Who knew getting Garam Masala could be such a difficult task? The New York Times chronicles one school’s struggle to bring healthy food to the cafeteria. M.S. 137 in Ozone Park, Queens is just one of the many schools that must face the problems of aging ovens, frozen food and picky eaters. Schools must combat [...]

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From our friends at Healthy Monday…
Depicted in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, the grape is the world’s first recorded preventative health hero. Although its high concentration of vitamins B, C and K work to boost your immune system, it is the supplement Resveratrol, found only in grape skin, that makes the grape a standout preventative power. Resveratrol [...]

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It’s never a good sign when only four companies control a major commodity – it’s called a monopoly, and we need to get muckraking. Read Tom Philpott’s report on the recent acquisition of U.S. chicken giant Pilgrim by Brazilian beef giant JBS.
There are still many people of the mindset that genetically modified seeds can save [...]

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The city of Baltimore is taking significant steps towards local, sustainable and healthy school lunches. Tony Geraci, the system’s new director of food and nutrition, is working to get frozen, TV dinner-style meals out and fresh food in. Maryland grown fruits and vegetables are showing up in cafeterias,  and meat has been taken off the [...]

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I started this series, “If This Doesn’t Convince You, Nothing Will,” to help you make the connection between personal health and sustainable food (read the introduction post here). I’m starting with High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) which is widely known to have some obvious health issues and also some very obvious sustainability issues too.  Easy, [...]

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This blog post comes to us from our friends at Healthy Monday…
The beginning of autumn marks the point when many of our favorite fruits and vegetables are ripe for the picking. This year, harvest has become a national affair. Michelle Obama’s famed White House garden is in bloom and ready to offer its bounty to [...]

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Kathleen Merrigan and her team at the USDA just announced their “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” initiative. Obama Foodorama reports on the details of Merrigan’s recent activity, and gives props to Sec. Vilsack for getting to know and using the Sustainable Food jargon.
Senate Ag. Chair Blanche Lincoln hasn’t held the position for long, but [...]

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This post comes to us from our friend Kerry Trueman at Eat Healthy Monday.
I haven’t got much in common with Whitney Houston; I’m not tall or thin, and I can’t belt out show-stoppers. Oh, and I’m white. But, like Whitney, I believe that children are our future. We all agree – whatever size, shape [...]

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So what’s it going to take to get your community hooked on sustainable food? If you are reading this, you probably already know about many of the problems with our food system and you’re probably making some efforts to change your buying and eating habits. But what about your parents? Your neighbors? The [...]

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I am a big Chipotle fan, but was saddened when news arose that Chipotle had not adopted measures to pay Florida tomato pickers more money for each pound of tomatoes. Well, good news folks! Market Watch reports that Chipotle has reached an agreement with East Coast Farms to increase wages 64%. While the workers still [...]

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