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MNDFOOD Radio featuring Christine Manfield, Scott Hill & more

This week, Michael & Ben chat to rugby league legend Scott Hill, restauranteur Christine Manfield, and more.

Peng Peng the sheep heralds new era of cloning

Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a “good” type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. MiNDFOOD reports.

UN promotes cooking stove revolution in Nigeria

A UN-backed scheme to provide safe, energy-saving stoves to the poor of Nigeria aims help curb the thousands of deaths caused each year by inhalation of toxic fumes or burning from firewood blazes. MiNDFOOD reports.

Bright baboons show linguistic learning skills

French researchers have trained Guinea baboons to distinguish four-letter English words from non-words. The scientists say their linguistic experiments demonstrate that the animals possess a key component of literacy.

MiNDFOOD Radio: Catriona Pollard

Catriona Pollard, Founder and Director of CP Communications, shares her five tips for creating a healthier work environment. MiNDFOOD Reports.

At least five dead in Oklahoma as tornadoes pound US plains

Storm chasers capture images of tornadoes touching down in Oklahoma. Dozens of twisters tore through the Midwest over the weekend, killing at least five people in Oklahoma. MiNDFOOD reports.

MiNDFOOD Radio: Jean Palutikof

Professor Jean Palutikof , Director of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility at Griffith University discuses climate change and why we need to act now.

MiNDFOOD Radio chats to Margaret Fulton, Dr David Issacs & more

On this week’s show, we chat to much-loved Australian chef Margaret Fulton, Clinical Paediatrics Professor Dr David Issacs, food blogger Jay Rodgers shares her tips for combating emotional eating & more.

MiNDFOOD Radio Epsiode 4: Angus Stewart

Our resident gardening guru Angus Stewart talks to us about composting and how our kitchen scraps can be turned into organic gold. MiNDFOOD reports.

GALLERY: Japan marks 1 year tsunami anniversary

It has been almost one year since a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, unleashing a terrifying tsunami. The wall of water caused widespread destruction, left almost 22,000 people dead or missing and triggered a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

How Green Can You Go? gallery

What would you be willing to forgo in order to reduce your carbon emissions?  Your daily coffee? The gas-guzzling 4WD? New clothes? The Sunday roast? We follow  one family’s journey to see how close they could get to living an emissions-free life.

Living Local – House gallery

The owners of this resort-style home in Uruguay have made supreme use of local materials, techniques and designers to create a stylish retreat that is filled with the personality, distinctness and charm of its location.

“I built my dream home for $25,000” gallery

From rummaging through dumpsters to buying materials from demolished homes, Anja Light was determined to create the ultimate energy-saving home, on an extraordinarily tight budget.

Your Photos | Snow in New Zealand

For the first time in decades snow fell on the cities of Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington this week, much to the amusement of New Zealanders both young and old. Labelled a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic cold snap by weather forecasters, the cold weather is set to stay with more snow expected later this week. Our MiNDFOOD readers captured the rare moment.

Here today, Gone tomorrow

A new book highlighting the threat of climate change to more than 100 places around the globe is encouraging people to visit them before it’s too late.
You can buy the book online at 100places.com/en

The week in pictures: July 9-15

Greener Pastures

A Dutch family find the city escape they need in a quirky weekender  they’ve filled with “restful” green colour, plus a longed-for garden.

Native plants

Alexis Middleton talks about the best native plants for your garden to provide beautiful flowers, fruit and food our feathered friends through the winter months.

Chilled Out

Refrigerator panels are given new life under the California sun, helping this stylish home remain as cool as its Venice Beach location.

World Oceans Day 2011

Paradise Found

A new exhibition reveals the beauty, seduction methods and cultural significance of the bird of paradise.

Women in the post-carbon green economy

In the midst of the debate regarding climate change, few observers are highlighting a key issue: women need, and are willing, to be at the forefront of leadership in the post-carbon green economy. MiNDFOOD reports.

The Billion Acts of Green campaign

The Billion Acts of Green campaign has registered over 42 million green actions. The goal is to collect and register 1 billion actions by the time the global Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro is held in 2012.

Renewable energy

MiNDFOOD’s environmental columnist is the president  of Earth Day Network and  says clean, renewable energy  is the key to our future.

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