Farm to Table
Ain't Love Greened? May 28th, 2008
The couple making organic hay together stays together
I might be stretching the "Green Love and Weddings" theme here, but I'd argue that there is love all over the blog I'm about to share. This week, TypePad promoted Sallygardens Smallholding as one of...more
Something's Killing the Bees -- and Your Diet Will Suffer May 16th, 2008
New Film Looks at Vanishing Bees and the Threat to the Food SUpply
A work-in-progress documentary The Vanishing of the Bees is following the current collapse of bee colonies around the world. In short, bee colonies are being plagued by Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) when adult bees leave...more
Trading Tractors for Camels May 7th, 2008
Farmers in Rajasthan, India are forsaking their gas-guzzling tractors and returning to using their trusty camels for haulage. Due to rising gas prices farmers are rediscovering the "ships of the desert". The price of a...more
See The Silent Tsunami May 1st, 2008
On The Front Lines Of The Food Crisis
The food crisis hit hard this month. The price of wheat and rice has doubled; corn is up by one-third, in some areas, according to the U.N. In some areas, the price of food has...more
Biofuels And Grocery Bills May 1st, 2008
There's More Than Ethanol In Rising Food Prices
In case you’re wondering exactly why and how food prices are going up (and, having just come back from the grocery store, I certainly am), The Agricultural Advocate posted an extensive blog about the what...more
Dole Offsets Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica April 22nd, 2008
Dole says that its operating division in Costa Rica will purchase carbon offsets from the Costa Rican Government’s program in amounts equal to the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the inland transport of Dole produced...more
PCBs To GM Seeds To rBGH April 18th, 2008
The "Seed Police" Expands Into Milk
Imagine that you’re a farmer. You’re working the land in rural America, dutifully planting the corn seeds that you think are best (those you’ve saved generation after generation, without genetic modifications). Only one day, you...more
Wanna Get Lucky? Look for (Fair Trade) Chocolate April 14th, 2008
Local Organic Chocolatier Makes Tastiest Sweets Around
Meet Rae Stang, owner and head chocolatier of Lucky Chocolates, a sweet shop that combines fair trade chocolate, local ingredients, and good old fashioned charm to produce some of the tastiest sweets around. See more videos...more
Locavore Governments April 10th, 2008
City, State, and Local Governments Join 100-Mile Diet
I recently came across a Governing Magazine article that peaked my interest. The article, Fresh Fight: Governments Want Local Food From Family Farmers on the Menu. It's Not Easy to Find. by Zach Patton shed...more
