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William Petrocelli: Shopping Is Political: A Lesson From '70s Feminists

2013-05-21T18:26:16Z

This is the illusion of bargain shopping, rather than the reality. And for every one of those, there is probably someone like me who passes by two national supermarket chains on a trip to a family-owned grocery store in my home town of Mill Valley. Is there an economic rationale for that?

Read more: Bookselling, Retail, Local Food, Shopping, State and Local Government, Books News

Louise McCready Hart: I Love New York With Chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park

2013-05-21T12:29:11Z

Eleven Madison Park's new cookbook I Love New York highlights the best of what local food producers offer at their restaurant.

Read more: Eleven Madison Park, I Love New York, Daniel Humm, New York, Cookbooks, Farmers, Cookbook Reviews, Taste News

Lillian Medville: Thank You for Blueberries (VIDEO)

2013-05-17T17:03:54Z

Do you know how much work goes into getting our food to us? Farm to table? So much more work than I realized and still more than I know. That's how much.

Read more: Thank You Notes, Blueberries, Health, Farm to Table, Agriculture, Farmers, Food, Real Food, Gardening, Appreciate Life, Growing Fruit, Growing Your Own Food, Growing Vegetables, Growing Own Food, Picking Vegetables, Diet and Nutrition, Picking Fruit, Health and Fitness, Video, Healthy Living News

Emma Jenner: To Market, to Market: 11 Tips for Parents Joining the Food Revolution

2013-05-16T16:56:17Z

If you have a picky eater who's well out of toddlerhood, do not despair! Whether you've gotten a bit off track with meals or are just starting to introduce solid foods, now is the perfect time to get going in the right direction.

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Congregations Tend The Soil And The Soul With Vegetable Gardens

2013-05-16T01:49:09Z

By Debra Rubin
Religion News Service

(RNS) The Rev. Morris G. Henderson wasn’t sure what do with a vacant city block of land behind his 31st St...

Read more: Green Churches, Church Gardens, Video, Judaism, Church Vegetable Gardens, Christianity, Synagogue Gardens, Community Gardens, Congregation Gardens, Green-Faith, Green Synagogues, Religion News

House Panel Approves Farm Bill

2013-05-16T00:30:39Z

WASHINGTON — The House Agriculture Committee has approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.

The p...

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Kimberly Freeman Brown: Food Policy Could Expand Access to Healthy Produce, Support Local Farmers

2013-05-15T15:58:08Z

Today, there are almost 8,000 farmers' markets throughout the United States. And according to the Department of Agriculture, local food sales now account for $5 billion annually. These markets represent an important new source of green jobs and businesses.

Read more: Food Justice, Poverty, Farmers Markets, Farmers, Food, Diabetes, Obesity, African American, African Americans, Green News

Edward Schneider: Cooking Off the Cuff: Are They Beets Yet?

2013-05-15T08:38:14Z

I'm always a little surprised when I see people discarding the greens from the beets they buy at the market.

Read more: Local Produce, Seasonal Food, Baby Vegetables, Beets, Farmers Markets, Ricotta Recipes, Slidepollajax, Vegetable Recipes, Cooking Off the Cuff, Pancakes, Recipes, Taste News

Rachel Berman: The Best Way To Shop A Farmer's Market

2013-05-15T08:07:18Z

With the warm weather comes a plethora of farmer's markets that sprout up every spring. They can be an overwhelming experience, with so many stands and so much fresh produce to navigate. Here are my tips for making your trip to the farmer's market cost-effective, successful, and fun.

Read more: Healthy Eating Tips, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Food, Healthy Eating, Diet, Personal Health, Health, Farmers Markets, Local Food, Farmers Market, Sustainable Food, Healthy Foods, Local Farmers, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Joanne Spataro: Dr. Jill Stein Gets Personal: How a Health Scare Got Her Into Politics (VIDEO)

2013-05-13T17:55:39Z

Stein made a full recovery, but she was never the same when it came to how she wanted to run her life. She transitioned from trying to make change as a non-partisan educator and physician to a full-fledged advocate. Ten years later, she entered politics with the Green Party.

Read more: Jill Stein, Women's Rights, Politics News, Politics, Local Food, Civl-Rights-Movement, Elections 2012, Green Party, Carotid Artery Dissection, North Carolina, Video, Politics News

Now For Sale At Farmers' Markets: Wine

2013-05-13T13:44:35Z

WASHINGTON -- Maryland may do "crab cakes and football" best, but did you know the state also has a booming wine region?

Maryland is home to more ...

Read more: Video, Maryland Wine, Maryland Wineries, Farmers Markets, Wine, Maryland Farmers Market, Vineyards, Maryland Vineyards, Maryland, DC News

Tamara Sandberg: Tax Credit to Benefit Hungry Kentuckians

2013-05-10T13:11:13Z

The enactment of this tax credit bill is a win for farmers who donate to food banks, it's a win for our neighbors who struggle to put food on the table, and it's a win for the Commonwealth in terms of reduced long-term costs associated with a healthy, well-fed population.

