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.

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.

Where the Wild Things Grow: The Zen of Foraging

Susie Middleton, 11.02.2009

Editor-at-Large, "Fine Cooking" magazine

A few weeks ago, I pulled on my muddy boots and trekked around Chappaquiddick Island, following after a character named Russ Cohen with a couple dozen...

The Garden Conversations

Jamie Kalven, 10.28.2009

Jamie Kalven is a writer and human rights activist

For the last few weeks, I've been talking with gardeners at an imperiled community garden on the South Side of Chicago. Last spring, the University of Chicago informed us it wants its land back.

Can DIY Become Tradition or is Canning Just the New Sewing?

Kirsten Dirksen, 10.27.2009

Co-founder of faircompanies.com

Maybe re-learning to make things and grow things needs to be done for the acts themselves. Maybe we'd actually be happier being a bit more connected, even at the price of convenience.

No Impact Week: Consumption and Garbage

Molly Greenwood, 10.20.2009

Blogger for Natural Resources Defense Council's Switchboard

Looking at the garbage and recycling bins under my own kitchen sink yesterday, it struck me that most of the stuff I end up throwing away consists of packaging.

Walking the Talk -- My Week of Environmentally Responsible Living

Shravya Reddy, 10.20.2009

Blogger for the Natural Resources Defense Council

For an environmentalist in America wishing to minimize his or her footprint, New York City is one of the better choices -- less sprawl, more compact living, and a public transit system.

The Armchair Locavore No More, Thanks to No Impact Week

Susie Middleton, 10.17.2009

Editor-at-Large, "Fine Cooking" magazine

One hard lesson I learned this year--if you're going to grow or harvest a lot of your food locally and seasonally, you must learn how to preserve it, or much of it will go bad.

Is Locavorism Really Elitist?

Samuel Fromartz, 10.16.2009

Author, "Organic, Inc: Natural Foods and How They Grew"

By Samuel Fromartz It's fashionable, or maybe just attention-grabbing, to argue that local and organic foods are elitist, the preserve of wealthy sho...

10 Things We Should Teach Every Kid About Food

Rob Smart, 10.16.2009

Food entrepreneur and creator of Pro Food

We must find creative ways to reintroduce food in its broadest sense to children's everyday activities, starting with school, in order to close the knowledge gap between farm and plate.

Restaurant Review: Founding Farmers, Washington, D.C.

Maria Rodale, 10.16.2009

CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author

I had to check out Founding Farmers in Washington this past weekend. The idea is appealing: a casual, family restaurant that's supplied and owned by a collective of American family farmers.

Real Food Rehab: Local Cheese, It's Music To My Ears

Dana Joy Altman, 10.16.2009

Founder of Real Food Rehab

Between Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, there's close to 100 small, hand-crafted cheeses being produced on gorgeous lands where cows and goats and sheep roam free.

An Apple a Day to Combat Obesity

Laurie M. Tisch, 10.14.2009

President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

In New York, a unique private-public partnership is deploying specially-permitted street vendors selling only fresh fruits and vegetables to neighborhoods with significant health problems

Ode to Local Farms and Pablo Neruda

Anne Z. Boxer, 10.13.2009

Boulder writer

We bought a community supported agriculture share early in the spring. We are now more committed to eating locally and more understanding of how difficult that will be even in the nirvana of Boulder.

Miles from Nowhere: Why Does James McWilliams Hate Local Food?

Leslie Hatfield, 10.07.2009

Senior editor, GRACE Foundation

In the end, McWilliams comes off as a bitter and snarky outsider. His argument is weakened by his obvious bitterness and cheapened by its lopsidedness.

Mr. Smith Plays the Farm Card

Rob Smart, 10.02.2009

Food entrepreneur and creator of Pro Food

Right from the start, Mr. Smith works hard to make "good food" advocates out to be a powerful force hellbent on destroying our abundant food system.

"Local": A Word Worth Saving!

Mike Callicrate, 09.29.2009

Most don't realize how dramatically food quality has declined under the industrial food system. They, too, often hide behind the false and misleading marketing provided by their food service company.

Always Hungry

Liz Neumark, 09.29.2009

CEO, Great Performances

From the moment I was expected to contemplate a Yom Kippur fast as a teenager, I became ravenous. I clearly remember the object of my uncontrollable hunger -- Smokey the Bear cookies.