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  • Berkshire Mountain Distillers: the first distillery in Western Mass since Prohibition

    Here’s a good sign that the creative and manufacturing economy of the Central and Western Mass is creeping back: the first artisanal distillery to open since Prohibition! BMD uses locally sourced ingredients and spring water. Berkshire Mountain Distillers. Related articles Colorado distilleries offer rum, whiskey, vodka, gin and more gifts (denverpost.com) How to Malt in…

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  • Vivos underground shelter network

    Here’s an interesting idea: create a network of underground shelters for biodefense and survival and rent out “shares” for a 6 month stay following any disaster. The shelters are equipped with all the latest eco-tech including off the grid energy, food, hydroponics, and air, water and EMF protection. The problem is: what do you do…

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  • Hardened Structures: clean tech meets doomsday preppers

    I am increasingly interested in the odd synergy between survivalists and clean technology/sustainability. Here is another company that builds hardened structures/bomb shelters which include biohazard, air, water filtration and electromagnetic protection. Hardened Structures. Related articles The Free Burma Rangers Service Group and National Geographic’s “Doomsday Preppers” are the Hot Topics on this Week’s Off The…

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  • Radius Engineering: underground domes for disaster protection

    Besides the health benefits of living in geodesic domes, earth shelters or underground houses, it is becoming apparent that most disaster proof shelters designed to resist a nuclear or biological attack are designed in a similar manner due to their resistance to mechanical and electromagnetic forces. Radius Engineering International Inc. | Shelter Systems | Terrell,…

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  • Biological Anthropologists search for Stress Vaccine

    Robert Sapolsky a bio anthropologist is leading the search for a stress vaccine using evolutionary science. Under Pressure: The Search for a Stress Vaccine | Wired Magazine | Wired.com. Related articles Researchers create needle-free vaccine out of sugar (itv.com) Vaccine effectiveness tied to sleep habits (time4sleep.com) NaturalNews – FDA Approves First GMO Flu Vaccine Containing Reprogrammed…

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  • The doctor will tweet you now

    via www.computerworld.com Good overview of SAAS, social computing and e-health Related articles easyJet: IT shouldn’t block business users from buying SaaS apps (computerworld.co.nz) Fujitsu Introduces Cloud Service for Senior Care (sys-con.com) Newest release of SaaS Maker™ ‘Cloud Toolkit’ Helps Entrepreneurs Build Big Software Without Venture Capital Dollars (prweb.com) How Doctors Use Social Media (medmeme.com) Online Dos…

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  • Globe Trekker on breakfasts of the world

    I rather like this show. In particular the breakfasts consumed around the world consist of foods that Starbucks sugar addled American brains would shudder to think. Most are well rounded meals high in protein, fiber, beneficial fats, probiotics, and micro nutrients such as pickled veggies and fish washed down with a beer (Thailand). The official…

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  • Crowd-sourcing science: Sergey Brin’s Search for a Parkinson’s Cure

    This guy has the money and the brains to turn the  hypothesis testing scientific method on its head and speed up our currently extremely expensive and slow drug discovery process using the power of the Internet to analyze massive data sets and look for patterns. Sergey Brin’s Search for a Parkinson’s Cure | Wired Magazine…

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  • Sand Hill Preservation Center: Rare Poultry Breeds Catalog

    I’ve been considering raising chickens. It is actually allowed in most towns in Mass except for the ones in the most urban parts of the city. This place according to my friend Eric is one of the best ones to get chickens to start with since they are not totally freaked out. Sand Hill Preservation…

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  • Lewis Waite Farm: Dry-Aged, Grass Fed, and Grass Finished Beef & Natural Pork

    This Greenwich, NY based farm produces beef and pork from pasture fed animals. Lewis Waite Farm – Dry-Aged, Grass Fed, and Grass Finished Beef & Natural Pork. Related articles Upping the steaks: How grass-fed beef is reshaping ag and helping the planet (grist.org) Is the Grass Really Greener? The Benefits of Grass Fed Beef (leanonlife.com)…

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  • River Valley Market: locally grown food co-op in Pioneer Valley

      River Valley Market. Related articles Modern Home Tours Returns to Silicon Valley, March 23 (prweb.com) Food Co-Ops, Celebrities, and You (savings.com) Montana Angler Fly Fishing Announces a New Fly Fishing Lodge Package in the Yellowstone River Valley (prweb.com)

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  • Eat Wild: Online community for grass fed products

    Great resource for anyone interested in avoiding factory farmed foods… Eat Wild. Related articles Sustainable Meat: 6 Questions to Ask a Farmer (sierraclub.typepad.com) Wildly delicious > Author Alicia Funk, who lives off the grid in Nevada City, to host Wild Desserts workshop Feb. 9. (newsreview.com) Eating Local Guide (enjoythisorganiclife.com) Upping the steaks: How grass-fed beef…

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