CFE FCU denies cyclists to utilize drive-thru services
Today I was denied access to make a deposit at the Central Florida Educators Federal Credit Union drive-thru because I was on a bicycle. I expect better from a local, member-owned cooperative. If you are a member of CFE and you want to see this policy changed, send me an email at michael .dot. sa […]
December 31, 2011
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Tags: cfe, cooporatives, credit unions, cycling, drivethru, efficiency, health · Posted in: bicycle, car, cooporatives, motorcycle, nonprofits, organizations, transportation
Homegrown, Sustainable Wheat
I've biked past the wheat fields of Kansas/Colorado. I saw the seemingly endless fields of annual corn + wheat GMOs. The centralized food industry of the United States has evolved far beyond traditional farming. Today, our farming techniques are very good at producing mass quantities of drought-resistant, disease-resistant, and (*gasp*) herbicide-resistant crops. However, our feeble […]
March 10, 2011
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Tags: agriculture, capitalism, erosion, gardening, GMOs, grains, grass, health, nutrition, peak oil, perennials, permaculture, roundup, sustainibility, toxins, wheat · Posted in: agriculture, climate, diet, health
The Methionine + Lysine Complete Protein Cheat Sheet
Being a self-educated vegan, it's easy to muck things up--especially when it comes to eating the right protein when the FDA doesn't require foods to be labeled with their amino acid contents. The mere grams of protein in a meal is insufficient information to determine how much protein your body can actually absorb. I recently […]
February 12, 2011
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Tags: amino acids, beans, health, lysine, methionine, protein, rice, vegan, vegetarian · Posted in: diet, health, vegan, vegetarian
Antioxident-Rich Plants, for real
Not long after I began dissecting and altering my lifestyle to become more sustainable, I realized the benefits of supporting local farms. What's better than buying produce from local farms? Growing yourself. As I had just bought a house, I made it my goal to convert the overgrown weedy backyard into an organic garden. While […]
January 27, 2010
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Tags: acai, antioxidant, capitalism, dog rose, food, health, rosa canina, rose, rose hips · Posted in: diet, health
Cross-country Bicycle Trip
It's been a couple of weeks since Quinn and I created a website specifically for our cross-country bicycle trip (Georgia to California) that we're embarking on this summer (2010), but I haven't really advertised it, yet. Then again, I haven't really advertised *this* site at all. Nevertheless, the website is: https://1guy2biketrips.michaelaltfield.net. If 2 guys can […]
December 23, 2009
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Tags: 2guys1biketrip, co2, cycling, health · Posted in: active, bicycle, climate, co2, health, transportation