Fwd: westernmapermacultureguild Digest, Vol 516, Issue 2
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Today's Topics:
1. Organic Meat & Milk Higher in Healthful Fatty Acids (David Yarrow)
2. Re: pruning vs. climate change (Green Singer)
3. Re: pruning vs. climate change (Paige Bridgens)
4. Fwd: The Future of Plant Life in New England (Erik Hoffner)
5. brush available for your hugel (Paige Bridgens)
6. SSE Forum - Workshop proposal deadline extended
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:01:21 -0600
From: David Yarrow <dyarrow5 at gmail.com>
To: go-nofa at yahoogroups.com, Western Massachusetts Permaculture Guild
<westernmapermacultureguild at lists.thepine.org>,
kpc-dev at googlegroups.com
Subject: [PCGuild] Organic Meat & Milk Higher in Healthful Fatty Acids
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FOOD
Organic Meat and Milk Higher in Healthful Fatty Acids
By KENNETH CHANG published FEBRUARY 15, 2016 10:00 PM
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/more-omega-3-in-organic-meat-and-milk-review-of-studies-says/
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Organic meat and milk differ markedly from their conventionally produced
counterparts in measures of certain nutrients, a review of scientific
studies reported on Tuesday.
In particular, levels of omega-3 fatty acids, beneficial for lowering
the risk of heart disease, were 50 percent higher in the organic
versions.
?The fatty acid composition is definitely better,? said Carlo Leifert, a
professor of ecological agriculture at Newcastle University in England
and the leader of an international team of scientists who performed the
review.
The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, and
the Sheepdrove Trust, a British charity that supports organic farming
research, paid for the analysis, which cost about $600,000.
However, the question of whether these differences are likely to
translate to better health in people who eat organic meat and drink
organic milk is sharply disputed.
?We don?t have that answer right now,? said Richard P. Bazinet, a
professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto who was
not involved with the research. ?Based on the composition, it looks like
they should be better for us.?
The two new scientific papers, published in The British Journal of
Nutrition, are not the result of any new experiments, but instead employ
a statistical technique called meta-analysis that attempts to pull
robust conclusions out of many disparate studies.
They are certain to further stir a combative debate over whether organic
foods are healthier. Some scientists assert that organic and
conventional foods are nutritionally indistinguishable, and others find
significant benefits to organic. Many people who buy organic food say
they do so not for a nutritional advantage, but because of environmental
concerns and to avoid pesticides.
The higher levels of omega-3, a type of polyunsaturated fat, arise not
from the attributes usually associated with organic food ? that the
animals are not given antibiotics, hormones or genetically modified feed
? but rather from a requirement that animals raised organically spend
time outside. Organic milk and beef come from cattle that graze on
grass, while most conventional milk and beef come from cows subsisting
on grain.
?It?s not something magical about organic,? said Charles M. Benbrook, an
organic industry consultant who is an author of the studies. ?It?s about
what the animals are being fed.?
Most of the same changes would be observed in conventionally raised
animals that also grazed for the majority of their diet, the scientists
said.?For once, this is a pretty simple story,? Dr. Benbrook said.
The review of comparisons of organic and conventional milk analyzed all
196 papers the scientists found. Because studies of meat are sparser,
they could not look at just one type of meat like beef or pork. Instead,
they did one analysis of the 67 papers they found for all types of meat.
?Only if you throw them all in one pot can you do a meta-analysis,? Dr.
Leifert said.
Two years ago, Dr. Leifert led a similar review for fruits and
vegetables that found organic produce had higher levels of some
antioxidants and less pesticide residue than conventionally grown crops.
Nutrition experts broadly agree that omega-3 fatty acids in food offer
numerous health benefits. When the United States Department of
Agriculture revised its dietary guidelines in 2010, it urged people to
eat more seafood, which is rich in omega-3.
Omega-3 is much more prevalent in grass than in grain, which is why
organic livestock and milk also contain higher levels. ?Lo and behold,
we altered in some fundamental ways the nutrient intake of these animals
and hence the nutrient composition of the products that we derive from
those animals,? Dr. Benbrook said.
