Walking on Eco friendly floors

This article is for people who would like more information about floors made from renewable and sustainable resources. Building environmentally friendly homes and business is a great idea, however finding the products can be tricky. Paul Shahriari started Greenmind, inc to assist people in choosing flooring that is Eco friendly. He makes some great suggestions, however he is quick to point out that if your flooring choices cause the use of a lot of fossil fuel you have defeated the whole purpose.

Check out this article to see his flooring suggestions.

This is another Nick Johnson post, he still can't figure it out.

http://www.localharvest.org/organic.jsp
This one talks about the way the health of the soil affects the quality og the produce. It also mentioned that the local farmers use less chemicals in the fields. It tells the benefits of organic and local grown foods.

Imported fish

Publications & Press

This article was about different types of fish imported from around the world. It talks about common fish such as salmon, tilapia, and catfish. This article doesn't only talk about the types of fish that are imported, but it talks a little about how fish are not being raised in there natural habitat. So my question is, and maybe it said and I didn't read enough, does this change in there upbring change the way the fish tastes. This link also talks about how to find a good provider and what questions to ask. I liked this article and it would most likely be helpful for anyone looking to open up a restaurant.

controlling bird flu

this is a continuation on my series of research on avian influenza. i found some interesting preventative measures to clean and disinfect equipment to prevent outbreaks. for all of us in the food industry should be well aware of any possible diseases in our food. i would strongly recommened looking at this site
"www.usda.gov/birdflu

when fowl go bad

http://attra.ncat.org/avian.html
here is the link to my first blog on avian bird flu- sorry i thought the link was attached from me

this is nick johnsons posting. he couldnt sign on to the blog for some reason

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/asthma-allergies/peanut-allergy/


This artical is about the food allergies and there effect on the human body. How the new food allergies have possiblly come from the

Support Grass

It has been found that grass-fed livestock are healthier for human consumption. They are lower in fat content. They say that the beef's fat content is almost as low as a skinned chicken breast. They go on to tell about the many numerous health benefits that naturally raise livestock posses. It even goes to the limits of saying that if all consumers of beef in the U.S ate grass-fed beef ,the obesity problem could diminish. If you would like to learn more look no further.

http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm

organic growing

this article talks about organic grown foods and why they are superior to chemically fertalized produce. It also speaks a lot about the strict qualifications that need to be met to have your product labeled "organic." I found this article interesting because i am a sucker for organic produce and free range meat.

Field Trip to Fort Snellling State Park

Class,

We're going to meet this Wednesday the 6th at Fort Snelling State Park for normal class hours. We'll have some field activities and enjoy the outdoors for the afternoon. Remember, it's $5 per vehicle. Travel on past the entrance fee building for a few minutes until you reach the end of the road and the visitor center parking lot.

Here's some information to help you with directions.
From DNR site: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fort_snelling/index.html

101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55111.

tel: (612) 725-2389 or Visitor Center (612) 725-2724

fax: (612) 725-2391


Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.

World "growth"

It's sad, really, that in a time where we say that the world is advancing and we as a civilization are taking care of hunger, the starving family is tending to a field of silk worms instead of rice. More and more often, third world countries are forced to grow cash crops or turn over the use of land entirely for the sole purpose of providing for first-world nations such as the US. When using that same area for their own benefit would seem more logical, it's not as cost-effective for the country as a whole to develop its own agriculture...but rather rely upon the whims of juggernauts for their existance.

Find out for yourself, read.

Water Use by Ethanol Plants

http://www.agobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=89449

This article talks about how much water it takes to produce one gallon of ethanol. In 1998 it took about 8 gallons of water to produce one gallon of ethanol, which was a ridiculous amount. So ethanol plant producers needed to come up with a better idea that brought that number down by a significant amount. If you think about how much ethanol is produced each year, at that rate we would run out of usable water in a hurry. Thankfully they have come up with a much more efficient way to produce ethanol which uses about half the amount of water than it took in 1998.