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New years eve mealworms!

12/31/2021

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Happy New Year's Eve! 🥳 A special end of the year treat for our mewos: tatsoi from our winter garden 🐛🥦We were happy to support @torontowildlifecentre this week with ~17,000 mealworms 😀 TWC does awesome work in protecting wildlife 🐦🐺🦉
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The Late E.O. Wilson

12/27/2021

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RIP E.O. Wilson. "When people become familiar with what’s in their natural environment, what’s interesting, what’s important on a broader scale, what gives them pleasures, that depth of understanding leads to a long-term improvement in their quality of life"

This legendary 92-year-old biologist has some advice for saving Earth

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Red clover Sprouts

12/15/2021

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​Red clover sprouts☘️😋They taste like iceberg lettuce🥗We've also had fun growing clover to help feed rescued wildlife☘️🐇Clover also helps replenish soil with nitrogen & organic matter👨‍🌾
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HUmans and the climate crisis

12/15/2021

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"Robinson’s optimistic view is that human nature is fundamentally thoughtful, and that it will save us"

How will humanity endure the climate crisis? I asked an acclaimed sci-fi writer

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Foodbank use on the rise in durham

12/8/2021

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"Feed the Need in Durham, St. Vincent de Paul Bowmanville Food Bank and St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Community Food Bank are all reporting an increase in usage from this time last year. All have information on how to donate or volunteer on their websites." Please help fight hunger in your neighbourhood.
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Food bank use on the rise in Durham"

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Fenugreek Sprouts

12/7/2021

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Fenugreek sprouts have a “bitterness” similar to celery with a pleasant, sweet aftertaste🌱😋Fenugreek is relatively sustainable since there is no known significant damage to the environment as long as no pesticides have been used.
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cabbage microgreens

12/4/2021

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Red Acre cabbage microgreens 🌿🙂 Did you know that microgreens are more sustainable than crops grown to maturity?
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Flexitarian

12/4/2021

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"A person following the EAT–Lancet reference diet would be ‘flexitarian’, eating plants on most days and occasionally a small amount of meat or fish"
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What humanity should eat to stay healthy and save the planet

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Winter sumac

12/1/2021

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Sumac perfectly accenting a winter wonderland 🌹🌨️☃️ here in Southern Ontario
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Climate Change affecting albatrosses

12/1/2021

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"Albatross divorce is typically very rare. The most common trigger for permanent separation is an inability to successfully fledge a chick"

Climate Change is Driving Some Albatrosses to "Divorce" Study Finds
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    Derek and Luke Nguyen co-founded Operation EcoPen to increase environmental awareness amongst their peers.

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