The new analysis found that levels of another polyunsaturated fat,
omega-6, were slightly lower in organic meat and dairy. Omega-3 and
omega-6 are essential for the functioning of the human body, which can
make neither. But some have argued that a skewing toward omega-6 has
become unhealthy.
Centuries ago, people ate roughly equal amounts of the two fatty acids.
Today, most Americans eat more than 10 times as much omega-6, which is
prevalent in certain vegetable oils and thus also fried foods, as
omega-3.
In an email, Dr. Walter C. Willett, the chairman of the nutrition
department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said the
differences between organic and conventional beef were trivial, and the
amount of saturated fat in both were high.
?Far greater, and beneficial, differences in fatty acids are seen if
poultry and fish replace red meat,? Dr. Willett said.
A shortcoming of the recommendation to eat more fish is that if everyone
followed it, the rivers, oceans and lakes would be emptied of fish. Dr.
Bazinet of the University of Toronto said perhaps encouraging people to
switch to organic meats and milk would be ?a way to kind of get at them
with the foods they?re already eating.?
Dr. Bazinet said observational studies suggested that adding 200
milligrams a day of omega-3s to an average diet should yield health
benefits. Switching to organic beef would add about 50 milligrams.
?Eating one grass-fed beef serving per day is not going to do it,? he
said.
But if combined with a couple of glasses of organic milk, ?it should
make a difference,? Dr. Bazinet said. ?That would be the hypothesis.?
Scientists are now trying to examine the health question more directly.
Dr. Leifert cited several studies that indicated that infants of mothers
who ate organic fruits and vegetables were less likely to contract some
diseases. He is also conducting experiments to see if rats fed organic
foods are healthier. So far, he said, it appears that crop pesticide
residue does have measurable effects on the rats? hormones.
?We still don?t know whether it kills you, but we do know it has an
effect on hormonal balances,? he said. ?It?s something that makes you
think a little bit.?
Related:
Ask Well: Is Grass-Fed Beef Better for You?
Organic Food vs. Conventional Food
Is Organic Better? Ask a Fruit Fly
for a green & peaceful planet,
David Yarrow
dyarrow5 at gmail.com
573-818-4148
www.dyarrow.org [3]
http://dyarrow.blogspot.com [4]
one moment can change a day,
one day can change a life,
one life can change the world
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:25:37 +0000
From: Green Singer <greenmansinger at hotmail.com>
To: "westernmapermacultureguild at lists.thepine.org"
<westernmapermacultureguild at lists.thepine.org>
Subject: Re: [PCGuild] pruning vs. climate change
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Hey folks,
Paige asked about, and a few others expressed interest in, winter
pruning when 'winter' is as hard to define as this one has been. I put
the question out to a professional group on LinkedIn and got some pretty
great responses. The thread is here:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2696676/2696676-6101784292780761091 [7]
and I'll summarize some key points briefly:
The general pattern I'm seeing is that pruning should be done when
overnight temperatures aren't forecast to be below (depending who you
ask) 10?-20? F overnight for at least several nights. If you're stuck in
a warm spell, make sure it'll last for several days at least. I'm going
on the assumption that we're mostly talking about fruit and nut trees
here; there are special considerations for other types.
Some people strongly preferred autumn pruning with a sufficient
hardening-off period before severe cold, but that's a moot point for
this cold season at least, and it'll definitely reduce the
cold-hardiness of stone fruits.
A couple of people made strong distinctions between pruning 2-year and
older wood vs. 1st year wood, saying that older wood can be pruned just
about any time, but younger wood leaves greater risk of vascular damage.
One in particular outlined a pruning protocol for what sounded like a
large Minnesota orchard where cuts would be made progressively closer to
the buds as the season warmed.
Also recommended: Contacting the local ag extension office!
