7 Restaurants That Keep Los Angeles Carnivores and Vegetarians Happy

Lauren Harb, 12.28.2009

Food blogger

Here are just seven of many LA spots a vegetarian can confidently take her meat-eating boyfriend (and vice versa) to eat. Consider it an effort toward world peace.

Finally -- Locavore Candy at the Farmers Market

Flora Lazar, 12.16.2009

Chicago-based chocolatier and producer of Kings of Pastry.

What does a French-inspired chocolatier make for a tightly-regulated farmers market such as Chicago's Green City Market without chocolate, hazelnuts, and almonds?

How to Create New Jobs: The CCC Reimagined

David Becker, 12.11.2009

Author, consultant, online marketer

In rural America, slow access to the Internet can be the norm, and the economic impact is significant. This is where the new CCC, the Civilian Connectivity Corp, could ride to the rescue.

WATCH: Backyard Chickens in Los Angeles

Jennifer Grayson, 12.09.2009

Founding Editor of The Red, White, and Green

If you want to lessen your environmental impact and eat the freshest -- and thereby most nutritious -- fare, buy local. But how to do this in an urban area like Los Angeles?

Breeding Vegetables with Farmers in Mind

Danielle Nierenberg, 12.08.2009

As hunger and drought spread across Africa , there's a huge focus on increasing yields of staple crops, such as maize, wheat, cassava, and rice.

Turning Food Deserts Into Jobs Oases

Joel Berg, 12.08.2009

This holiday season we note the sobering reality that more than 49 million Americans live in households that can't afford enough food. Locally, accord...

Big Trend: America's Chefs "Discover" Sustainable, Local Sourcing for Food

David Becker, 12.04.2009

Author, consultant, online marketer

According to a new survey of 1,800 American chefs, sustainability, local sourcing and nutrition are some of the hot culinary and restaurant menu trends this season.

Maria's Second Annual Top Ten Farm-to-Table Restaurant Recommendations

Maria Rodale, 12.04.2009

CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author

As with last year's recommendations, this is not a scientific list by any means. But I've eaten at every one of these restaurants and highly recommend...

United Nations Food Leader On Defeating Hunger

Joseph B. Treaster, 11.29.2009

Editor, 1H2O.org, Knight Center for International Media, University of Miami

This year the number of poor people around the world struggling to get enough food for survival for themselves and their families has risen to a little more than a billion -- the highest level in 30 years.

Fall Farmers' Market, at a Sprint

Big Girls, Small Kitchen, 11.19.2009

Food bloggers Phoebe Lapine and Cara Eisenpress

I sprinted through the market, grabbing things at random, enough for this delicious Rockfish in Fennel-Saffron Broth, Orange Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Fennel.

20 Ways Farmers Can Improve Their Marketing Chops

David Becker, 11.18.2009

Author, consultant, online marketer

A modest partial list of ways for farmers to craft a story around their products, personalities, and people more effectively, especially at farmers markets.

The Fair Food Project Tells Farmworkers' Stories (VIDEO)

Paula Crossfield, 11.17.2009

Managing Editor of civileats.com

If you eat, you rely on farmers, but you also rely on the labor of 2.5 million farm workers in the United States who earn wages below the poverty limi...

Urban Farming in Kibera

Bernard Pollack, 11.17.2009

Expert on political campaigning and communications

The future for urban farmers in Africa continues to be uncertain. Their land could be taken away, the drought could further jeopardize their crops, but they continue to persevere nonetheless.

A Farm in Danger: Help Save the Bed-Stuy Farm

Leslie Hatfield, 11.13.2009

Senior editor, GRACE Foundation

Bed-Stuy Farm, once a garbage dump, was transformed into an urban oasis that produces over 7,000 lbs of fresh food every year. Now, though, the project is threatened by development.

Eco Etiquette: How To Eat Local This Winter

Jennifer Grayson, 11.11.2009

Founding Editor of The Red, White, and Green

For those of us in the Midwest, summer is so much easier when it comes to eating local -- lots of farmers markets stocked with goodies from local grow...

White Christmas -- How About A Green Thanksgiving?

Jennifer Schwab, 11.10.2009

Director of Sustainability for Sierra Club Green Home

White Christmas is a cultural and traditional icon of our society. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, Green Thanksgiving will also become an American standard.

The Genius of the Place

Daniel Krotz, 11.10.2009

Writer and bookseller living in the Ozark Mountains in rural Arkansas

I can clearly see my house, or the beginnings of my house, in the far background of a 1903 postcard of the First Christian Church in Berryville, Arkansas.

Seven Great Questions to Ask Your Farmer

David Becker, 11.10.2009

Author, consultant, online marketer

Most farmers who work farmer's markets and farms stands are proud of what they produce. And many want to tell just how they do it.

The End of Farmer's Market Season...Waaaaaaah!

Maria Rodale, 11.09.2009

CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author

I realize that when I'm shopping for food from all of these hard-working, smart, and wonderful people, I'm not just getting nutritious and delicious fresh food, I'm getting a feeling of love.

The Next No Impact Experiment: Colin Beavan on Happiness Through Lighter Living

Paul McRandle, 11.06.2009

Consulting Senior Editor, NRDC Simple Steps

Last month, Huffington Post and the No Impact Project hosted a No Impact Week to encourage readers to live better by living lighter. Colin Beavan's No...

Blending Agriculture and Technology to Create New Jobs

Mark Miller, 11.05.2009

Syndicated newspaper columnist, blogger at RetirementRevised.com

Tim Will's work in organic farming has just been recognized with a 2009 Purpose Prize. He's been recognized for demonstrating creative and effective work to tackle social problems.