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Eating Local

6 Reasons to Eat Local Food This 4th of July

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 07.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Declare Your Food Independence, 4th of July, Local Food, Food Independence, July 4th, Eating Local 4th of July, Farmers Markets, Food, Food Independence Day, Small Farmers, Eating Local, Green News
Katherine Goldstein

The farmers markets around the country are bursting with all kinds of delicious fruits and vegetables -- here are six reasons to show your red, white and blue by buying local foods this holiday weekend.

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I Was a Victim of the Peanut Butter Recall

Scott Dodd | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Personal Health, Books, The New York Times, Email, Omnivore's Dilemma, Fresh Direct, Fda, Eating Local, Peanut Butter, New York City, Michael Pollan, Bush Administration, Food and Drug Safety, Health, Grocery Stores, Fast Food Nation, Eating Locally, The Omnivore's Dilemma, New York Times, Peanut Butter Salmonella, Food and Drug Administration, Peanut Butter Recall, Living News
Scott Dodd

I can't say that I was in the dark when I bought my honey-roasted peanut butter last week, but like so many people, I had the impression that someone was looking out for me.

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Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier

Tara Lohan | Posted 11.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Food, Eat Well Guide, Sustainable Food, Healthy Eating, Eco-Friendly, Eating Locally, Sustainability, Green Living, Eating Local, Locavore, Green News
Tara Lohan

While technology may not always have been the best companion to agriculture (think biotech), the Internet has emerged as an incredible tool for planning the future of food.

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Science Food

Michael Nagrant | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Grant Achatz Soul, Alinea Wine List, Alinea Food, Gastronomy, Garrett's Popcorn, Marco Pierre White, Molecular Gastronomy, Alinea Technique, Organic Food, Grant Achatz, Charlie Trotter, Chez Panisse, Food, Alinea Menu, Experimental Cooking, Alinea Cookbook, Science Food, Alinea, Farm to Table, Eating Local, Chicago News
Michael Nagrant

Alinea and Grant Achatz's cooking was even sometimes dubbed soulless. Like me, though, many of these critics had never eaten the food or spoken with the chef. I think maybe, all they needed to do was eat at Alinea once to discover the truth.

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Are "Vertical Farms" The Next Wave In Eating Local?

New York Times | BINA VENKATARAMAN | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Urban Farms, Skyscraper Farms, Veritcal Urban Farms, Dickson Despommier, Fox News, Vertical Farms, Eating Local, Green News

What if "eating local" in Shanghai or New York meant getting your fresh produce from five blocks away? And what if skyscrapers grew off the grid, as v...

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How To Eat Fresh and Local

Planet Green | Brian Merchant | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Food, Local Food, Going Green, Green, Food, Green Living, Eating Local, Green News

On Greensburg, city manager Steve Hewitt decides to rebuild his devastated city green. He says one of the main inspirations for going green is that ...

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