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Hello Compost
A city like New York, with a population of over 8 million, generates a gargantuan amount of landfill waste. Of that throwaway mess, about 35% is organic matter. And while the city plans to roll out a new composting program this fall–albeit, a voluntary one–New York’s recycling and composting rates have long trailed behind smaller […]
Cancer Survivors Sleep Better With Yoga
Approximately 30-90 percent of cancer survivors report impaired sleep quality after treatment. Now, new research is showing that yoga can help. A recent study found that a low-intensity yoga practice improved the quality of sleep for cancer survivors. The study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, involved 410 cancer survivors who were suffering […]
11/29 Destination: Cape Town, South Africa
This Is How Tomatoes Should Really Taste
Via TreeHugger There is nothing quite like a real tomato, a tomato as it is meant to be grown and eaten. A tomato should have a fragile skin that is under pressure to contain the juice and seeds within, splitting open easily and explosively. It should almost dissolve as you eat it, filling your […]