Going Green in the Winter
No need to strap on the ice skates … I was driving my daughter to school the other day and noticed a local nursery selling “vegetation friendly” de-icer. Whoa! Mind blown! I had never even thought...
View ArticleCell Fusion Considered Organic by USDA
Cell fusion comes to organic corn Imagine a guy in a lab coat hovering over a test tube. His petri dish contains two different strains of organic corn, one more pest resistant, one more disease...
View ArticleBrad and Angelina Produce Organic Wine
Credit: JustJared.com Celebrity wineries are nothing new. From the Coppola vineyards to Johnny Depp … even the Beckham’s have a vineyard as part of their portfolio. And why not? It’s easy publicity and...
View ArticleHow Locavore is Your State? New Study Surprises
What would you guess are the two states that have the most locavore eating? I came up with California and Florida because of their lush soils, long growing seasons, and myriad farms … and I was...
View ArticleEarth Day … Every Day
A friend of mine was talking with his child about today being Earth Day when the kid asked, “Shouldn’t every day be Earth Day?” Buy that kid an ice cream cone and give ‘em a scholarship to somewhere...
View ArticleYour 2013 Dirty Dozen
photo courtesy of EWG What do apples, spinach, and hot peppers have in common? Only that they are DIRTY … dirty with pesticides and chemicals that consumers do not want to mess with! But wait, there...
View ArticleWhy We Need GMO Labeling: Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farms
True Food Movement recently had the opportunity to sit down with Gary Hirshberg, the Chairman of Stonyfield Farms, and makers of probably the best-selling organic yogurt products in the country....
View ArticleThe Whole Foods Banned Ingredients List
Slate posted an article earlier today that compared the food sold at Whole Foods Market vs. what you would find on the shelves at your average Walmart. Specifically, they examined the products...
View ArticleIt’s Your 2014 Dirty Dozen!
photo by pulaw It’s that time of year again … time for the Environmental Working Group’s reveal of the 2014 Dirty Dozen, the 12 types of produce most likely to contain pesticide residues. Now don’t...
View ArticlePresenting This Year’s Clean Fifteen!
image courtesy of NutritionalAnarchy.com Last week, we wrote about the 2014 Dirty Dozen, the fruits and vegetables determined by the Environmental Working Group to have the most pesticide residue...
View ArticleGMO Cartoon: GMO Labeling, We Win Even If We Lose
GMO labeling didn’t do so well in the most recent election cycle. Colorado voters rejected their proposed GMO bill by a 65-35 margin. After a recount in Oregon, that state’s bill lost by 837 votes....
View ArticleMeat Free Week in the U.S.
credit: Flickr Remember that week back in college when you were broke and lived off ramen noodles? Little did you know you were making a political statement; Meat Free Week is now a thing, and you can...
View ArticleWater and Food: Droughts, water supplies and what we can do
credit: Flickr Americans don’t usually think about their water consumption. Blithely taking daily showers, slurping coffee, eating, shirking on jeans and T-shirts, all require water consumption. Daily...
View ArticleCowspiracy: Movie Review
credit: Cowspiracy.com Cowspiracy, a movie about the environmental impact of animal agriculture, recently hit my radar and we knew it was worth a viewing. The film, created by Kip Andersen and Keegan...
View ArticleFarmers Market Tips
credit: Flickr We love Farmers Markets! So much to see, so much to do. There are always neighbors to run into, farmers to chat up, recipe swaps and artisanal foods and items we can’t get anywhere...
View ArticleFoodies and Microwave Cooking
credit: Flickr.com About ten years ago, a magazine sent me to cover a seminar on feng shui design and healing. I skeptically listened to the instructor talk about the placement of furniture, clutter...
View ArticleSustainable Seafood: What’s the catch of the day?
credit: Flickr Sustainability is something that is moving beyond buzzwords and into kitchens everywhere. People are particularly conscious of over-fishing and want to choose the best fish for their...
View ArticleAlternative Lifestyle: What is a Freegan?
credit: Flickr Fairly often, we remind our readers that one of the most subversive things you can do to the US economy is to grow and prepare your food. Just the act of scratch cooking takes many...
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