Tag: Local Food - Page 12
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Buyer Beware: 'Local' Food In Britain Comes From As Far Away As New Zealand, Study Shows
Shoppers in England and Wales who have been carefully seeking out locally produced foods while making their market rounds came in for a shock this week when a government body
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Why Food Is 'The New Indie Rock' -- And Why That's Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
With foodies getting flack for being elitist, fad-focused, and out of touch with how and what people really eat, The Guardian's "Ask the indie professor" columnist comes along with a
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Why Eating Guts, Heads, Feet and Genitalia is Green (Video)
Chef Chris Cosentino—who made our slideshow of 10 Master Chefs Driving the Green Food Movement—does not mince his words when he talks about
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10 Fresh, In-Season Vegetables the East Coast Should be Eating Now
We know that "seasonal produce" seems like a distant fantasy when your neighborhood is covered in 30-plus inches of snow -- but East Coasters, listen up: Vegetables native to your region and season do exist. And not only that, they're often as sweet, te
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10 Fresh, In-Season Vegetables the East Coast Should be Eating Now (Slideshow)
We know that "seasonal produce" seems like a distant fantasy when your neighborhood is covered in 30-plus inches of snow -- but East Coasters, listen up: Vegetables native to your region and season do exist.
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Urban Farming in Detroit Helps Families Survive (Video)
When the makers of the End of Suburbia filmed Brother Nature Farm in Detroit, it was an inspiring first-hand account of how urban agriculture activists are working to feed the Motor City. While the slicker models of city
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More Reason to Eat Local: Demand for Greens Leading to Salad Slaves
"Reformed" vegetarian Lierre Keith always said that vegetarianism and veganism is not always the "kind to the earth, don't kill animals" philosophy it's cracked up to be. Last week The Guardian exposed one of the dirty secrets of Europe's insatiable
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Getting Farmers and Consumers to Actually Talk - Menu for the Future (Video)
From starting a community supported bakery, through neighbors removing fences and starting gardens, to exploring permaculture farming at 9000 feet, Peak Moment TV has had some great, in-depth coverage of people who are
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New Food Carbon Emissions Calculator Pinpoints Your Diet's True Footprint
In the past it's been difficult to dig to the bottom of your diet's carbon footprint. It's difficult to include all the data behind food production and transport in one calculator. While various carbon footprint calculators can
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Jamie Oliver is Thrown Out of Los Angeles' Schools
The UK loves Jamie Oliver and considers him a national treasure: his cook books are at the top of the best-seller list and he led a very public and successful battle against obesity by changing school lunches.
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Chautauqua Revival in Brooklyn, Coming Soon!
Derek Denckla, as part of his FarmCity efforts, is hosting a series of food related events at 61 Local Public House in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. 61 Local is a new establishment, dedicated to locally crafted food and beer. The series is
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Fast Food Advertising is On the Rise -- With a Focus on Minority Youth -- While Kids Continue to Grow Fatter. What's Wrong With This Picture?
It's definitely not news that America's children have an obesity problem and that it's largely due to fast food and junk/snack foods—nor is it a surprise that fast food restaurants use aggressive and
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Daniella Martin on How and Why to Eat Bugs (Podcast)
If you've ever wondered exactly how best to deep fry a scorpion, or make a taco out of wax worms, Daniella Martin is your woman. Not only are insects scrumptious, says the host of Girl Meets Bug, but our six-legged friends have a much lighter
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With Support from Bill McKibben and Michael Pollan, Campus Food Co-op Project Set to Launch Nationwide
Thursday marks a big day for the future of food on college campuses around the country. Bill McKibben, Michael Pollan, and Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel are part of the launch committee that will help the Cooperative Food
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Produce Pulleyed From Rooftop To Your Table At New York's Bell Book and Candle
What is special about Bell, Book and Candle, Chef John Mooney's new restaurant in the West Village, is not immediately apparent. This is because the peaceful 94 seat dining room doesn't
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Big Bakery Chain Panera Embraces "Pay-What-You-Want" At Three Cafés
You might think a pay-what-you-want café could only fly in a place like Portland, Oregon, where the streets are thick with bicycles, the homeless rate is one of the nation's highest, and
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More and More Farmers' Markets Set to Go Year Round
More and more of us have committed to hitting the farmers' market each and every week to pick up produce, dairy, bread, meats, etc. But once the farmers' market ends for the year, then what? Do we switch back over to the grocery
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Community Supported Beer: Cooperative Brewing, Baking and Farming for Local Economies
Image credit: Topsham Ales Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has long been a staple of the local/sustainable food scene. More recently, we've seen the model applied to everything from a Community Supported Kitchen to a grain-growing, sail-powered
