Since some of you might have a few extra hours this week, I thought I’d point you in the direction of some interesting reading:
EatTheView.org- “Eat the View!” is trying to get President-elect Obama to replant a large organic Victory Garden on the First Lawn with the produce going to the White House kitchen and to [...]

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It’s always exciting to see a new inspired restaurant open in a neighborhood, and this one’s influences are right in line with our inspired work, “fresh, local fare, family, sustainability, and community.” I can’t wait to stop by.
I like that Sarah Peck, owner of Ortine, has brought in healthy and healing influences from her husband, [...]

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A new film called What’s on Your Plate? is currently in post production and will be released in Spring 2009. To give you a little background on the movie….
WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics.
Filmed over the course of [...]

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From our friend Nathan Havey at Meet The Bloggers:
Congratulations! If you are reading this, you have found a fantastic resource for getting the information you need to live a sustainable life. We at Brave New Foundation are out to find resources that can help people to do something to affect positive social change. Meet the [...]

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In my daily Vital Juice email today (a daily email for all things “healthy and wellthy”), they highlighted this fun New York area food wheel:
“Our food wheel is designed to help you figure out the best times of year to buy locally grown produce – food picked at the height of freshness that’s jam-packed with [...]

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The weekly pick has been on my mind for weeks now, lasagne. I haven’t made any lately, but I think it’s time.
I just stumbled across this wonderful recipe for a Butternut Squash Lasagne on the Culinate website (it doesn’t have tomato sauce like the pic here!). Butternut squash is readily available, sustainable/local and even as [...]

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With the economy continuing to head in a downward direction, saving money is on the top of everyone’s mind. And often it’s the organic and sustainable foods on people’s list that get cut for cheaper, conventional options.
Here are two articles with some suggestions to keep eating healthy through these rough times.
Indystar.com, 4 ways to eat [...]

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CONSUMERS UNION AND EAT WELL GUIDE® LAUNCH THANKSGIVING LOCAL AND ORGANIC FOOD CHALLENGE: Buy & Prepare One Local/Organic Dish for Thanksgiving and Share a Recipe
Sustainable Chefs Dan Barber, Mario Batali and Alice Waters Share their Favorite Local Food Recipes
New York, NY-Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, and Eat Well Guide, North America’s premier [...]

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Yup – Sushi. Check it out in the new Blue Ocean Institute’s Guide to Ocean Friendly Sushi. Helping sushi lovers satisfy culinary cravings and desires to protect the ocean.
The guide includes: “32 color-coded, science-based environmental rankings for species commonly used in sushi. And we include information on sushi tradition and sushi bar tips, provided [...]

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Everyone learns things in different ways. I know people who are afraid of cookbooks, and feel they will never learn to cook. What about watching a video? Learning to cook by watching is definitely not as scary as attempting a recipe on your own from a book with too many instructions.
And there are 3 great [...]

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