That tomato may be organic, but who picked it – a yuppie farmer taking a break from Wall Street or a poorly paid immigrant worker receiving less than $8,000 a year? The latter is likely your answer. The San Francisco Bay Guardian reports on how the sustainable food movement leaves out many poor and underserved [...]

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I am a big Chipotle fan, but was saddened when news arose that Chipotle had not adopted measures to pay Florida tomato pickers more money for each pound of tomatoes. Well, good news folks! Market Watch reports that Chipotle has reached an agreement with East Coast Farms to increase wages 64%. While the workers still [...]

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In case you didn’t know, Sustainable Table sends out a newsletter every month, The Pasture Post, full of articles and information on sustainable food. Read July’s issue below, and if you would like to receive the news letter, sign up here.
Welcome to the July Kid-Friendly Issue of the Pasture Post, Sustainable Table’s newsletter! If you [...]

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How is the recession affecting our eating habits? Does it make us fat or skinny, starved or stuffed? Where do most people spend their money, at the farmers market or at the fast food counter? Julie Flaherty, editor at Tufts Nutrition, gives some fascinating insight.
Soda with vitamins, McDonald’s salad, and anti-oxidant spiked cheese doodles. Do [...]

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“Champagne wishes and caviar dreams…” Robin Leach’s signature phrase at the end of the show “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” gone, but not forgotten (not by all of us – the show was on from 1984-95). I like to think of the now defunct idea of “rich and famous” being [...]

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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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Welcome to the April Earth Day issue of the Sustainable Table newsletter. If you have ideas or questions about this issue of our newsletter or upcoming issues, please contact us at info@sustainabletable.org. Read on!

Make Every Day Earth Day
New Video from Meatless Monday
Sustainable Table’s Guide to Good Food
Recipe of the Month – Spoon Strawberry Jam
The Daily [...]

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Welcome to the March newsletter from Sustainable Table and The Meatrix.
This issue is stuffed with recipes and cooking ideas, an important focus in our current economy and an excellent way to increase your sustainable food intake! We are featuring a delicious recipe from the new cookbook, Vegan Soul Kitchen, and two articles to inspire your [...]

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Sustainable Table and Moopheus are giving a go at Twitter, come check us out! Follow us! Tell us who you are!
www.twitter.com/eatsustainable

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Welcome to The Pasture Post – newsletter for Sustainable Table and The Meatrix! Please feel free give us some feedback and/or ideas in the comment section!
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Some Thoughts from the New Director of Sustainable Table – Not Another Editorial [...]

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