Latest Stories in Green Food - Page 9
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Eco Wine Review: Cline Cellars 2010 Cool Climate Pinot Noir
This eco-wine is bursting with red fruit aromas and vanilla. And it's minty finish is subtle yet clean so you won't mind a second glass. Which isn't a bad thing as this Pinot comes in under the $15 mark. And the winery is 100-percent solar-powered.
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EPA Denies NRDC Request to Ban Weed Killer, Cites Industry Study to Prove Safety
NRDC had petitioned the agency in 2008 to revoke all 2,4-D tolerances and product registrations, citing studies pointing to links between 2,4-D and cancer, hormone disruption, genetic mutations and neurotoxicity.
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World's First 'Edible' Cookbook That you Read, Prepare and Eat (Photos)
No bookshelves in the kitchen? No problem. Edible cookbook's pages are made from pasta. You're meant to read, prepare and eat the book.
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Sustainable California Wineries Celebrate Earth Day All of April
California's sustainable wineries and vineyards launch the first month-long Earth Day celebration with special green events.
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Easter Egg Shortages in Czech Republic Due to End of Battery Egg Farms
First egg shortages in the UK, now in the Czech Republic due to the end of battery egg farms. This is no yolk.
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America's Best Organics Delivers Organic, Local Gift Baskets for Easter, Birthdays, and More
Filled with organic, gluten-free, and vegan goods from candy to candles and soaps to nuts, these care packages offer a healthy gift option.
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Poland to Ban Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn
Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.
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Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont Over GMO Labeling Law
Vermont is one of nearly 20 states considering a GMO labeling requirement for food, but it won't pass if Monsanto has anything to say about it. And it does.
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How Much Do People Everywhere Hate Monsanto? New Report Shows Global Resistance
A new report illustrates the struggles against Monsanto, and the agribusiness model it embodies, being led by small-holder and organic farmers, local communities and social movements around the world.
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Toronto's Brewers Plate Serves Seasonal Food and Drink at a Tough Time of Year
Event brings some of Toronto's best chefs together to show what they can do with very little
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Bengal, Assam Tea Production Slashed By Worst Drought in 15 Years
Another effect of weather weirding: Higher tea prices coming? Northeast India tea production expected to drop 60% in 2012 this year.
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Whole Foods Market to Stop Sales of Unsustainable Seafood
An initiative to stop selling red-rated seafood by 2013 had been launched a year early and will go into effect on Earth Day 2012.
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Organic Baby Foods Could End Child Obesity, Diabetes and Junk Food Cravings
Doctors now agree that for a healthy child, a babies' first bite should be a whole food and now there are lots of gourmet options.
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BPI's Response to Outrage Over Ground Beef? 3 Governors and a T-Shirt
Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.
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Organic Family Farmers Appeal District Court's Dismissal of Monsanto Lawsuit
Farmers seek to assert and protect their right to grow organic crops without the threat of contamination by Monsanto’s genetically modified seeds.
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42 Flowers You Can Eat
Beyond nasturtium blossoms and rose petals, there is a surprising number of blooms that are a true delight to eat.
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Re-usable Take-Out Boxes Take Hold in Portland
Laura Weiss agonized over the waste she knew Portland's food carts were generating. She devised a solution, by bike, with re-usable containers and a subscription service.
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Cornell Research Helps Lotus Rice Use Less Water and Taste Better Too
Compared to traditional rice growing methods the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) uses much less water, doubles crop harvests, and tastes better, too.
