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Where does your lettuce come from?
As sustainability enthusiasts and professionals, we are constantly bombarded with dire statistics and news. Good stories and news are...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Jun 3, 20153 min read
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Book review: “The New Health Rules” By Frank Lipman, M.D. & Danielle Claro (part 1-Eating)
Once in a while you come across a book that’s both visually appealing and content wise sharing-each and every page. This book is one of...

Tamanna Mohapatra
May 22, 20154 min read
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Book review: “The New Health Rules” By Frank Lipman, M.D. & Danielle Claro (part 2-Moving)
Continuing the book review, here’s what’s recommended in regards to physical habits. Moving: Core workout, Yoga, Cardio- all three are...

Tamanna Mohapatra
May 22, 20151 min read
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Book review: “The New Health Rules” By Frank Lipman, M.D. & Danielle Claro (part 3-Boosting)
This section has some easy yet powerful medical guidelines. Boosting: Get 15 minutes of sunshine a day For a good night’s sleep, you need...

Tamanna Mohapatra
May 22, 20153 min read
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Book review: “The New Health Rules” By Frank Lipman, M.D. & Danielle Claro (part 4-Healing)
This section covers overall life changes to make for a healthier existence. Healing: Meditation is worth it-use it anywhere, anytime, to...

Tamanna Mohapatra
May 22, 20152 min read
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Book review: “The New Health Rules” By Frank Lipman, M.D. & Danielle Claro (part 5-Living)
And finally, the last section on making life for more enjoyable and getting the most out of it! I hope you enjoyed this 5 part book...

Tamanna Mohapatra
May 22, 20151 min read
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HBR on Green Business Strategy
I recently bought this Harvard Business Review on amazon.com as a research insight into one of my papers for my Sustainability Management...

Tamanna Mohapatra
May 15, 20153 min read
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Aquaponics Tour in Brooklyn, NYC
I was the original author of this post hence posting it here. Since then a editor friend of mine had a go at it to make it a little...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Apr 3, 20151 min read
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Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York-summary
This is a wonderfully written book - chockfull of facts and empathy. That makes it even harder for me to do a summary of the book but...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Mar 30, 20152 min read
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Book Review: What the Fork Are You Eating?
I read this for both the content and the catchy book title. I found a good book review for it and have also supplemented it with some of...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Mar 23, 20153 min read
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Aquaponics vs. Hydroponics vs. Ecoponics
This is a short and mostly educative blog piece. The idea for the piece started based on a discussion I had at a sustainable networking...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Mar 7, 20152 min read
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Corporate Food Waste..as observed through the lens of a Food Waste Audit
November of 2014 was an exciting month for me. My semester was nearly over, I was going to sunny LA after having won a sweepstake (I...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Feb 10, 20155 min read
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Tackling Food waste- a personal journey
About a year and a half ago (summer of 2013), I took a class in Writing for Science. It was a wonderful class taught by a wonderful...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Jan 23, 20154 min read
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Random thoughts on Sustainability- From last years Farm to Fork event
Looking for a job in the field of science?- try naturejobs.com; not an accurate name but it does seem to have some interesting listings....

Tamanna Mohapatra
Nov 22, 20141 min read
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From Farm to Fork- The Swedish Way
I have to visit Sweden. This urgent need of mine came to light after attending the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce’s (SACC for...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Nov 20, 20142 min read
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Understanding Organics Recycling in the context of cities:
When I had initially moved to Manhattan 3+ years ago, I used to get very depressed, overwhelmed, and appalled at seeing all the trash...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Aug 30, 20144 min read
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All about GMOs
Since I concern myself with learning about food sustainability, I felt it was time to research and share what the world’s leading...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Aug 20, 20146 min read
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Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung
What do you think of this quote? “There are hundreds and thousands of stems linking us to everything in the cosmos, supporting us and...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Aug 4, 20143 min read
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Food Security and Sociopolitical Stability edited by Christopher B. Barrett
I just read it but really liked it and thought it might be a good idea to share this book excellent book review. Book Review: Food...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Jul 31, 20141 min read
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Year of no sugar by Eve O. Schaub (Book review)
Most of us have a variation of some diet we follow. It’s rare to meet someone who just naturally eats anything and still is both...

Tamanna Mohapatra
Jul 14, 20143 min read
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