Food
Good Green Brews September 24th, 2008
Try These Organic Microbrews Before The Beer Gardens Close
As summer winds to an end, the remaining evenings offer a few final days to enjoy a good beer garden. As you head off to your local microbrewery, look for an organic label on the...more
More Than Pretty Heirloom Tomatoes: Saving Seeds Critical to Combatting Climate Change September 23rd, 2008
The photographer's grandfather had saved these seeds in the 1920s. They were discovered last year and planted in a greenhouse. Photo: Stefan Jansson Local food, local varieties of plants and the entire locavore movement are...more
Associated Food Stores Takes Close Look At Energy Efficiency September 22nd, 2008
Associated Food Stores is performing energy-efficiency audits at its member locations. It’s also retrofitting lighting at five AFS corporate-owned locations in Utah. The lighting upgrades at two Dan’s and three Macey’s locations are estimated to...more
Beer Brewery Has a Solution for What Ales Us: Walk to the Pub September 17th, 2008
What better way to reach Aussies with a message about climate change than through one of their favourite things:- Beer? Coopers Brewery have been running this series of catchy bus stop posters for a year...more
Study Links BPA To Heart Disease, Industry Says Results Unsupported September 17th, 2008
Higher levels of urinary BPA, or Bisphenol-A, a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities, according to a study in...more
Energy-Efficient Freezers Help You Store Organic, Local Food All Year Round September 16th, 2008
We're off to a big organic food festival this weekend, and plan on coming home with a trunk full of local fruits and vegetables -- more than we can eat any time soon, but enough...more
A Real Hamburger Helper September 16th, 2008
New Label Helps Consumers Track Meat
Figuring out your food miles will get easier by October. As the Chicago Tribune reported, starting September 30, a new federal law will require meat labels that show the country of origin on beef, pork, chicken, lamb,...more
Gloomy Economy Doesn't Stop the Danes From Eating More Organic September 16th, 2008
It's a Danish (though possibly not organic) by kspoddan @ flickr. While in Britain researchers have found organic sales suffering slightly as consumers feel the gloom of high oil prices and global economic woes, in...more
Fridge Door Open Too Long? Sound the Alarm! September 2nd, 2008
Save Energy by Reminding Family Members to Close the Fridge Door
Does anyone in your house have an annoying tendency to stand in front of the fridge with the door open? Do your kids or your husband spend long minutes searching through the refrigerator or the...more
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
