Food
Sustainable Happy Hour August 22nd, 2008
Organic Vodkas Reviewed
I had an organic beer the other day and it was delicious, but after a hard week, let’s face it, sometimes you want something a little harder. Enter Eat. Drink. Better’s review of organic vodkas,...more
“Buycott For Change” Recognizes Responsible Business, Promotes Merrymaking August 8th, 2008
When Brooklyn resident and Northwestern University graduate Josh Sherman founded Buycott For Change earlier this year, he had one goal in mind: to change the world. The objective of Sherman’s fledgling non-profit is to recognize...more
GMO Update August 7th, 2008
Consumers 1, Monsanto 0
On Wednesday, genetically modified foods giant Monsanto announced that’s selling its dairy hormone business. Apparently the earlier campaigns to stop the sale of milk from cows that had been given rBGH hormone (that’s a bovine...more
Help Cut Emissions In Half August 4th, 2008
Energy-Efficient Eating Tips
You, consumer, are the best way to reduce energy emissions caused by food production. Science Daily reported recently that 19 percent of the energy we use is used to produce and supply food—most of this...more
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Toyota Tapped By ‘Trendsetters’ As Greenest Brands August 1st, 2008
Market research firm Outlaw has released its 2008 Favorite Green Brands Index, with Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Toyota, Honda, and Google receiving top ratings. The company surveyed what it calls its 100 most forward-thinking trendsetters...more
The Core Truth August 1st, 2008
Five Reasons To Eat Organic
We know eating organic fruits and vegetables is good for us, but sometimes, with rising food prices and all, it seems a little out of reach, especially when I can’t pinpoint what, exactly makes them...more
Anheuser-Busch To Pour 5 Billion Green Beers In 2009 July 30th, 2008
Anheuser-Busch announced it will brew about one in seven beers, or over 5 billion 12.oz servings, with alternative energy by 2009 as part of its goal to run its U.S. operations on 15 percent renewable...more
Heirloom Tomatoes: Check Out the Best -- and Safest -- Varieties July 25th, 2008
Tomato-philes Get Long-Awaited Taste of Ramapo and More
Tomatoes have gotten quite a bad rap this summer, what with all the salmonella scares. So, as a tomato lover, I was pleased to read some good news about one of my favorite foods. In...more
The Ultimate In Locavore Luxury July 23rd, 2008
Freelance Farmers, 100-Mile Chefs, and Cow Pooling
The latest twist in the local food trend: outsourcing. Take Trevor Paque a freelance farmer in San Francisco who will build you an organic garden in your backyard, weed it, harvest the goods, and leave...more
British Cherries Under Threat July 18th, 2008
Cherries are so delicious in summer: fresh, plump, easy to pop in the mouth and so beautiful. Unfortunate then that over the last 50 years, Britain has lost 90% of its cherry orchards and now...more
