Food
Maple Season Continues April 1st, 2008
Maple Mystery Solved; Recipe Included
It is still maple season here in Michigan. (To be sure that it’s maple season at all: http://www.riverwired.com/blog/march-maple-season.) I recently visited with my grandmother, a Vermonter who knows maple syrup, and she had an interesting...more
If You Absolutely Have to Have a Bottle of Water... March 31st, 2008
Here's One with Herbs and Natrual Ingredients
It’s Good: Carpe Diem Water provides a unique, refreshing alternative to the Vitamin Water craze. Instead of adding sugars and dyes to enhance the water’s taste, Carpe Diem flavors its water with a blend of...more
Vegan Strip Club Casa Diablo es Muerto March 28th, 2008
Not Much Sympathy for the Devil
It's only been about a month since I first read about the vegan strip club Casa Diablo in (where else?) Portland, Oregon, and now today comes the news, via Gawker, that it's up for sale. Here's...more
Living Food for the Living Body March 25th, 2008
Kombucha Takes the World by Storm
It’s Good: Kombuchais a bottled, tea-like drink that contains live enzymes and cultures for a drinking experience that will allegedly help prevent cancer, heart disease, and weight problems, and may contribute to improved digestion, healthier...more
Green books series: The Green Eaters March 25th, 2008
Today we're having for our green books series a cute green picture book for babies and young children: The Green Eaters - A Dream Comes True Author: Jennifer Murphy. Illustrated by Mary Deaton. Jennifer Murphy lives in Chicago...more
Where Have All the Salmon Gone? March 20th, 2008
Disappearance of Chinook Stumps Fisheries, Researchers
The March 17, 2008 New York Times article Chinook Salmon Vanish Without a Trace reveals the challenges of managing a wild food supply.Chinook salmon (wild king salmon) are born in the Sacramento River, swim to...more
Downer Cow Part 3 March 19th, 2008
Bill Would Strengthen Meat Packing Penalties
Here’s the latest in the downer cow debacle. The The Orange County Register in California reported on March 13 that Senator Dianne Feinstein along with Senator Barbara Boxer and two other senators (both Feinstein and...more
Hallmark/Westland Goes to Congress March 18th, 2008
Head of Downer Cow Company in Witness Chair
The Wall Street Journal reported on March 13, in their article Meatpacker Admits Ailing Cattle Used At Slaughterhouse that the head of Hallmark/Westland Meat Company in Chino, CA, the site of the much-publicized downer cow...more
Great Vodka From Square One March 18th, 2008
A New Spin on a Classic Drink
It’s Good: Square One Vodka, a Northern California-based distillery devoted to quality and excellence, has started making a name for itself by selling its products in fine restaurants, hip bars, and high-end retail shops throughout...more
Thin Mints Win Again March 14th, 2008
Girl Scout Cookie Competition in Michigan Takes GS Cookies to New Heights
This has nothing to do with being green (unless you count the Thin Mints box that you can spot from a mile away during Girl Scout cookie season), but it is delicious news none-the-less. Today, the...more
