Two interesting events coming soon
Just Food’s 9th Annual CSA in NYC Conference, Sunday, March 8 from 10am-6pm, New York, NY
The Just Food Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in NYC Conference is an opportunity for CSA members from around the city and farmers to come together for a day of workshops and discussion. This year we are [...]

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Just a little update to the last post -
Check out the new picture from Marjorie’s market in Beaune, France – the colors are amazing!
Also, there is one update to the recipe.  It should have been 1/2 cup stock, not 1 cup (though she says either will work – I love flexible recipes!).

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This post and wonderful recipe are from Marjorie Taylor, a new guest blogger for Sustainable Table.
Marjorie Taylor is the proprietor of The Cook’s Atelier. She cooks and writes about food from her tiny home in Burgundy, France. See more of her writing on her blog, www.thecooksatelier.com.
As Americans, we can barely pick up a [...]

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This tip comes to us from the Eat Well Guide’s Green Fork blog.
Today’s Healthy Monday tip: Check the USDA recall list.
The nationwide recall of peanuts that surfaced about a month ago has turned out to be one of the largest in US history. The latest stats reveal that 654 people in 44 states have [...]

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At the beginning of this month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) came out with their 2007 Ag Census. According to the USDA’s site, “The Census of Agriculture, taken every five years, is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census looks at land use and [...]

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This post is by Stacey, one of our guest bloggers. Self-proclaimed NYC Milkmaid, you can see more of her writing on her own blog, JustBraise.com.
Welcome to the first installment of Adventures in Fermentation. In these postings we’ll explore the universe of fermented foods, happenings in the fermentation world, and delve into some recipes to try.
Fermented [...]

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Hyperlocavore – A Yardsharing Community was brought to my attention today… what a wonderful idea!
What is a ‘hyperlocavore’?
A hyperlocavore is a person who tries to eat as much food as locally as possible. Growing your own is as local as it gets!
What is ‘yardsharing’?
Yardsharing is an arrangement between people to share skills and gardening resources [...]

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Two entertaining ways to educate yourself about sustainability issues:
TMI360
This is The Meatrix Interactive 360. It’s a fun (but scary) tour through a factory farming community. As you scroll over different areas in the scene, you can click to find additional information. Click on the little white house that is too close to the factory farm [...]

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Did I mention that I went surfing in Maui with two women who work for Monsanto (a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation)? I did! It was over Thanksgiving. I went to a group lesson – we introduced each other, exchanged pleasantries, and I asked why they were living in Maui. The women said they had been [...]

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What is NAIS? National Animal Identification System. Read this Natural News article, NAIS Threatens Access to Organic, Local and Sustainable Food, to find out more about what is happening. From this title, it doesn’t sound too good.
A little blurb:
The NAIS will heavily burden small, organic, and sustainable farmers, which will hurt efforts to develop safer, [...]

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