This post comes from our friend Julie Negrin M.S. – Julie is a nutritionist, cooking instructor, writer and most recently, a blogger – check out her blog: My Kitchen Nutrition at www.julienegrin.com/blog.
I just got back from the annual Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) conference which took place in Des Moines, Iowa, or as some call [...]

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This blog is from Green Fork editor and Huffington Post blogger, Leslie Hatfield.

Earlier this week, the NY Times Freakonomics blog ran a guest post by author and historian James McWilliams, in which he attempts to weaken the case that the Times made in August regarding farmers’ markets: namely, that they strengthen communities.
Before I start boring [...]

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This review comes to us from our friend Kerry Trueman via Meatless Monday…
Get ready for a rare sighting this September: a funny, feel-good environmental documentary. Did An Inconvenient Truth fill you with doom and gloom? Has Food, Inc.’s alarming exposé of our toxic food chain left you with that awful Agribiz aftertaste?

Have no fear, No [...]

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This post comes to us from our friend Joey Lee at the Monday Campaigns.
The day Julia Child accidentally flipped her potato pancake out of the pan, the whole country watched as it hit the stove. This great moment in cooking history was recreated in this summer’s box office hit Julie and Julia, in which [...]

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This review was written by Sustainable Table consultant, Laura Edwards-Orr.
Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It
by Jill Richardson
Jill Richardson’s Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It is the book for people who care about [...]

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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.
I am often asked why I choose to live in France and what makes France so special. For me, I can [...]

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This post comes from our friend Julie Negrin M.S. – Julie is a nutritionist, cooking instructor, writer and most recently, a blogger – check out her new blog: My Kitchen Nutrition at www.julienegrin.com/blog. She was also just visiting NYC for 5 weeks to teach and had the opportunity to visit Rooftop Farms.

Have you ever [...]

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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.
I just recently returned from Valloire, a tiny mountain village located in the French Alps.  Specifically, it is located in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes [...]

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Last week we gave you tips for asking questions at farms and farmers’ markets so you can find the best food for you and your family. This week we continue with information you need to shop at stores and restaurants.
Stores
Because the vast majority of stores buy their food from distributors, they’ll be [...]

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This post comes from Melissa B. Williams at www.mindful-mama.com.
Confession: When I was a little girl, I used to sneak into the garden and eat all the carrots-and I mean all of them. It was no secret who did it: I was only about 4, and I’d leave the telltale carrot tops lying around as evidence [...]

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