I found the thread to be interesting reading, hope this helps,
Marvin
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:49:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Paige Bridgens <paigeleh at yahoo.com>
To: Western Massachusetts Permaculture Guild
<westernmapermacultureguild at lists.thepine.org>
Subject: Re: [PCGuild] pruning vs. climate change
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Hey thanks, Marvin. ?Wish I could see the link, but I don't belong to
Linkedin so can't access it, so thanks for your summaries.Paige?
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 6:29 PM, Green Singer
<greenmansinger at hotmail.com> wrote:
Hey folks,
Paige asked about, and a few others expressed interest in, winter
pruning when 'winter' is as hard to define as this one has been. I put
the question out to a professional group on LinkedIn and got some pretty
great responses. The thread is here:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2696676/2696676-6101784292780761091 [7]
and I'll summarize some key points briefly:
The general pattern I'm seeing is that pruning should be done when
overnight temperatures aren't forecast to be below (depending who you
ask) 10?-20? F overnight for at least several nights. If you're stuck in
a warm spell, make sure it'll last for several days at least. I'm going
on the assumption that we're mostly talking about fruit and nut trees
here; there are special considerations for other types.
Some people strongly preferred autumn pruning with a sufficient
hardening-off period before severe cold, but that's a moot point for
this cold season at least, and it'll definitely reduce the
cold-hardiness of stone fruits.
A couple of people made strong distinctions between pruning 2-year and
older wood vs. 1st year wood, saying that older wood can be pruned just
about any time, but younger wood leaves greater risk of vascular damage.
One in particular outlined a pruning protocol for what sounded like a
large Minnesota orchard where cuts would be made progressively closer to
the buds as the season warmed.
Also recommended: Contacting the local ag extension office!
I found the thread to be interesting reading, hope this helps,
Marvin
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:27:11 -0500
From: Erik Hoffner <erik.hoffner at gmail.com>
To: Westernmapermacultureguild
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Subject: [PCGuild] Fwd: The Future of Plant Life in New England
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Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association is presenting two
talks
on Climate Change...
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From: Anne Williamson
Date: Jan 26, 2016 8:54:22 AM
Subject: [HCR] Two Climate Change Talks
To: hcr at ashfieldtalk.org
The Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association is presenting two
talks on Climate Change. Free and open to the public. The first is the
*Science
behind Climate Change* offered by David S. Jones, Assistant Professor of
Geology at Amherst College on Sunday, February 21st from 2 - 4 pm. The
second is *Climate Change, the Future of Plant Life in New England, and
What You can do *offered by Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research
Ecologist
at the New England Wildflower Society, on Sunday, March 13th, from 2 - 4
pm.
Both talks will take place at Stirn Auditorium on the Amherst College
campus. If you have questions, you can contact Anne Williamson
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:08:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: Paige Bridgens <paigeleh at yahoo.com>
To: Western Massachusetts Permaculture Guild
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Subject: [PCGuild] brush available for your hugel
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I just cut down a big honeysuckle bush at a neighbor's place at 212
North Street, Northampton. ?If you would like to include it in this
season's hugel (or for any other use), head on over. ?If you want you
could email me & I could help you load up. ?
212 North St. is between Northern Ave & Woodbine & is directly across
from a brick building. The brush is in the front yard next to a tall
spruce tree. ?
Paige
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:36:40 -0500
From: Judy Diamondstone <jvdiamondstone at gmail.com>
To: westernmapermacultureguild at lists.thepine.org
Subject: [PCGuild] SSE Forum - Workshop proposal deadline extended
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?UPDATES:
The deadline for workshop proposals has been extended until *February
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Get those great proposals in! (see below)
Come a day early for Detroit Solidarity Economy Tours.
Interested in co-sponsoring the Forum? See the Co-sponsor page
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Throughout the world people are building 'another world' - one that
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The social solidarity economy is a movement and a framework that
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these ways of living, working, playing, creating and dreaming in order
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Come learn, share, debate, perform, live and experience the social
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- new deadline for workshop submissions Feb. 29. We look forward to
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