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A Sustainable Diet Must Consider Physical and Ecological Health
In a culture that is increasingly saturated with vegan “life-style influencers,” it is hard to ignore the assumption that a sustainable diet is one that is plant-based, and one whose products use as few natural resources as possible in order … Continue reading
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Composting Dairy Manure with Vermicomposting
Vermicomposting is the process of using worms to compost organic materials such as vegetation, cardboard, and kitchen scraps into vermicast fertilizer. The worms consume this material and then excrete that material into worm castings, which is a phenomenal organic fertilizer … Continue reading
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Feeding Your Body and Mind
Do you often experience a mid-day energy crash? Do you have a hard time keeping a regular sleep schedule? Do you often have difficulty concentrating for long periods of time? You may attribute these issues to high stress or figure … Continue reading
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Becoming a Backyard Farmer
Have you ever wanted to start your own garden, but excuses stopped you before the thought became a real idea? I’ve known it would be an enjoyable hobby and environmentally friendly to grow some of my own food but I … Continue reading
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The Top Three Reasons Why You Should Switch to a Plant Based Diet
Sustainability is such an important concept that we need to be incorporating in all aspects of our lives. Recycling, carpooling, and turning the lights off when you’re not in the room are all great starts, but we need to take … Continue reading
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Food + Insecurity = Chronic Diseases
Let’s first start by asking what is food insecurity and how is it linked to chronic diseases? According to the Economic Research Service, food insecurity is categorized in two groups: low food security is reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet … Continue reading
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Why are Cattle in the Desert?
New Mexico is a desert biome subject to drought, a place where water is a sacred commodity. Monitoring residential usage while ensuring equitable dispersal of water are common concerns in our region. New Mexico directs 78 percent of its water … Continue reading
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Local and Whole Foods Helped My Severe Allergies
The term allergy is used quite often, but what exactly does it mean? An allergy is another word for rhinitis, which means “inflammation of the nose.” It refers to the reaction of cells in one’s body to irritants, or triggers, … Continue reading
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Save the date for the 11th Annual UNM Sustainability Expo
You’re invited to join us for the 11th Annual UNM Sustainability Expo, happening this year on Thursday, April 18 from 10:30am to 2:30pm on Cornell Mall. The Expo will feature a local growers’ market, interactive educational displays, and a clothing … Continue reading
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Albuquerque Residential Composting Program
A fair question to ask is why should I care about composting? Does it even really make a difference? The best way to answer that is through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Food Recovery Hierarchy. The schematic highlights the ways … Continue reading
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