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The Blessing of Variety: An Eco-Omnivore's Thanksgiving

Wendy Gordon | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Nrdc, Proteins, Label Lookup, Tryptophan, Farmers Market, Morgan Spurlock, Certified Humane, Eat Local, Supersize Me, Thanksgiving, Heritage Turkey, Organic, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Tmy fellow eco-omnivores preparing the Thanksgiving menu, don't be shy, celebrate the abundant variety that grows from our good earth, with a delicous heritage turkey and a rainbow of seasonal vegetables and fruits.

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Hospitals to Serve "Antibiotic-Free" Chicken, Cargill Recalls More Ground Turkey

Wendy Gordon | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Certified Humane, Premier Healthcare Alliance, Antibiotics, Salmonella, Murray's Chicken, Cargill, Ground Turkey Salmonella, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Does it matter if the chicken you buy for your family is from a farm that uses low doses of antibiotics in the feed? Consider this.

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Meat, greet, eat

Ellen Snortland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kosher, Farmer's Markets, Michael Pollan, Organic Food, Certified Humane, Sustainable Food, Free-Range, Cage Free Eggs, 4-H, Alice Waters, Jonathan Safran Foer, Costco, Food News
Ellen Snortland

It helps to have a personal relationship with your next meal Sitting down to supper as a 4-year-old, I recall my sisters' ardent concerns about who w...

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Meatless Monday: Cracking the Egg Label Code

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Certified Humane, Eggs, Usda, Humane Society, Erica Meier, Animal Welfare Approved, The Value of Nothing, Compassion Over Killing (COK), Sharanya Prasad, World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA), Raj Patel, Animal Humane Certified, Food, Green News
Ellen Kanner

An age-old symbol of life and renewal, the egg has taken on considerable baggage in recent years. Forget the happy farm, the downy chicks, the clucki...

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A Survival Guide to Eating Chicken you Can Feel Good About

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicken, Certified Humane, Sustainable Food, Livestock, Barefoot Contessa, Sustainable Agriculture, River Cottage Cookbook, Csa, Green Living, Green News
Jerusha Klemperer

Without getting into the gory details, industrially produced chickens lead a (how do I say this nicely?) less than charmed life. I outline your various options for how/where to get chicken you can feel good about.

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