Against the advice of his trick-fearing friends, Robert Zyluk will be dropping an unexpected treat into the sacks of young revellers tonight in a bid to curb the growing childhood obesity epidemic.
Zyluk, who lives in Winnipeg, has self-published a 24-page Produce Passport that offers healthy eating tips and provides a space for children to collect stickers taken from fruits and vegetables.
Man hands out healthy eating tips to trick-or-treaters
Written by Ian McKenzie on October 31st, 2006 with no comments.
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In his workshop in Mekele, just 200km from Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea, Azmeraw Zekele is turning burnt-out shells into cylinders used in coffee machines.
Most of the shells are left over from the 1998-2000 war between the two countries.
BBC NEWS | Africa | From weapons of war to great coffee
Written by Ian McKenzie on October 31st, 2006 with no comments.
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Liven up your kitchen with these strange gadgets, from an interactive LED table to the Smart Oven, it’s all here. Which ones are your favorites?
- Salter Nutrition Scale
- Smart Oven Cooks for You
- GE’s All-in-One Kitchen Device
- LiteOn’s Smart Label
- Homepub
- The Toasterkettle
- Z.Island Kitchen
- Tetris Cooking Timer
- Interactive LED Dining Table
- Keyboard Tablecloth
TechEBlog » Top 10 Strangest Kitchen Gadgets
Written by tubaism on May 30th, 2006 with no comments.
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Press Release:
Planet Organic Market’s Eco Karma Committee Helps Our Environment
EDMONTON, May 16 /CNW/ - Planet Organic Health Corp. - (TSX Venture Exchange - POH), Canada’s leading natural and organic supermarket chain, is helping the earth through its Eco Karma Committee, an employee-based committee dedicated to improving the environment and corporate citizenship. As part of Planet Organic’s Good Works program, the Eco Karma Committee was formed to lead the way in creating a healthier, more earth-friendly Planet Organic Market. “Our purpose was to upgrade Planet Organic Market’s eco- commitment,” says Pat Tufts, chairperson of the committee and Store Manager in Calgary. “We’ve made a lot of progress over the past year and now we’re making a positive difference.”
Since the committee was developed, Planet Organic Markets has built partnerships with the Sierra Club of Canada, a grassroots non-profit agency dedicated to protecting the integrity of our global ecosystems. Planet Organic Markets now donates a portion of profits to The Sierra Club of Canada in an effort to expand environmental initiatives throughout the country.
“We also wanted to help children in third world countries,” said Pat Tufts. “We chose the Foster Parents Plan of Canada because it’s a child- centred development organization improving the lives of children, their families and communities in 45 developing countries since 1937.” For each Planet Organic Market across Canada, three children from Foster Parents Plan are sponsored by the company. So far, there are 15 children sponsored, and with two more locations opening soon, six more children will join the list. Planet Organic Markets also encourages its customers to sponsor other children through Foster Parents Plan.
In addition, the Eco Karma Committee has teamed up with the Pembina Institute; harnessing the power of the wind into electricity. Planet Organic purchases wind power energy for more than 50 computers, including all cashiers’ tills. “We know that clean, renewable sources of energy have direct health benefits and are worth investing in,” says Pat Tufts. “That’s why we buy electricity from the Pembina Institute, a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to sustainable energy solutions.” The bulk purchase for 24- Megawatt hours of wind energy is equivalent to 24 tonnes of CO2 emissions. This is equal to taking 20 average cars off the road for an entire year.
Another Eco Karma Committee goal is to find environmentally superior solutions in cleaning products used to clean the supermarkets, eco-friendly deli containers, recycling stations, in-house recycling, and food donations. “We’re testing out new pagoda containers, which are made from managed trees and can be composted,” claims Pat. “We’re even using New Leaf Good newspaper for our newsletters made from 100% recycled, 40% post-consumer waste, processed chlorine-free.”
Planet Organic Markets is in the process of creating an Eco Karma Booklet for each supermarket. The booklet will educate staff how they can create a healthier environment. Visit www.planetorganic.ca to learn more about Planet Organic Markets.
CNW Group
Written by tubaism on May 17th, 2006 with 3 comments.
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You expect me to cook without olive oil?
Real Canadian cooking.
Inspired by the 100-Mile Diet series published on TheTyee.ca, we asked writers in four Canadian cities to cook dinner for friends using nothing but ingredients produced within 100 miles of their homes. To their cries of ‘Can’t we do this in summer?’ we said, ‘Hell, no. That would be too too easy.’ Here’s what happened
Written by tubaism on April 29th, 2006 with no comments.
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Slow Food for Low and Moderate Income People
In November Sharon Gordon posted a “food stamp challenge” in the Community Food Security listserv (comfood-L): eat for a week on a food stamp budget. We decided to do this using as much food as we could from local farmers so we expanded the challenge to show how the combination of (1) frugal supermarket shopping, (2) preparing meals from basic ingredients, (3) buying local foods, (4) gardening, (5) food storage, and (6) home preservation of food could add up to a healthy, affordable, practical, and environmentally sustainable meal plan, even though the local meats, eggs, and dairy products are typically more expensive than typical supermarket fare. And the food had to be satisfying and taste good too, otherwise, what’s the point? Call this the Slow Food for the Poor Challenge.
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Written by tubaism on December 29th, 2005 with 1 comment.
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