As Syria’s civil war continues into its sixth year, millions remain in the divided, war-torn country. To meet basic needs and provide young people with a healthy place to play and learn, schoolyards across the country are being reborn as vegetable gardens. At these edible playgrounds, children learn how to grow tasty, nutritious treats, like peppers, eggplants, and cabbages. Then, when the time is right, they are able to harvest and eat what they have grown. This transformative experience offers students and their families an empowering experience of caring for one’s self and others.
Category Archives: Education
What a Gatherer-Hunter Diet Did to a Man’s Gut in Just Three Days
After eating with the Hadza for just three days, Spector — who already had very healthy/diverse gut flora for a civilized person — increased his microbe diversity by 20 percent, an astonishing improvement. Not surprisingly, his gut flora balance returned to what it was before when he returned home.
http://returntonow.net/2017/07/07/gatherer-hunter-diet-gut-just-three-days/
BBC Future - How faecal transplantation is gaining credibility
Many find the idea of faecal, or poo transplants disgusting. However a growing body of evidence suggests this could be a lifesaver, as Bryn Nelson reports.
An alternative to the anti-biotic treatment of the microbiome ailment called C. diff. .
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140429-medicines-dirtiest-secret
School gets midday meals from its backyard
The Windsor Star
Former Health Canada scientist blasts government for five dangerous food production practices.
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Agriculture colleges’ near-failure a warning for satellite campus expansion - Ottawa Citizen
Look what may come to Windsor.
OTTAWA — The Ontario government is asking universities and colleges for plans to open satellite campuses in other parts of the province, with terms supposedly informed by the near-death experiences of Eastern Ontario’s agriculture schools at the hands of faraway University of Guelph.