Farming

Seven Great Questions to Ask Your Farmer

David Becker | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


David Becker

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.

Always Wanted To Work At A Farmers Market? Find Out How!

causecast.org | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


With more than 4,800 farmers markets of various sizes already established in the U.S., there's a huge demand for dedicated individuals to make these e...

Eating Animals: Jonathan Safran Foer Talks To Ellen About His New Book (VIDEO)

Posted 11.04.2009 | Books


Jonathan Safran Foer spoke with Ellen Degeneres today about his new book, Eating Animals, which uncovers the horrible world of factory farming. (Check...

Raising Your Own Hens

Makenna Goodman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green


Makenna Goodman

I've been raising laying hens for about a year, and I've never been happier. I have fresh eggs whenever I want them and I've come to love chickens for all their neurotic, pecking glory.

What's Next For Jonathan Safran Foer And Eating Animals?

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books


Beginning the week of October 26, 2009, we ran a series of reviews on HuffPost Books on Jonathan Safran Foer's new book, Eating Animals. It was a surp...

Honey Crop Failure 2009: Honey Crop Statistics

thedailygreen.com | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green


So, this year our predictions are that 2.223 million colonies (down from last year because of colony losses to colony collapse disorder and last year'...

Eating Animals: Why Eating Matters

Kathy Freston | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books


Kathy Freston

If ever there was a book that could profoundly affect our lives at the most fundamental level, this one is it.

Eating Animals: Jonathan Safran Foer's New Book Asks Why Don't We Eat Pets?

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books


Rabbi David Wolpe

Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals is a triple marvel: the research is serious and far reaching, the writing clear, clever, accessible and in a few instances graphically ingenious, and the cause is genuinely important.

Cost of Beer Unlikely To Fall Despite Plummeting Hops Prices, Crop Surplus

oregonlive.com | John Foyston | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


The hops shortage of 2007 is over, buried in a glut of unsold hops. Don't expect craft beer prices to follow -- the $5 pint and $9 six-pack are likely...

The Moral Ferocity of Eating Animals

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 10.28.2009 | Books


Dr. Andrew Weil

If you eat meat from factories you have not absorbed the reality of factory farms. If you truly understood what happens inside these windowless animal jails and abattoirs, you simply would not eat this meat.

Food Beware: How Non-Organic Food Will Kill You

Louise McCready | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


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.

Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals Turned Me Vegan

Natalie Portman | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books


Natalie Portman

Jonathan Safran Foer's book Eating Animals changed me from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist.

Jonathan Safran Foer's Controversial New Book, Eating Animals

Aaron Gross | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books


Aaron Gross

Over the next weeks Huffington Post will feature a diverse range of responses to Jonathan Safran Foer's controversial new work of non-fiction, Eating Animals.

Please, Sir: $1 Billion More a Year for School Lunches

David Becker | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green


David Becker

"President Obama has pledged to end childhood hunger by 2015." Talk about an ambitious goal!

Apprenticed for Life: Learning From Millie Kalish's Hard Times on an Iowa Farm During the Depression

Naomi Starkman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


Naomi Starkman

Much of Mildred Armstrong Kalish's outstanding book is devoted to entire chapters on how her family survived on a rural farm in record cold with no running water, no central heat, no electricity, and no money.

Hot Organic Farmers: Pick The Cutest Organic Farmer (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green


Here at HuffPost Green, we think organic farmers are heroes and rock stars. And nothing is sexier than someone who likes to get dirty AND supports the...

Potatoes: Harvesting The Urban Garden Bounty

Big Green Boulder. | Big Green Boulder | Posted 10.12.2009 | Home


we harvested this week, just ahead of the frost, and to my surprise: My otherwise mediocre home garden yielded nearly 40 pounds of perfect potatoes. S...

Prisons Raise And Serve Grass-Fed Beef

Hartke Is Online! | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


Inmates at White Post are enlisted in animal husbandry at Sky Meadow to raise cattle for beef production. The program is a collaboration of several en...

The Future of Publishing Isn't Rocket Science (It's Sustainability)

Makenna Goodman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books


Makenna Goodman

Publishing is not a dying business; it's a changing business. It's a business going through literary puberty, fiscal adolescence, and management hell. It's a business that needs to grow up, in other words.

Community Coup: Chickens Are the New Dog

Zem Joaquin | Posted 10.03.2009 | Green


Zem Joaquin

We got our hens after we had to give up our dog due to my son's allergies. I decided that if I was getting a new pet, it was going to reciprocate and have some positive environmental claw-print.

PHOTOS: The Beautiful Apple Orchards Of Fall

Eve Solomon | Posted 10.02.2009 | Green


In honor of fall and apple picking season, HuffPost Green thought we'd put together these beautiful photos of some apple orchards. We hope they inspir...

Is Meat Really That Bad For The Environment?

The Atlantic Food Channel | By Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green


Nicolette [Niman] led a discussion focused on meat. Because there seems to be a growing perception that meat is inherently bad for the environment, sh...

FarmsReach.com: Local Produce Site Connects Restaurants, Schools To Farms

npr.org | Morning Edition | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


With the popularity of locally grown vegetables soaring, a new Web site hopes to make it easier for chefs to find farmers in their area and have produ...

Baby Pears: Pears Shaped Like Babies A Success For Farmer Hao Xianzhang (VIDEO)

Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


People were skeptical when farmer Hao Xianzhang announced his plan to take a page out of a classic novel and grow pears shaped like babies, but he's h...

Fall Veggies And Greens: Plant Your Own (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green


September and October are great planting months for root veggies and leafy greens. Want to eat local? Give growing your own veggies a try this winter....