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The Ultimate In Locavore Luxury July 23rd, 2008
Freelance Farmers, 100-Mile Chefs, and Cow Pooling
The latest twist in the local food trend: outsourcing. Take Trevor Paque a freelance farmer in San Francisco who will build you an organic garden in your backyard, weed it, harvest the goods, and leave...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
What You Eat Can Affect Global Warming, New Study Shows May 23rd, 2008
Changing Your Dinner Choices Can Impact Greenhouse Emissions
When it comes to global warming, what has a bigger impact: the meat we eat or all the driving we do? Before you slice into that steak, consider this: how food is produced, not how...more
Wide-Eyed Wonder May 6th, 2008
Kingsolver harvests rich insights in latest book
Barbara Kingsolver's works of fiction do much to inspire the reader's imagination and provoke contemplative thought regarding heady subject matters. She makes you feel deeply and seeks to help you understand the protagonist's plight in...more
Locavore Governments April 10th, 2008
City, State, and Local Governments Join 100-Mile Diet
I recently came across a Governing Magazine article that peaked my interest. The article, Fresh Fight: Governments Want Local Food From Family Farmers on the Menu. It's Not Easy to Find. by Zach Patton shed...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
The Primary Issue January 22nd, 2008
How Food May Affect Michigan Politics in the Upcoming Election Season
January15th was Michigan’s primary day. The number one issue here in Michigan is the economy, which got me thinking: should the number one issue in Michigan be food? And what if it was? As a whole,...more
Full Circle January 21st, 2008
The State of the Food Industry in 2008
Breaking News: starting soon, if you want, you really can have the exact same steak two days in a row, from two different animals. On January 15, the Washington Post reported that the FDA “concludes...more
