Our last couple shows have been about food and the environment. We brought up the point that insects are a much more sustainable food source than livestock. (they are also really nutritious and eaten by millions of people all over the world!) This week we decided to try insects for ourselves! We each tried some crickets and larvets that we bought at Sugar Mountain. The … [Read more...] about Edible Insects
Noise Pollution
The Pope Goes Green, NYC Bans Styrofoam Containers and Eat Less Meat!
This week we gave you guys some more reasons to eat a plant based diet (or at least to eat less meat). If you are interested lots of the health based reasons to eat less meat were from the documentary Forks Over Knives. Its not the kind of documentary that shows you gruesome stuff to scare you into eating better, I personally found it really interesting especially from a … [Read more...] about The Pope Goes Green, NYC Bans Styrofoam Containers and Eat Less Meat!
Plant Based
We are back for the new semester here at Laurier! This week we were talking about plant based diets. Lots of medical research has shown that plant based diets are healthier than meats and animal products (as long as you are eating a balanced diet.) Also eating plant based foods is more sustainable for the environment. Livestock production constitutes 70% of all agricultural … [Read more...] about Plant Based
Bees
Hey! This week was about colony collapse disorder and what it means for us when all the bees die out. If you guys are interested here are the links to some of the articles we looked … [Read more...] about Bees
Genetically Modified Organisms
Hey! This week's show was all about food. We talked about GMOs, (Genetically Modified Organisms) how they got started, what they are, and some of the impacts they have had on the environment and people. Basically its food that has been changed at a genetic level, they have the potential to help but so far they have just made farming need more pesticides and more harmful to the … [Read more...] about Genetically Modified Organisms