Eating Local
The Little Things September 26th, 2008
What Change Would You Make?
Here’s your weekend essay question: what would you do to take one small step to help change the food system? As you mull that over, here are some suggestions from the Slow Food Nation blog:...more
New Site For Foodie Shoppers September 17th, 2008
Satisfy Your Local Food Cravings From Around The Country
Heading into the holiday season (I know it seems early, but the holidays are just around the corner) check out the new web site for foodies: Regional Best, sells “local foods that make America great” with...more
What's For Dinner? September 12th, 2008
You May Be Eating More Cloned Meat Than You Think
At the start of this year, the FDA declared that the meat and milk from cloned cows was safe. Last week, as Gourmet.com reported, they admitted that it was “’theoretically possible’ that the meat from...more
Getting To The Core September 4th, 2008
What You Should Know Heading Into Apple Season
News flash: this year has been a bad one for Michigan’s apples. Spring frosts and summer hail storms wrecked havoc on apples, with a potential loss of 20 percent or more, and we haven’t even...more
Revolutionary War Hero Revived August 29th, 2008
Randall Lineback Cows Are Making A Comeback
The Randall Lineback breed of cattle with their white belts down their back, black sides and muzzle, may have helped win the Revolutionary War, but that didn’t save them from near extinction. The breed of...more
The Power Veggies of Late-Summer August 26th, 2008
An In Season Update
In August and September, beets, apples, raspberries, spinach, and chard are in full-harvest. An article in the Chicago Tribune outlined just how good each of these summer treats are for you: Apples are full of...more
Big Supermarkets -- Even Wal-Mart? -- Stocking Local Produce August 13th, 2008
Score Another Big Win for the Small Consumer
Now that “local” equals “quality and yummy,” consumers are flocking to farmers’ markets, and fuel costs are making it too expensive to get food from one coast to the other, supermarkets are stocking more stores...more
Happy Animals, Happy Customers July 25th, 2008
One of NY's Finest Restauarants Grows It's Own Food -- Naturally
Here's the problem with all those cute, cuddly animals out there: sometimes they taste good. Not to worry, the livestock managers at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in the New York City suburbs...more
Compost On Every Corner July 21st, 2008
The Next Frontier in Food Waste
If you were wondering whether or not to be concerned about food waste, consider this: the city of Vancouver alone collects 1.5 million tons of trash, including 180,000 pounds of organic waste, at a cost...more
Can Skyscraper Farming Work in Big Cities? July 16th, 2008
Vertical Farms Are Moving Beyond Science Fiction
Imagine a skyscraper that looms above New York or Shanghai and is filled, not with offices or condos, but with acres of fresh fruits and vegetables ready to feed hungry pedestrians hurrying past on the...more
