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Increasing the Budget of The Child Nutrition Act (12:10)
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Tiffany Johnson, tomato blight, same blight that hit potatoes during Irish potato famine, wind blows blight across thousands of acres, fall veggies, apples, fruits, Cortland apples, Rome apples, US government school lunch program, increasing budget Child Nutrition Act, prehistoric human diet, Alice Waters, school children growing harvesting and eating their own food, earmarking more money for food education, Michelle Obama's influence on American eating habits, White House Garden, Tasting Awareness, child nutrition, improving American eating habits, Natalie Soleil, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, New York State, berries, Chef Ann Cooper, President Obama, obesity, diabetes, farmers' market, community garden,Tasting Awareness (12:00)
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Tasting Awareness: recreating health and sustainability, Tasting Awareness' aims, health food and organic products are only marketed to the more affluent, those in greatest need of health food and organic products are often unable to afford high-quality products, raw and living foods, shift towards eating fresh foods and vegetables, raw foodists don't eat animal matter at all, raw food higher in enzymes, nut cheeses and nut milks figure prominently in raw foodists diets, raw food diet vs. average American diet, no grain or legumes in a raw food diet, sprout what you like to eat, sprouting: soak overnight rinse and strain cover with cheese cloth, rice and bean germination, www.tastingawareness.org, Natalie Soleil, NYC food coop, outreach, health information & education, public health, heart disease, budget, limited access, cancer fighting, Japanese & Chinese cooking,The Hot Five with Tiffany Johnson (7:21)
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Harlem, Hot Five: five places to find local food in Harlem, The Kitchen Table Project Harmony CSA, Citarella West 125th & Amesterdam, Fairway 130th and 12th Avenue, Fresh Direct, Green Market's four Harlem locations, organic, local, food stamps, CENYC Greenmarket,Download MP3 (Full Episode)
Make Your Own Green Roof (12:16)
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Matt Lorenz, Trees Not Trash, Paradise Locker Meats, storm water collection, storm water management, non-profits, farming and gardening vacant lots, seed bombs: clay ball full of wild seeds, make your own green roof!, green roofs can be extensive and expensive projects, urban heat blight, energy efficiency, Build it Green Astoria, sugarmaple, after strong rainfall water that overflows from sewer system gets funneled into ocean, keep water reservoired and discharge slowly, Trees Not Trash: collective of gardeners creating community gardens and working towards urban greenification,Greenwalling 101 (9:14)
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greenwalling: growing things vertically along a wall, insulation, aesthetics, climbing mechanisms, greenwalling improves energy efficiency of a building, other cities at the forefront of urban greenification, Chicago, US far behind Netherlands and Germany, green roofs in vogue in many European countries, tax subsidies for green roofs, save money on cooling and heating bills,The Greenest Building in The World (8:08)
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Danish building, repurposing old materials, scientifically oriented engineering, black water, grey water, white water, black water: sewer and waste water, grey water: can be used to water plants but non potable, airline hanger-sized buildings, southerly facing roof, maximum flat exposure towards the sun, corrugated surface, absorbs more sunlight with more surface area,What Will The City of 2050 Look Like? (14:16)
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vertical farming, new green buildings, city of 2050 looks drastically different, our current ideas about ecology and greening may be made to look obsolete, is the era of the skyscraper over?, gas pricing, more edible products produced in cities, consumption will leave behind a smaller footprint, Alice Waters, Frog Hollow Farm, could there be a future with no farmland?, is rainwater in urban areas more densely polluted?, how does this affect vegetables grown in urban environments, raised planter boxes for urban farming, source your soil intelligently, Build It Green in Astoria, www.bignyc.com,Download MP3 (Full Episode)








