The name “peaches” has been attached to many things – movies, music, a wrestler, a sports announcer, a music store and various characters though time. In the Urban Dictionary under “peachy” is also the definition: a cute arse, resembling a firm, tasty and supple peach.
But we are here to talk about the fruit. Native to [...]

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“Champagne wishes and caviar dreams…” Robin Leach’s signature phrase at the end of the show “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” gone, but not forgotten (not by all of us – the show was on from 1984-95). I like to think of the now defunct idea of “rich and famous” being [...]

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From our friends at Healthy Monday…
As the highly regarded new movie Food, Inc. makes clear, Meatless Monday is not only good for your health – it’s one of the top ten actions every one of us can take to help create a better, more sustainable food system.
Food, Inc., which opens nationwide this week, aims to [...]

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Today we’re going to show you that it is possible to eat healthier on a budget, and we’re also going to talk a bit about the reality behind our food system.
I recently saw the movie Food, Inc. which opens today, June 12th, in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco (Click here for movie and [...]

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Food Inc. opens tomorrow in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles and I urge anyone and everyone in those areas to go see it! In fact, even if you have to take a train, a plane or an automobile, I’d say it’s worth it! Ok, maybe not a plane. But the more people who [...]

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Not too long ago I wrote a blog about “Food Deserts” and what New York City has been doing to stop the spread of them. That blog contained positive news about programs such as Healthy Food/Healthy Communities and the FRESH program that Governor Patterson, Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn instated. Now even more is being [...]

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I saw something on this several weeks ago, but forgot about it until I read this article on Gourmet.com. Every industry has it’s lobby, including the one that makes plastic grocery bags. While they may try and scare us into giving up our reusable bags with industry supported “research”, they will not succeed. Do [...]

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We received this new video from the folks at Green Thing based in London. Green Thing is a not-for-profit group that encourages people to take simple steps that lead to a greener life. Their main goal is to make a difference in the fight against climate change using fun, new media to get the message [...]

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This post comes from Marjorie Taylor, 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.
It is said that every cloud has a silver lining.  Given our current economic situation, wouldn’t it be great if that silver [...]

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Check out this animated map from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention chronicling the rise of obesity in America. All the more reason for us to eat healthy, sustainable food in order to beat this epidemic. Hat tip to La Vida Locavore for pointing it out.
U.S. Obesity Trends 1985-2007

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