Food
New Local Radio Show in Michigan March 13th, 2008
Slow Food Detroit Takes to the Airwaves
Local foodies in Michigan now have a reason to tune into WJR on Sunday nights. Michigan agriculture is the focus of a new local radio show, “Come to the Table,” with host Melinda Curtis airs...more
Whole Foods Powers Store With Fuel Cell March 13th, 2008
A new Whole Foods Market in Glastonbury, Connecticut will be the first supermarket to generate most of its power on-site with a fuel cell.The new 46,000-square-foot store will generate 50 percent of the electricity and...more
Pistachi-Oh! March 12th, 2008
Sweet, Nutty, Nutritious Goodness
It’s Good: Alternative medicine guru Dr. Andrew Weil has teamed with health food company Nature’s Path to bring you the Pistachi-Oh! Bar, a hearty snack bar containing fruit, nuts, and organic spices. Mmm. It’s Green:...more
Sample The Vegan Vineyards March 11th, 2008
An Eco-Wine Trilogy
It’s Good: Wine Appreciation was never this affordable – or this healthy! This trio of wines, from The Organic Wine Company, features two reds (’05 Famille de Janiny Syrah,’06 Cotes-du-Rhone), and one white (’06 Chardonnay). ...more
Fosters Go Green With Eco-friendly Beer March 6th, 2008
Australian beer giant Fosters are the latest brewers to climb aboard the green bandwagon, with the launch of a new beer named Green Cascade. The lager, brewed at the Foster's owned Cascade brewery in Tasmania, is...more
Go easy on the meat this month! March 6th, 2008
Did we mention we're fans of Do The Green Thing? Yes, we are! And like we do every month in the last couple of months, we're happy to bring you their green message for March:...more
Nestle Releases CSR Report March 5th, 2008
At a joint Nestle-UN Global Compact event in New York, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman and CEO of Nestle, presented the company’s first Creating Shared Value report (read CSR report), including new figures on the impact of...more
Eco-Beer is Here March 5th, 2008
Get Your Green Drink On
It’s Good: Wolaver’s family-owned brewery offers a hearty, tasty selection of ales and lagers, straight from the heart of Vermont. It’s Green: As of 1998, the Wolaver family made a commitment to producing all of their...more
Apple Pie News March 4th, 2008
Michigan Contest Honors Dad's Apple Pie
There’s not often local food news in the dead of winter, so I’m happy to say Congratulations! to Fred Burns who recently won the 3rd Annual Michigan’s Best Apple Pie Contest on Wednesday January...more
Stonyfield’s Hirshberg On Corporate Sustainability March 3rd, 2008
Stonyfield Farm’s chief Gary Hirshberg spoke last week at Google headquarters about Stonyfield’s sustainability efforts and about his book, Stirring it Up. He also used companies including Stonyfield Farm, Patagonia, Newman’s Own, and Timberland as...more