Read more: Food Insecurity, Kentucky, Hunger, Tax Credits, Food Banks, Farmers, Impact News

Joanne Spataro: Dr. Jill Stein on Politics, Local Food and Doing Push-Ups in Jail (VIDEO)

2013-05-09T19:06:52Z

There are not many former presidential candidates that you can kick back with and share a bowl of blueberries.

Read more: Jill Stein, Politics, Creative Loafing, Local Food, 2012 Election, Fannie Mae, Green Party, North Carolina, Video, Politics News

Tony Kalm: Putting Farmers First at the World Economic Forum

2013-05-09T12:18:29Z

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to seven of the world's 10 fastest growing economies. In a discussion I attended of young global leaders, the question was asked: Can Africa feed the world?

Read more: Food, Small Farmers, Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Farmers, Agriculture, Sub-Saharan Africa, Impact News

Henry G. Brinton: Christian Hospitality Is Key To Being An Inviting Church

2013-05-08T17:04:06Z

Extending an invitation, setting up an appropriate site, preparing food and drink, and planning a program at home are all aspects of home-based hospitality that translate very well into church-based hospitality.

Read more: HIV/AIDS, Christianity, Community Gardens, Churches, Alcoholics Anonymous, Hospitality, Christian Hospitality, Teachings of Jesus, Religion News

LOOK: The Most Interesting Food In The World

2013-05-08T16:14:03Z

To really get the flavor of another country, you have to dine like the locals. Tasting the local cuisines across the world can mean French pastries or...

Read more: International Dishes, Weird Food, Weird Cuisine, Local Food, Food Around the World, Local Cuisine, International Food, Strange Food, Grossest-Foods, Gross Cuisine, Grossest Foods Around the World, Travel News

Dark Rye: The Massachusetts Avenue Project: Greening a Food Desert

2013-05-08T08:55:41Z

The process of growing your own food can transform lives.

Read more: Whole Foods, Local Food, Urban Farming, Buffalo, Dark Rye, Growing Green, Green Living, Massachusetts, New York, Food Deserts, Gardens, Gardening, Taste News

Anne Maxfield: 6 Ideas for Picking a Great CSA

2013-05-06T15:48:26Z

A CSA is a great way of exploring new foods, while supporting farmers. Here are some guidelines for picking the right CSA.

Read more: Produce, Veggies, Csa, Farmers, Greenmarkets, Accidental Locavore, Community Sponsored Agriculture, Organic, Food for Thought, Primarie Centrosinistra, Taste News

Alison Spiegel: Inside This Year's Food Book Fair

2013-05-06T12:04:11Z

It was a perfect weekend for the Food Book Fair, a three-day series of panel discussions, cooking demonstrations, book signings and meet-and-greets celebrating food and the words, art, ideas and people behind it.

Read more: Slideshow, Dr. Marion Nestle, Food Journals, Modern Farmer, Cookbooks, Farmers, NY Around Town, Food Magazines, Food Book Fair, Food in Media, New York News

Dark Rye: Fäviken: The Meal as a Ceremony

2013-05-03T12:45:23Z

Chef Magnus Nilsson, of Fäviken - arguably the most isolated, serious restaurant on the planet -takes hyper-localism to an almost absurd level. What he doesn't forage, he grows in a lantern-lit root cellar and his own vegetable garden.

Read more: Farming, Small Business, Whole Foods, Magnus Nilsson, Local Food, Recipes, Restaurants, Dark Rye, Faviken, Sustainability, Food, Sweden, Innovation, Meat, Foodie Travel, Taste News

John W. Boyd Jr.: Shame on The New York Times for Their Black Farmers and "Spigot" Story

2013-05-02T09:57:11Z

Shame on The New York Times for the bias that was so evident in last week's front page story titled "Federal Spigot Flows as Farmers Claim Bias." It c...

Read more: Farmers Home Administration, Restitution, Black Farmers, New York Times, Minority Farmers, Usda, Farmers, Black Voices News

2 New Evening Farmer's Markets To Debut This Summer

2013-04-30T15:53:04Z

Chicago night owls take heart: the city is getting a pair of after dark farmer's markets to help dawn-averse locavores get a crack at local produce.
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Alison Schneider: A Look at Farm Labor Law

2013-04-29T10:41:17Z

If we are aiming to be more food secure and less vulnerable to environmental and man-made challenges to our food system, we need to provide the labor force with basic rights of safety and compensation.

Read more: NY Labor Laws, Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, Farmworkers, Haven's Kitchen, Labor Laws, Farmers, Food Politics, Taste News

Vanessa Pinto: There Is Nothing Quite Like a Georgia Peach

2013-04-26T13:05:19Z

The Peach Truck is a simple, but extraordinary love story: a newly married couple who took a chance on a new business and a life together -- and it worked, beautifully.

Read more: Nashville, Peaches, Farmers Markets, The Peach Truck, Jessica Rose, Peach Business, Stephen Rose, Small Food Businesses, Food Trucks, Small Business News

Bart van Poll: Where San Francisco Locals Hang Out!

2013-04-25T16:03:51Z

It's easy to find these tourist highlights, but difficult to find out reliable information about what locals like to do in San Francisco, and other cities around the world, of course.

Read more: San Francisco Restaurants, Local Food, Best of San Francisco, San Francisco, Spotted by Locals, Local, Slidepollajax, San Francisco News