Biodynamic

Changing the World -- One Foodie at a Time

Vivian Norris | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Sustaiable, Biodynamic, Taste, Occupywallstreet, Champagne, Velibs, Alice Waters, tastings.fr, Pollution, Organic, Paris, Geoffroy Finch, Health, Amap, Picnics, Wine, Gardening, Chez Panisse, Food News
Vivian Norris

The world may be going through a rough financial time, but if we all pull together, we can still find ways to cooperate and enjoy the most basic of human joys, the joy of taste!

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The Biodynamic Wine Experience at Robert Sinskey Vineyards

Marie Elena Martinez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Wine Country, Wine Country, Biodynamic, Stags Leap, Biodynamic Wine, Food and Wine Pairing, Farm to Table, Napa Valley, Organic, Robert Sinskey Vineyards, Travel News
Marie Elena Martinez

Organics are simple enough -- growing produce with natural fertilizers and non-chemical pest control -- but biodynamics? Exactly. Biodynamic farming leaves the smallest carbon footprint of any agricultural method. Natch.

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Great Wines for Beyond Earth Day

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wine and Food Pairing, Winemaker, Biodynamic, Japonais, Earth Day, White Wine, Winery, Nicolas Feuillatte, Organic, Wine Pairing, Sustainable, Bota Box, Brancott Vineyards, Red Wine, Beckmen Vineyards, Spiaggia, Alois Lageder, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Every day should be Earth Day. And you can add drinking certain wine to your do-gooder checklist.

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Water: The Lifeblood in the Body of a Biodynamic Winery

Mike Benziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biodynamic, Health, Climate Change, Agriculture, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Wine, Global Warming, Natural Resources Defense Council, Nrdc, Growing Green Awards, Video, Green News
Mike Benziger

When we started farming Benziger's vineyard in 1980, we did it with machines and pesticides. But when we later switched to Biodynamic, the results were miraculous: the birds and the bees returned. We let nature back in.

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How To Go To a Wine Store

Adam Morganstern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wine Stores, Wine Shops, Wine, Slidepollajax, Buying Wine, How to Buy Wine, Biodynamic, Food News
Adam Morganstern

The wine store is there to impress you, not the other way around. You're not supposed to know all the different wines. They are. Great bottles exist at every price range for all occasions.

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Slow Food Chicago's Farm-to-Table Kickoff at Carnivale

Wesley Epplin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slow Food, Farm-to-Table, Biodynamic, Carnivale, Chicago, Farm to Table, Green City Market, Slow Food Chicago, Farmers' Markets, Chicago News
Wesley Epplin

Newly minted community gardens. Farmers' markets reopening throughout the city. Small backyard gardens. That distinct smell you can only get from tou...

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Organic Wine: A Small Step in the Right Direction

Brad Haskel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biodynamic, Organic Wine, Natural Wine, Vineyards, Organic Grapes, Winemaking, Food News
Brad Haskel

Organic wines, Biodynamic wines, and Natural wines hold the interest of both the public and the industry to be in better harmony with the land and make a healthier product.

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Tea, Green: Five Experts Serve Up Their Favorite Eco-Friendly Brews

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Traditional Medicinals, Cold, David Karr, Sri Lanka, Fair-Trade, Swaraj 'Rajah' Banerjee, Coffee, China, Products, Loose Leaf, Cooperative, History, St. Martin's, Biodiversity, Assam Plant, Yerba Mate, Tea Talk, Black, Noncorporate, Experts, Tea, Solar Power, Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea From East to West, Books, Gong Fu, Handpicked, Echinacea, Tea Sommelier, Production, Lake County, Small Organic Farmers' Association, Los Angeles, Sustainable, Exhibit, Rudolf Steiner, Responsible, Fowler Museum, Certified, Ucla, Connoisseurs, Curator, Harvest, Drinkers, Newsletter, Brews, Practices, Workforce, Leaves, Pesticides, Workers, Small-Scale, Gretchen Iler, Flu, Beverage, Citadel, Organic, Drink, California, Flavor, Fujian Province, Steep, Usda, Floral Notes, Meditations With Tea: Paths to Inner Peace, Sierra Magazine, Ten Tea, Silver Tips, Rainforest-Safe, Rishi Tea, Herbs, Deforestation, Brands, Illinois, Infusion, Oakland, Pu-Erh Ginger, Biodynamic, Makaibari Tea Estates, Ahmed Rahim, Equal Exchange, Diana Rosen, Oolong, Religion, Industry, Farmers, Environment, Yunnan Province, Beatrice Hohenegger, Recommendations, Wuyi Mountain, Ceylon, Sebastopol, Guayakí, Numi, Darjeeling, Green News
Avital Binshtock

The tea industry has an ugly history of deforesting, damaging biodiversity, and using pesticides. To promote more enlightened sipping, we asked five experts to name their preferred brew.

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Food Beware: How Non-Organic Food Will Kill You

Louise McCready | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Biodynamic, Organic Food, France, Jean-Paul Jaud, Food Beware, Environment, Food, Cancer, Green News
Louise McCready

While Food, Inc. uncovered the horrors of the industrial food system, Food Beware links pesticides and herbicides with cancer and other health problems.

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Life Cycle: Green Wine

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Synthetic Cork, Biodynamic, Screw-Top, Yemm & Hart, Local, Forest Stewardship Council, Bottles, Most Wanted, Napa Valley, Emissions, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, Vodka, Bordeaux, Sustainable, Carbon Footprint, Green Living, Boxed Wine, Cardboard, Rhine Valley, Climate Change, Fetzer Vineyard, Food, Sarah Smarsh, Wine, Vineyards, Cork, Global Warming, Simran Sethi, Glass, Smartwood, Mediterranean, Green News
Simran Sethi

It's all about how far your wine has been shipped, and the materials used to package it. Aluminum screw-tops are more likely to be recycled than natural corks, and they prevent wines from going bad.

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Kefir Madness

Anthony Anderson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yogurt, Probiotics, Biodynamic, Kefir, Organic, Healthy Living News
Anthony Anderson

I bought some kefir grains at the co-op in Minneapolis. A grass-fed, goat kefir from Northern California. It was cold and I took some sips. Wow

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Who Wants (Organic) Wine?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sauvignon Blanc, Biodynamic, Argentinean Wine, Organic Grapes, Biodynamnic Wine, Cabernet, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Organic Wine, Chardonnay, California Wine, Syrah, Grenache, Italian Wine, Chilean Wine, Wine, Sam's Wines, Food, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Since more and more people are eating organic food, it's only natural they would also want to explore organic wine.

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