10 facts we now know

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

Readers – I just received an email from Cindy Cullen at the Culinary Arts College, asking if I would post a link to their article How Food Affects Your Brain: 10 Facts We Now Know.” Some interesting information in the…

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Posted in Birds, Endangered species, Fish, Fish, Food, Livestock, Organic, Wildlife Tagged with: , , , ,

New studies: fast-food “kids meals” loaded with calories and fat

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

Happy meal helps kids, says the fast-food box. Is that so? Not according to recent medical studies. Kids whose homes or schools are near a fast-food restaurant are more likely to be obese, according to a 2010 study in the…

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Exploring Puerto Rico’s rainforest: El Yunque

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Text and photos by Sally Kneidel, PhD We visited our son Alan in Puerto Rico in March. He’s working there temporarily, collecting data on the island’s bird populations for a project based at NC State. I wrote on April 5…

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Posted in Birds, Caribbean, Coqui frogs, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Ecosystems, Food, Lizards, Puerto Rico, Rain forest, Snails, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,

New study: chocolate reduces risk of stroke and heart attack by 39%

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This post now on Google News I’ve seen various studies over the years about the benefits of dark chocolate, but none as convincing as this one. In an article published yesterday in the European Heart Journal, German scientists report a…

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Review of documentary “End of the line: where have all the fish gone?”

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Review by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com My husband, an ecologist, keeps a list of people whose profession matches their name, such as peanut specialist Shelly Nutt, ornithologist Christopher Bird, editor Zachary Read.  But the best is Dr. Boris Worm,…

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Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Food, Health, Sustainable choices for your home, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,

Junk food as addictive as drugs, says new neurological study

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

Tis the season to eat pecan pies, Christmas cookies, cheese sticks, and other festive goodies. Right? Just for a month or so. Then we’ll all go on diets!  Diet books’ highest sales are right after the holidays. I’ve already gained…

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Undercover visit to a turkey insemination factory

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

Readers, I like to publish this riveting article by animal-rights activist Jim Mason every Thanksgiving. It’s in honor of the millions of turkeys that will be consumed during the coming week.  After reading it, you may decide to eat something…

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Posted in Classroom Critters and The Scientific Method, Food, Health, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable Living, Veggie Revolution (co-authored with Sadie Kneidel), Wildlife Tagged with: , , ,

A review of Jonathan Safran Foer’s book: Eating Animals

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

A book review by Sally Kneidel, PhD http://sallykneidel.com As a biologist and co-author of two books about the meat industry, I was asked by Jonathan Safran Foer’s publicist to review Foer’s new non-fiction book Eating Animals. I confess I didn’t…

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Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Book review, Classroom Critters and The Scientific Method, Environmental footprint, Food, Health, Livestock, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable Living, Veggie Revolution (co-authored with Sadie Kneidel), Wildlife Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,

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These days, I blog mostly about nature and wildlife. Even the tiniest creatures make me happy! You'll also find here lots of posts about plant-based foods, health, and ecotourism. Ecotourism can support local people who make a living through sustainable use of wildlife, habitat, and natural resources.

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Our other blog, Veggie Revolution, focuses more on food than this one does, especially the environmental, health and humane aspects of our food choices. That blog was started in 2005 and continues today, while the blog you're reading now began in 2009. Some of the newer posts are on both blogs, but Veggie Rev has at least 260 more posts than this blog, including Sadie's travels to Morocco. In the sidebar of Veggie Rev, you'll see links to each year that can take you back to all the posts for a particular year.

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