This post is by our friend Julie Negrin M.S.  Julie has the training of a certified nutritionist and the culinary experience of a chef. She has been teaching kids and adults how to cook for over 10 years. Visit her website www.julienegrin.com and look for her blog, My Kitchen Nutrition, coming soon!
Conferences don’t always conjure [...]

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Being a huge Bruce Springsteen fan for many years (and looking forward to seeing him in concert in May!), I just had to share this with you….

According to their website, the Hartford Food System is one of the nation’s oldest organizations dedicated to fighting hunger and improving nutrition on the grassroots level. They administer a [...]

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(This is the second installment of Diane Hatz’s series – Sustainable Table’s Guide to Good Food.)

Exactly what are sustainable farming and/or sustainable food, and what is organic agriculture? Those are questions I hear quite often. A general concept of organic has been seeping into the mainstream, but many people are still confused by [...]

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Thought you might be interested… also check out their website for other screenings around the country!
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, published in 1962, inspired our nation’s most comprehensive legislative protections of the natural world. Now, her story reaches the big screen. Join Sense of Wonder Productions and the National Women’s History Project as we celebrate the [...]

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With everyone’s budget being a little (or a lot!) tight these days, it’s important to shop smart. The Environmental Working Group has recently updated their “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides“ to educate us about the worst conventional vegetables and fruit to buy. While onions and avocados might be ok to buy conventional, it’s best to prioritize [...]

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Welcome to our first installment of Sustainable Table’s Guide to Good Food! I’d like to provide you with simple ways to shop smarter, eat healthier and make the best food choices for you and your family. I have come to realize that our website is getting quite large, and it might seem a [...]

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Welcome to the March newsletter from Sustainable Table and The Meatrix.
This issue is stuffed with recipes and cooking ideas, an important focus in our current economy and an excellent way to increase your sustainable food intake! We are featuring a delicious recipe from the new cookbook, Vegan Soul Kitchen, and two articles to inspire your [...]

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This St. Patrick’s day post comes from our friends at TakePart.com (by Danny Jensen):
St. Patrick’s Day brings out the Irish in everyone, so this year, go the extra green mile and cook up some sustainable St. Paddy’s recipes to fuel your green beer soaked revelry. My Irish ancestry certainly shines a little brighter around [...]

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Today’s Tip: Create a well stocked larder
A couple of weeks ago, we talked about replacing conventional items in your kitchen with sustainable ones. Now our guest blogger, Marjorie Taylor, helps to beef up that stock in her posting “A Cook’s Larder.” Keep reading for a delicious Bacon and Zucchini Tart recipe at the end of [...]

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This week, the New York Times ran a story called “Michelle Obama’s Agenda Includes Healthful Eating” (March 11, 2009) which we posted here on the Daily Table on Wednesday. The article discusses how our First Lady is promoting healthy eating and living, including an emphasis on fruits, vegetables and unprocessed foods, as well as [...]

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