On June 26th, the House of Representatives voted on the Waxman-Markey Bill to address climate change. It passed narrowly with 219 aye and 212 nay votes.  The American Clean Energy Security Act (as it is otherwise known), sponsored by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), aims to cut emissions below the 2005 level [...]

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It’s important to start the week off with healthy goals, but sometimes the bustle of everyday life makes it hard to stick to good intentions. We grab a quick meal in between errands, without realizing that fast food can be riddled with unnecessary fat and calories.
Thankfully, having a Healthy Monday on the go just got [...]

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With a long weekend approaching and (hopefully!) better weather around the country, people will be heading to the beach, mountains, and various vacation areas to relax and unwind. The Guide to Good Food will be taking a little break, but while we’re gone, take advantage of a new crop of books and movies now [...]

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On Sunday, author, educator and nutrition expert Marion Nestle answered some questions surrounding “organic”. This is quite the loaded term these days, and can mean different things depending on who’s using it. For a big corporation, organic may mean no pesticides, but the crops could still be raised as a monoculture. Some smaller farms are [...]

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With the Child Nutrition Act expiring September 30th, 2009, it’s time to take action and push for healthy food in America’s schools. Obesity is on the rise and health problems such as diabetes and heart disease are sky rocketing. One of the best places we can start to curb these problems is in schools, where [...]

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Kids and nutrition has been a very popular topic in the news. The Bancroft Elementary School students have been helping Michelle Obama in the White House organic garden, and the first lady has been very vocal about getting more healthy foods into the USDA’s Child Nutrition programs. Sites such as School Lunch Talk and [...]

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From our friends at Healthy Monday…

It’s the 4th Monday of June and, if you’re the parent of young kids, chances are your life is a shambles right now.
As the school year races to an end, you may be adjusting to a new schedule, planning a trip or a stay at home vacation, getting the kids [...]

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As part of the Guide to Good Food series, I’ll be explaining different issues involved with both industrial and sustainable food and farming. Today we’re going to talk about genetic engineering.
A gene is a small section of DNA in the nucleus of a cell that carries specific instructions which determine how a plant or [...]

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Ask a child where their food comes from and they will probably tell you “the grocery store.” For most people, adults and children alike, the grocery store is the sole point of access to food. Little thought is put into its life beyond the shelves. Vegetables don’t come from the Earth; they come from the [...]

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Great article on agriculture and developing countries by Paula Crossfield, editor of Civil Eats. Everyone’s always talking about “feeding the poor”, but rarely do the solutions work. They tried with the “Green Evolution” in India, but just like in the states, India is  feeling the effects of depleted water tables, soil erosion and having a [...]

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