Category: Economics
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Green Guide to the Holidays
An Ecology Florida Feature December 2022 Monica Starr Americans produce considerably more waste during the holiday season. Specifically, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, we throw away 25% more trash compared to the rest of the year [2]. Last year, I wrote an article explaining various ways to make mindful and sustainable choices. This year, I…
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Organic Heirloom Seeds Coming Soon to New Port Richey
Friendship Farms & Fare and Ecology Florida to Team with Market Off Main to Bring Seed Savers Exchange Seeds to New Port Richey. Ecology Florida Staff Florida’s West Coast finally has a source for heirloom, organic seeds from Seed Savers Exchange. Through a cooperative arrangement with Friendship Farms & Fare and Ecology Florida, the Market…
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OP/ED: Reasoned Reflections On Mr. Rubio’s “Reasonable Debate”
Here is another example of what seems to be the big fight. Conservatives who believe climate change is a hoax and liberals who accept the claims of climate scientists and want to make changes. There’s no doubt big money is on both sides pushing agendas, but what about those people who may have no political…
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Recommended: FDA Quietly Pushes Through Genetically Modified Salmon Over Christmas Break
In case you missed it, the US FDA released official reports the last week of December approving AquaAdvantage Salmon for both breeding and consumption. A suspiciously advantageous time to release the documents, Anthony Gucciardi says, due to the inattentiveness of the general public because of the Christmas holiday. If you missed this news as many…
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Tara 14 and Citrus Greening: Strengthen the Plant or Destroy the Disease
When the human immune system is healthy and operating effectively and efficiently, exposure to bacteria will not generally trigger a reaction but if the immune system is compromised, the bacteria can cause negative impacts to the body. The Florida citrus industry is experiencing the impacts of a bacterial infection. The immune systems of citrus trees…
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The Birdhouse: from Club to Co-operative Food Distribution
As reported recently by Strolling of the Heifers, an organization focusing on local food issues, and covered in an Ecology Florida Feature, Florida is dead last among all states in local food systems. Since finding out Florida is one of the top five agriculture producing states in the Nation and living in one of the…
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OP/ED: The American Future: High Speed Rail and Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
This article originally published on NewPortRichey.Patch.com is Copyright 2012 Robert C Marlowe, and republished with permission. Geeknote: Fair warning disclaimer– This is the most “political” GEEKNOTE I’ve ever written. I may make you mad, but I hope that I make you think. The past two weeks have been a bit of a blur. Two weeks…
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FEATURE STORY: Surprise! Florida Dead Last in 2012 Locavore Index
Well, maybe it is not such a surprise after all. In a new national assessment of local-sourced food opportunities, Florida comes in at the very bottom. The assessment was developed by Strolling of the Heifers, a Vermont-based sustainable food community, which is dedicated to protecting family farms and promoting locavorism. It is kind of a…
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The Question of Green Jobs and the Economic Future in Florida
As we move toward the November elections, one item that is and will continue to be a topic of debate and deliberation is the state of the economy. From what we have observed, it appears the actual condition of the nation’s economy is difficult for many to understand. Professional economists as well as the general…
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Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference 2011
The University of Florida’s (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team are pleased to announce that the third annual Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference will be held in Kissimmee, Florida July 15 – 17, 2011. Registration for the third annual…