From our friends at Meatless Monday:
The holidays, particularly Thanksgiving, are often a time of gluttony and overindulgence. This Monday, give your belly a break following last Thursday’s gorge. Take the next week off from grocery shopping to challenge your household to eat from ingredients already in your pantry, refrigerator and freezer. Instead of feeling pressure [...]

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Sustainable Table and The Meatrix are taking a Thanksgiving break! We will be back on the 30th, and can’t wait to hear about all of the sustainable shopping, cooking, and eating that happened. Have a wonderful holiday!
For some tips to create a sustainable Thanksgiving, please read Take Part’s 10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving by [...]

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When people think about Thanksgiving, the first thing that should pop into mind [...]

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I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I just saw Food Inc. for the first time this weekend. It was informative and captivating, I happily stayed awake through the whole movie! And it’s rentable and NetFlixable too – if you haven’t seen it, rent it and share it with friends and family. It’s a wonderful introduction [...]

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This interview by Kerry Trueman was originally posted by our friends at Meatless Monday!
Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book Eating Animals is a thorough look at the ethical and environmental quandaries posed by America’s appetite for meat. His wish is to foster more mindful eating, whether we choose to forego animal-based foods or simply reduce their [...]

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As a child I had strep throat on a regular basis. The doctor would diagnose me by putting a giant Q-tip into the back of my throat to check for bacteria. I was given penicillin, amoxicillin, and tetracycline – at least those are the names of the antibiotics that I remember. I have always had [...]

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Another win for Big Ag and CAFO lovers alike. Ohio passed a constitutional amendment creating a “Livestock Care Standards Board”. While this may sound promising, it thwarts organizations such as the Humane Society from trying to improve the standards of animal care and prevents new laws from being passed such as the one in California [...]

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In one Brooklyn community, neighborhood residents are fighting to keep their farm. Bed-Stuy Farm, once a neighborhood garbage dump, was transformed into an urban oasis that produces over 7,000 lbs of fresh food every year, helping feed more than 4,000 people a month through the Brooklyn Rescue Mission.
The Farm is a source of community pride [...]

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From our friends at Healthy Monday…
Daphne Oz is a graduate of Princeton University and author of The Dorm Room Diet, a national bestseller that helps college students create healthy eating habits. Her father Mehmet Oz is a cardiac surgeon, talk show host and acclaimed author. Daphne uses both personal experience and the lessons of her [...]

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One of the most popular food trends in the past year or two has been local food. So why is eating local all the rage, and what can you do to be part of this growing movement?
What is local?
We need to start by defining the word local. It has different meanings to different [...]

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