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Jamie Oliver from across the pond has started a food revolution in the United States in the hopes of helping us to become a healthier country. Here Jamie talks about eating trends that we must change right now if we want current and future generations of Americans to live long and healthy lives.

Growing Great Fresh Peaches In Georgia: A Short History
By Victoria Gates
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Simply nothing compares to the amazing flavor of a farm fresh, perfectly ripe, sweet and juicy peach. There are hundreds of varieties of peaches, 40 of which are typically grown in Georgia, which fall into two main categories; freestone or clingstone.

Freestone peaches are the variety you typically eat right out of the orchard, fresh and as-is. The fruit is easily removed from the seed of the peach. Clingstone peaches are typically used for canning due to the nature of the pit clinging to the fruit. At first it was believed that peaches originated in Persia, hence the botanical name of the peach, Prunus persica.

However it is now believed that China is the original home of the peach. Peaches have been grown in China since around the tenth century B.C. Beautiful ancient Chinese works of art even depict the familiar elegant peach. Spaniards are responsible for bringing peaches to the New World, and colonists found peaches growing in the wild, most likely as a result of the Spaniard’s introduction.

Peaches are Georgia’s state fruit, producing over 130 million pounds of peaches between mid-May to mid-August. According to the Georgia Peach Commission the very first peach tree orchards in Georgia were planted by settlers in the 1700′s. Then in the early 1800′s peaches were first grown commercially by S.H. Rumph of Marshalville sp. Marshallville, Georgia. S.H. Rumph is known as the “father of the (peach) industry”.

S.H. Rumph originally began to breed the Elberta peach in 1879 from the seed of the Chinese cling peach. Elberta Peaches, named for his wife Elberta, are now world famous peaches because of their sweet aromatic taste, attractive peachy color, and hearty disease resistance. Newer popular peach varieties include Flavorich, Springcrest, SpringPrince, Sunbrite, GoldPrince, RubyPrince, SummerPrince, JunePrince, SurePrince, Gala, Harvester, Red Globe, FirePrince, White Lady, Majestic, and many more!

Today most peaches produced in Georgia originate from the central region of the state. This region, producing around 100 million pounds of the 130 million pounds of peaches annually includes; Macon, Monroe, Crawford, Houston, Taylor, and Peach Counties. Most of these peach growers include family run farms such as Pearson Farm in Fort Valley, GA, consisting of third, fourth, and even fifth generation family members.

Peaches have a bright future due in part to how incredibly delicious and nutritious they are. A peach has many major nutrients like potassium, fiber, as well as vitamins A and C, yet is also cholesterol-free and low-calorie.

Studies on Georgia peaches have shown evidence of the benefit of eating fresh peaches and preventing cancer and even heart disease. Traditional American southern hospitality and honest values have been the guiding principles for families growing peaches for many years, and this will continue to be the path for many years to come.

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Green jobs are set to be generated in Wales after the government announced a new home improvement scheme.

The arbed initiative, which translates into English as ‘save’, will upgrade the energy efficiency of homes with the installation of green technology such as retrofit exterior wall insulation, solar panels and heat pumps.

An average of £2.5 million will be spent every month this year on installing the technology across regeneration areas in West, Mid and North Wales.

The initiative is intended to provide a boost to the environment and also the economy with the creation of green jobs, a skilled workforce and overall regeneration of deprived areas.

Qualified tradesmen who have completed plumbing courses and electrical courses may need to take green energy courses in order to gain the appropriate skills to install the new technology.

Jane Davidson, environment minister, said that the innovative initiative is helping Wales lead the way in the United Kingdom on energy efficiency.

“But it is truly sustainable because we will be reducing fuel costs and helping those most in need who are in fuel poverty and making local job creation and training a key part of the schemes,” she added.

The Assembly Government is introducing the initiative to generate jobs, attract investment into Wales and to stimulate growth in the energy efficiency and renewable energy businesses.

Nigel Draper, from Community Housing Cymru, said he is looking forward to working with the Welsh Assembly Government to deliver the first phase of the project.

“Around 70 per cent of social housing tenants are financially excluded so we welcome this £30 million boost, which will not only save our tenants hundreds of pounds in energy bills, it will also develop green jobs in renewable energy, reduce fuel poverty and reduce our carbon footprint,” he added.

Arbed is a key part of the Assembly government’s Heads of the Valleys Low Carbon Zone in South Wales, where it is developing a major energy efficiency and renewable energy industry.

The government expects that at least 6,000 homes will see the benefits of arbed by March 2011.

Combining the arbed initiative with the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme and Boiler Scrappage Scheme will result in a total of 25,000 Welsh homes having improved and cheaper to heat, according to the government.

Manchester United footballer Gary Neville is in the process of building a multi-million pound eco-mansion complete with wind turbine, ground-source heat pump and solar panels.

The luxury property will be the first zero-carbon home in Bolton if the proposals are approved by planning officials.

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