Farm to Table
Compliments of the Farmer: Local Cuisine at Blue Hill Restaurant in Manhattan September 5th, 2008
Sitting down to dine at Blue Hill Restaurant, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, you'll have the chance to meet all the people who make your meal happen: the host, your waiter, perhaps the chef... and your...more
GMO Update August 7th, 2008
Consumers 1, Monsanto 0
On Wednesday, genetically modified foods giant Monsanto announced that’s selling its dairy hormone business. Apparently the earlier campaigns to stop the sale of milk from cows that had been given rBGH hormone (that’s a bovine...more
Skirt The Law With A Herdshare August 6th, 2008
Get Your (Legal) Local Milk
Raw, unpasteurized local milk illegal in your state? Still want to get a frothy cup of local milk each morning? There may be a way around the raw milk laws—a herdshare. When you own the...more
Help Cut Emissions In Half August 4th, 2008
Energy-Efficient Eating Tips
You, consumer, are the best way to reduce energy emissions caused by food production. Science Daily reported recently that 19 percent of the energy we use is used to produce and supply food—most of this...more
The Core Truth August 1st, 2008
Five Reasons To Eat Organic
We know eating organic fruits and vegetables is good for us, but sometimes, with rising food prices and all, it seems a little out of reach, especially when I can’t pinpoint what, exactly makes them...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
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
Green Luxury July 11th, 2008
Organics Are Expensive, But Are They Really "Living Green?"
As if rising prices for food, gas, and basic living supplies weren’t enough of a concern. Now, as more people are buying organic, from bamboo sheets to peaches, living green is quickly becoming a luxury....more
SOS: Save Our Salmon June 17th, 2008
Our Wild Salmon Are In Trouble
Along with gas and food, salmon is going for record high prices this year, $40 a pound for a filet. The reason: the commercial season for Chinook salmon in California and Oregon was canceled because...more
Saving The World One Plate At A Time June 10th, 2008
Reduce Carbon Emissions At Every Meal
Choosing climate-healthy foods at the grocery store, with never-ending aisles of packaged foods, overflowing bins of produce from around the world, and walls of stocked freezer cases, presents an obvious challenge. But, a new study,...more
