This week we’re going to look at the money we spend on food, particularly at the rising cost of products and how much we spend. In short, while food prices have gone up each year, the proportion of our income we spend on food has decreased. So, over the years, we’re spending less [...]

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We’ve given you a few tips on how to stretch your food dollars (see Shop Sustainable – Money). This week, we’ll help you determine which local sustainable and/or organic foods you can incorporate into your food budget.
There’s no doubt about it – organic and sustainable food is often more expensive than , industrially raised [...]

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At various points during this series, I’ll post about issues surrounding food and agriculture to offer a more complete picture of the problems (and solutions) related to our current food system. Today, we’re going to talk about hormones.
We all have hormones – humans and all other animals. These chemicals are produced naturally in our [...]

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We’ve talked about finding sustainable food and how to find time to cook in previous posts. This week, we’re going to talk about money. Some sustainable food advocates seem to think we all have a lot of money and can eat organic sustainable food all the time. But, for most of us, [...]

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When shopping for local, sustainable and/or organic food, there are several factors to take into account, including awareness, access, budget and time.
Awareness
First, you need to know what to look for and to understand what local, sustainable and organic mean. Hopefully, the earlier Guide to Good Food posts have helped explain this.
In an ideal world, [...]

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So, you’ve learned a little about the issues, are convinced shopping sustainably is the way to go, but what do you do now?
First, figure out how much effort you want to put into your sustainable food adventure. We suggest you start simply, with one or two things, but below I’ll list a bunch of [...]

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In last week’s post, Sustainable vs. Industrial, we compared sustainable farming with industrial agriculture. This week, we have eight reasons why you should buy sustainable.
1. Tastes better. This is what convinced me to eat local sustainable and/or organic food. Many people believe that sustainable food simply tastes better – but you won’t know until [...]

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In the past two weeks, we’ve talked about sustainable and organic food, as well as industrial agriculture and factory farming in our Guide to Good Food. This week, we’re going to compare sustainable with industrial so you can see a side-by-side difference.
In general, the biggest differences between sustainable and industrial farms are the size [...]

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Last week we talked about sustainable and organic, and the difference between the two. This week, we’re going to delve into the real issue – factory farming and industrial agriculture. The differences between sustainable and organic aren’t as big when you compare them to industrial food production.
Factory farming and industrial agriculture are unsustainable [...]

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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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