Philly residents and activists gathered in FDR Park Monday morning to criticize the city and the Fairmount Park Conservancy for the cutting of what it calls "heritage trees" valued for their history, age, or size in a $250 million renovation of the park.
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Perusing the aisles of the grocery store, it’s easy to disconnect from where our food comes from, and forget the processes that bring it to our plate. Throughout history, 30,000 different plants have been used by humans for food and medicine, but now, only three plants – maize, rice, and wheat – account for half of all calories we consume.