local food

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

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

Wal-Mart The Locavore July 7th, 2008

Superstore Works To Reduce Food Miles

  Hold onto your shopping carts—Wal-Mart has picked up on the locavore trend and is now touting locally grown produce in its stores. According to the The Associated Press, the company will spend $400 million this...more

Sustainable Food Swapping May 9th, 2008

Not quite as racy as key parties, but a healthier couples activity

Here's a green idea that's like an updated version of the consciousness-raising women's lib groups of the 70s (or a little reminiscent of spouse-swapping key parties, except much healthier for the couples involved). A group...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

Tips for a Romantic -- Organic -- Dinner January 30th, 2008

Everything you need to know for a sustainable evening

Imagine, if you will, the following scenario: you’ve just finished your Wednesday afternoon Bikram yoga class. As you’re leaving the studio, physically exhausted and drenched in sweat, you strike up a conversation with the most...more