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Help a Million More People Change Their Lives
Posted February 22nd, 2012 by Admin. Comment (0).
Gluten-Free Flours for More Than Baking
Posted November 7th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
If you or someone close to you follows a gluten-free diet, then you know firsthand how frustrating it can be around the holidays. All of the wheat-laden desserts, pies and cookies, not to mention casseroles with bread crumbs, stuffings and gravies. Fortunately these days there are more food manufacturers creating gluten-free options for serving on [...]
Why is organic more expensive?
Posted October 4th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Michael Pollan in his garden From MICHAEL POLLAN Author, In Defense Of Food NYT Magazine There are several reasons organic food costs more than conventional food. First, the demand for it exceeds the supply, and presumably, as more farmers transition to organic, the price will fall, though it will never match conventional prices. For one [...]
Small Farms Create More Jobs
Posted September 14th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
From GENE LOGSDON All the talk about creating jobs strikes me as another example of how so many of us sneakily drink one way and piously vote another. Oh how we voice our concern, how much we pretend to support more jobs but we go right on conducting real business on the basis of replacing [...]
Red-Rated Swordfish & Tuna No More!
Posted April 22nd, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Last September, we unveiled our color-coded, science-based sustainability ratings for wild-caught seafood created by our partners, Blue Ocean Institute and Monterey Bay Aquarium. At the time, we said that we would seek out ways to source swordfish and tuna more sustainably as part of a larger initiative to move toward fully sustainable seafood departments — [...]
Ten Ways to Eat More Carrots
Posted February 9th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Often hidden in a mix of onions and celery, carrots are one of the most popular building blocks of the recipes we make (and enjoy) each day. Shine a spotlight on carrots with some of the ideas below and enjoy a healthy dose of flavor, color and sweetness. Carrots last a long time in the [...]
More Peas, Please!
Posted January 20th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
I am a first-time Mom on a budget. My mission: to create healthy, organic meals that appeal to both my baby and husband. My first challenge is peas and this is NOT going to be easy! I consider peas to be a bitter-tasting, economical vegetable. The perfect challenge. So, let’s get started. I begin with [...]
Jeff Cox: Sorry, But Organic Food Really IS More Nutritious
Posted October 22nd, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From JEFF COX The conventional food companies still claim that there’s no difference between organic and conventional food regarding nutritional content. The way they put it is: organic food is no better for you than conventional and in fact, could make you sick. They claim that there are absolutely no scientific studies that show organic [...]
Go to Jail or Go to a Farm: How One Community Is Growing More Than Just Food
Posted October 14th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From ALTERNET Growing a Garden City: How Farmers, First Graders, Counselors, Troubled Teens, Foodies, a Homeless Shelter Chef, Single Mothers, and More are Transforming Themselves and Their Neighborhood Through the Intersection of Local Agriculture and Community… and How You Can, Too Special powers have long been ascribed to farms, for good reason. A special conversation [...]
Nutrition: Can something as simple as sea minerals be more effective than all the high-tech drugs and vaccines?
Posted September 30th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From RALPH VOSS ACRES USA Newspapers, magazines and electronic media outlets all over the world recently announced a break-through vaccine that will hopefully protect women against breast cancer. The following report — from CBS — is typical of what was said by numerous sources: “In the current study, genetically cancer-prone mice were vaccinated — half [...]