Urban gardening in early medieval Europe
Urban gardening in early medieval Italy
Description: (seminar abstract & video) Instructors - high school
Contents: Food-growing gardens first appeared in early medieval cities during a period of major social, economic, and political change in the Italian peninsula, and they quickly took on a critical role in city life. Food-producing gardens were essential from an economic point of view but they also played important cultural, religious, and political roles, especially within cities.
Source: medievalists.net https://www.medievalists.net/2024/11/urban-gardening-in-early-medieval-italy/
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - Value, Cultural considerations, Historic & Region - Europe, Italy; Indigenous knowledge
Urban gardening in early medieval Italy
Description: (seminar abstract & video) Instructors - high school
Contents: Food-growing gardens first appeared in early medieval cities during a period of major social, economic, and political change in the Italian peninsula, and they quickly took on a critical role in city life. Food-producing gardens were essential from an economic point of view but they also played important cultural, religious, and political roles, especially within cities.
Source: medievalists.net https://www.medievalists.net/2024/11/urban-gardening-in-early-medieval-italy/
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - Cultural considerations, Region - Europe &
Sourdough Bread - Should you eat it?
Entered Title: (Historic) Sourdough Bread - Should you eat it?
Description: (article) Instructors - all ages
Contents: While sourdough might seem like just another type of bread you can make or buy, it actually used to be one of the only options. Until the development of commercial yeasts in the 1800s, sourdough, made with naturally occurring yeasts and lactic acid bacteria, was the main type of leavened bread consumed worldwide: benefits, risks
Source: health.com https://www.health.com/sourdough-bread-benefits-8780654
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Healthy People - Health & Nutrition
Sourdough Bread - Should you eat it?
Description: (article) Instructors - all ages
Contents: While sourdough might seem like just another type of bread you can make or buy, it actually used to be one of the only options. Until the development of commercial yeasts in the 1800s, sourdough, made with naturally occurring yeasts and lactic acid bacteria, was the main type of leavened bread consumed worldwide: benefits, risks
Source: health.com https://www.health.com/sourdough-bread-benefits-8780654
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Healthy People - Health & Nutrition
Native American Heritage: celebrating food, tradition & health
Native American heritage: celebrating food, tradition & health
Description: (article, events, resources) Instructors - all ages
Contents: Celebrate Native American Heritage month each November: discover indigenous cuisines & nutrition, explore Native American agriculture heritage, access curated resources for curated communities
Source: USDA National Agricultural Library
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAARS/bulletins/3b94253
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - indigenous knowledge, Cultural considerations - Historic, Region (North America)
Native American heritage: celebrating food, tradition & health
Description: (article, events, resources) Instructors - all ages
Contents: Celebrate Native American Heritage month each November: discover indigenous cuisines & nutrition, explore Native American agriculture heritage, access curated resources for curated communities
Source: USDA National Agricultural Library
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAARS/bulletins/3b94253
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - indigenous knowledge, Cultural considerations - Region (North America)
Chilling historical photo captures the deadly impact of humans
(Historic) Chilling historical photo captures the deadly impact of humans
Description: (article, video link) Instructors - high school
Contents: We are living through a period of unprecedented species extinction due to human-induced changes to the planet's ecosystems. This is not the first time human activities radically changed relationships between land and life: the iconic image (a mountain of bison skulls) - background, impact, issues, multi-species relationships, looking ahead
Source: sciencealert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/chilling-historical-photo-captures-the-deadly-impact-of-humans
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - Indigenous knowledge, Biospheres
Chilling historical photo captures the deadly impact of humans
Description: (article, video link) Instructors - high school
Contents: We are living through a period of unprecedented species extinction due to human-induced changes to the planet's ecosystems. This is not the first time human activities radically changed relationships between land and life: the iconic image (a mountain of bison skulls) - background, impact, issues, multi-species relationships, looking ahead
Source: sciencealert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/chilling-historical-photo-captures-the-deadly-impact-of-humans
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - Indigenous knowledge, Biospheres
Bright Tide delivers the Wright approach to regenerative farming
Title: (Historic) Bright Tide delivers the Wright approach to regenerative farming
Description: (article) Instructors - high school
Contents: In early 2024, in the heart of a small Italian village named Castel Del Giudice, cradled by apple orchards and well-known for its Città del Bio (Organic Town) circuit, Harry Wright— Founder and CEO of UK-based environmental consultancy, Bright Tide— was introduced to a system of farming that would transform his business forever…Wright would learn about the transformative power of regenerative farming- a sustainable alternative to the extractive practices of conventional food production: Italian roots, value & practises of regenerative
Source: forbes.com https://www.forbes.com/sites/daphneewingchow/2024/11/06/bright-tide-delivers-the-wright-approach-to-regenerative-farming/
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Regenerative Agriculture & Cultural considerations - Region, Italy
Bright Tide delivers the Wright approach to regenerative farming
Description: (article) Instructors - high school
Contents: In early 2024, in the heart of a small Italian village named Castel Del Giudice, cradled by apple orchards and well-known for its Città del Bio (Organic Town) circuit, Harry Wright— Founder and CEO of UK-based environmental consultancy, Bright Tide— was introduced to a system of farming that would transform his business forever…Wright would learn about the transformative power of regenerative farming- a sustainable alternative to the extractive practices of conventional food production: Italian roots, value & practises of regenerative
Source: forbes.com https://www.forbes.com/sites/daphneewingchow/2024/11/06/bright-tide-delivers-the-wright-approach-to-regenerative-farming/
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Regenerative Agriculture & Cultural considerations - Region, Italy