Locavore: someone who eats locally grown food. Thirteen plant foods can be grown successfully anywhere in the continental United States. These can be eaten locally and in season without needing to import them from afar. 1. Apples 2. Lettuce 3….
Read more »My now teenage son thinks I’m crazy. The feeling is mutual. His recent comment was “Why are you always talking about organic. Pesticides aren’t bad for me.” Well, I am no longer a teenager, and therefore am not immortal. So…
Read more »People often say farmers market food is too expensive. The authors of Eat Local Challenge are intent on debunding this myth with their Penny-Wise Eat Local Challenge, launched last week. The challenge is to eat on a budget based on…
Read more »People panic. Yes. After I do a workshop on our food system and the increasing consolidation of agriculture by a small number of giant companies, people realize how deeply rooted the problem is in our institutions and politics, and they…
Read more »And does it matter? Maybe you get your food from more than one source? Millions go straight to Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. Wal-Mart gets a lot of flack, but if we could make it greener, more just……
Read more »Slurping a Cup of Fair Trade If you’ve never witnessed “coffee cupping,” this is a great introduction. This process is the reason why some coffee can taste so fabulous. View the 6-minute audio/ visual slideshow for a fascinating look at…
Read more »In just a couple weeks, farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and their allies will travel from Immokalee, FL – home of one of the largest farmworker communities in the country – to Chicago, IL, home of the…
Read more »Have you been wondering when we would hear about this kind of thing?! I have. A secret Monsanto study of genetically modified (GM) potatoes and rats conducted eight years ago in Russia reveals a scientific link to cancer. Activists from…
Read more »The True Cost of Food is a great 15-minute movie. This production by the Sierra Club is a great vehicle for understanding our food system. You can download or view the film online now. Besides the good news the movie…
Read more »One might be tempted to ask: What would Jesus eat these days? The answer may involve translating your burger into the grain, forest and water needed for its production Grain It takes 12 pounds of grain to produce one pound…
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