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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
Green Dreams August 27th, 2008
New Yorkers Trade The Office For The Barn
A Harvard MBA, six-figure job as an investment banker, and TriBeCa apartment didn’t stop Torrey Reade, 56, from wanting to go back to basics, trading her city life for a 126-acre farm in southern New...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
Heirloom Tomatoes: Check Out the Best -- and Safest -- Varieties July 25th, 2008
Tomato-philes Get Long-Awaited Taste of Ramapo and More
Tomatoes have gotten quite a bad rap this summer, what with all the salmonella scares. So, as a tomato lover, I was pleased to read some good news about one of my favorite foods. In...more
Mercury Dangers Lurk In Your Sushi January 30th, 2008
Is there safe tuna out there?
Today, the New York Times and WorldChanging.com reported that there is so much mercury in bluefin tuna, six pieces a week would exceed what the EPA deems as safe mercury levels. Six pieces! If you’ve...more
The Words and the Bees January 18th, 2008
Is Clorox Going Natural?
Clorox bought Burt’s Bees natural cosmetics last fall. Doesit seem like a good match? Uh, no. It seems like strange bedfellows. Burt of Burt’s Bees lives in a turkey coop with no electricity. It would...more
