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can i live without food for a day?

It is physically impossible to live without any food in life.

However some researchers believe that a people can manage survive without the same ammount of food consumption they had daily for extended periods of time because their metabolisms attempt to adapt to this changes so that when your body senses starvation, it extracts every last nutrition from whatever food you eat and over time it gets trained to become more efficient in processing of food.

So how do…

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Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 7:35pm — 1 Comment

Food Security in Oakland, California, US

For a couple of different reasons, this was the mission where my motivation and momentum petered out.

Picking it up now, on the last day (not an uncommon phenomenon for me) we'll see how far I get.

I found a 4 year old report on Food Security in my hometown, commissioned by the previous Mayor:

http://oaklandfoodsystem.pbworks.com/

It's a broad based survey, but the big picture conclusion appears to be that the major… Continue

Added by Wasserperson on May 13, 2010 at 1:12am — No Comments

Food issues in Thailand

The biggest challenge to food security in my own local commuity and country is being able to feed all the people. About 17% of Thailand is undernourished and that is way too high. There has to be more food produced in Thailand and kept in Thailand. I hope that my country will have enough food for everyone in the country. I have a feeling some of the developing countries will be fighting over enough food to eat. I hope Thailand will be able to produce enough rice to sustain the country without… Continue

Added by Jeong Hoon Kim on May 11, 2010 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Food security - transportation and GM foods

I'm fortunate to live in a rural area with a strong local food economy, easily accessible at the farmer's market. I've moved from a rural area where the fields were filled with sheep, but the only major food sources were supermarkets. Much like major cities, I was dependent on transportation to keep these shelves stocked and our buying habits not to fluctuate too greatly. During the swine flu crisis, recommendations to stockpile 2 weeks worth of food may have resulted in a food crisis, had… Continue

Added by Sam D on May 10, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Food security in Thailand

There are about 60 millions poeple living in Thailand. I know that lot of people who are not living near to big cities such as Bangkok, or Pattaya, they must be poor people who are homeless. Thai government won't be able to support all the foods to the poor people, which will be the most challenging part. But people are allowed to eat foods from the supporting center. I believe that there would have be a way to feed all the people including the poor people, and homeless people.

Added by Jeong Hoon Kim on May 6, 2010 at 6:58am — No Comments

Food Security

Houston Texas have facilities in place for those in need of food. Try accessing the houston food bank at www.houstonfoodbank.org or www.BreadOfLifeInc.org

Added by Ugn Brnrd on April 28, 2010 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Living with Empty Stomachs and Pockets

Poverty....

Are you quite sure that you know and see what this word is all about?

I live in a Third-World Country (Well... Atleast thats what I hear from the people) and see, almost everyday, what poverty really is. It's hard to feel something unless you see it for yourself and not through other people's eyes.

"Yeah yeah... They live in poverty... It's a really sad fact."

You know, some…

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Added by Luis Benesa on April 26, 2010 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments

The biggest problems I see with the food crisis

The biggest problems I see with the food crisis are:

1) Misinformation. People are told they need a certain amount of food on a daily basis. However, people cannot always accommodate either due to financial woes, ignorance on how to adapt, or what is really healthy for that individual. Many people do not know how to take care of their own selves, that they are terrified that anything they actually grow may kill them.

2) The 'feel happy' connection - People want to be social… Continue

Added by Dante Ranieri on April 25, 2010 at 8:47pm — 1 Comment

when in crisis and u need NUTRIOUS FOODS 1. brown rice , for side dishes , rice salads , fried rice , casseroles , soups , and stews 2. wh*** wheat or multigrain pasta for hot and cold pasta dish…

when in crisis and u need NUTRIOUS FOODS

1. brown rice , for

side dishes , rice salads , fried rice , casseroles , soups , and stews

2. wh*** wheat or multigrain pasta for

hot and cold pasta dishes

3.100% wh***-wheat bread for

hot and cold sandwiches , bread stuffing , bread pudding ,and breakfast

4.wh*** wheat flour (stone-ground) for

breakfast…

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Added by yves martens on April 25, 2010 at 12:21am — 6 Comments

local food securuty (ireland)

living in a relatuvely well off country like ireland i have not experienced this kind of food shortage or agricultural disaster in my lifetime. however in the past in ireland (1845-1852) there was a terrible potato famine, known as the great famine. the cause of this was a potato blight. the potato famine caused most of irelands potato crops to rot and unfortunately at the ime the british were ruling ireland and only made the situation worse by charging the poor irish people to pay high prices… Continue

Added by glen noctor on April 22, 2010 at 9:39pm — 1 Comment

learn2

Your objective: Describe the biggest challenge to food

security in your own local community or country -- and an

innovative solution that is already underway.

