But, what about soil?

Available healthy soils begin to decrease as populations in urban areas continue to increase.   Anthropogenic activities are causing contamination to soils that could be used for food production and ecosystem health. Urban soils are limited in growing cities, seen in parks, urban gardens, and homeowners backyards.  Forests are few and far between and the…

How Does Kosher Relate to Sustainability and the Environment?

By Leiba Estrin What is Kosher? Kosher is a spiritual diet. The laws regarding kosher are outlined in the Torah (Hebrew Bible). The kosher diet operates off the principle that you are what you eat. It is a lifestyle that is supposed to increase sensitivity within the consumer in his or her dealings with others….