This tip comes from Eat Well’s blog, The Green Fork.
Today’s Healthy Monday tip: What you need to know about Swine Flu.
With forty cases of Swine Flu infection identified to date in the United States it is important to be aware and informed in order to protect yourself and your family. Swine Flu is spread [...]

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A yummy way to help protect the Amazon Rainforest – eat lunch at il Buco in NYC starting tomorrow, through Saturday!
To honor Earth Day this Wednesday April 22,
il Buco will reduce its customers total LUNCH bill by 15% for one week. In turn, il Buco will donate, out of its pocket, the 15% saved by [...]

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This post is by Stacey, one of our guest bloggers. Self-proclaimed NYC Milkmaid, you can see more of her writing on her own blog, JustBraise.com.
As promised, this month’s Adventures in Fermentation has us discussing the basics. What is fermentation, specifically in food. To start the conversation, let’s clarify that I truly mean the basics. I [...]

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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.
We read something almost everyday about the potential risks associated with our industrial food system and the animal abuse that takes place [...]

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With everyone’s budget being a little (or a lot!) tight these days, it’s important to shop smart. The Environmental Working Group has recently updated their “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides“ to educate us about the worst conventional vegetables and fruit to buy. While onions and avocados might be ok to buy conventional, it’s best to prioritize [...]

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This St. Patrick’s day post comes from our friends at TakePart.com (by Danny Jensen):
St. Patrick’s Day brings out the Irish in everyone, so this year, go the extra green mile and cook up some sustainable St. Paddy’s recipes to fuel your green beer soaked revelry. My Irish ancestry certainly shines a little brighter around [...]

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I hope everyone has a minute to read this article in the New York Times. It’s so exciting to see Michelle Obama talking about healthy fresh food for everyone!
Michelle Obama’s Agenda Includes Healthful Eating
“It’s like: How do we keep the calories down but keep the flavors up?” said Mrs. Obama, who also praised [...]

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Last January, Heritage Foods USA supplied sustainable, local delicacies for four of the pre-inaugural dinners in Washington, D.C. organized by famed revolutionary chef and restaurateur Alice Waters. Founded in 2001, Heritage Foods guiding values include promoting genetic diversity, educating consumers about the difference between small family farms and industrial agriculture, working with farmers to bring [...]

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Marjorie, our guest blogger who lives in France, has come up with some wonderful tips to make sustainability easy – ideas such as: “Put value back in food,” “Buy local, buy organic,” “Eat real food, avoid packaging,” “Eat less meat, quality over quantity,” and more!
This post is by Marjorie Taylor, the proprietor of The Cook’s [...]

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This post is by Stacey, one of our guest bloggers. Self-proclaimed NYC Milkmaid, you can see more of her writing on her own blog, JustBraise.com.
Welcome to the first installment of Adventures in Fermentation. In these postings we’ll explore the universe of fermented foods, happenings in the fermentation world, and delve into some recipes to try.
Fermented [...]

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