IMO, the biggest challenge for us in America is the cost of food. The cost of food seems to rise every year with inflation but salaries and overall income stays about the same. I think this has a lot to do with the cost of living in America. The government taxes as well as most states. They tax individuals and… Continue

Added by Steven Burns on April 22, 2010 at 8:09pm — No Comments

Urbanization and Corporate Farming

I live in Oklahoma, USA, immortalized in musical culture by Rogers and Hammerstein's musical, in which performers belted out lyrics that would become the state's official song "Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains...," as well as performers asking "why can't farmers and cow-men just be friends?" Oklahoma is still a predominantly rural state with a high Native American population, significant rural poverty, and depopulation of the country-side as rural youth move to… Continue

Added by Dennis Williams on April 21, 2010 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Food security in France : the disappearing of small cultivated lands and the AMAP solution

In France, we don't have much problems of food shortage. We produce a lot of cereals, animals, vegetables and fruits. The problems are elsewhere :

1/ Food is expensive, so it is hard for poor people to eat correctly (students for instance)

2/ Though we have a lot to eat here, we get used to import a lot of fruits and vegetables from others countries to eat them outside their period of growing in France, and that is a bad thing for the environment.

3/ It is…

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Added by Edwige Lelievre on April 14, 2010 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

mcdonalds

kids and adults are starting to have health issues from eating bad things such as mcdonalds because people are too lazy to make real food. therefore the only solution is...........................EAT SOME DAM VEGGIES!

Added by Crystal Hong on April 12, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

COW POWER for Africa

When I was young(er) I remember watching a tribe about a tribal community in Kenya. One of the things that has distinctly stuck with me over the years is how the cow is considered currency to many. One of the earlier lessons that Amy Smith bestowed upon us was to use the resources available to us. Here is an example of how cows can create electricity!

First you start with

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cows

then you…

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Added by Gabriel Martin on April 12, 2010 at 5:02am — 1 Comment

Food Security- Prague

Food security in Prague is less of a problem in some ways than in many places: many Czechs own or rent a 'country cottage' -- often little more than a garden shack, on small plots in 'garden colonies'. During the growing season it's common for relatives and neighbors to stop by with extra produce that would otherwise go to waste. Many are also adept foragers, with mushroom picking being almost a national sport.

However, since the Revolution in 1989, food security has begun to be… Continue

Added by Sarah Shaw Tatoun on April 9, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

food security - learn2

i live in India. India is said to be the land of farmers. we have lot's of folk songs that praise the work of farmers. Unfortunately, this farmers are exploited by middle-mens. this is so because majority of farmers are illiterate. this situation has grave implications. one is youth is gradually losing interest in farming and their goal is now to migrate to city and take up some petty job.

Our servant has lot's of land in his hometown.. he can be prosperous if he has little knowledge… Continue

Added by paras on April 8, 2010 at 7:30am — 6 Comments

Learn2 Sustainable Gardening in Cleveland and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

So I finally had time to come back to Evoke today, and I got a good look at how much I have to do to catch up. It is a rather hefty task. But I have to start somewhere.

I live in the US, North Eastern Ohio, and the food security here is very good. Poverty, more than food scarcity, is what threatens our food security, I think. That said, there are always things that can be improved, and plenty of neat projects.

On the national scale the US senate just passed the… Continue

Added by Hanna Brady on April 7, 2010 at 4:21pm — 2 Comments

Corporate Resistance to Food Security

change and cooperation are never in the best interests of the corporations that choose to be greedy and short-sighted. sometimes, these abuses are so heinous, i wonder if some of them are intentionally trying to destroy the Earth.

enter Monsanto. for years, they have had a stranglehold on the world's seed supply. they have forced GMO crops upon many places, including much of Africa, with LIES about safety and increased crop production. the TRUTH is starting to show,… Continue

Added by nomadHAR on April 5, 2010 at 2:07am — No Comments

California's Drought

It is indeed true that California is facing a drought, at this current moment. But it is also true that California is almost always in a drought, since most of the state is a large desert and rain is far from plentiful despite the constant transpiration and evaporation from the Pacific Ocean that California borders. The lack of safe drinking water is not the only problem that is stressing out the residents of this sun shine state, for simple acts such as showering and watering the lawn are acts… Continue

Added by Yi Zhong on April 1, 2010 at 4:01am — No Comments