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Sir Paul and The Queen Give Fruits and Veggies The Royal Treatment

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kerry Trueman

The latest trans-Atlantic trend swap's got the Queen and Sir Paul stealing a page from the U.S.-led "Eat The View" kitchen garden revival and the Meatless Monday movement.

Hey Mr. President, Food Can Be Your Down Payment on Health Care Reform, Remember?

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Jerusha Klemperer

Obama has been all over the place this past week putting forth his health care plan and I haven't heard one word about how food could save this country tons of money, while saving lives.

Food, Inc. Gets Rave Reviews, Big Ag Shudders

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Paula Crossfield

Today, Food, Inc. debuts: it is certainly not a film to miss. Big Ag realizes that the tide is turning on the corporate control of our food system, and that their message is in jeopardy.

Greed in the Seed: The "Inconvenient Truth" of How Food Gets to Your Table Revealed in Food, Inc.

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

Food, Inc. is a film whose time has come. With the economic meltdown and the change at the White House, people are demanding more transparency and accountability from those in charge.

Food, Inc.: The Silence of the Yams

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kerry Trueman

Robbie Kenner didn't mean to make a horror film when he started working on Food, Inc.. But you can't shine a light on our food chain without exposing some ugly truths.

Reclaiming America, Bite by Bite

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Isabel Cowles

The food industry has shifted from a broad network of producers and consumers towards a handful of corporate giants that control food culture not only in the grocery store, but also on the farm and on Capitol Hill.

HuffPost Review: Food, Inc.

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

Food, Inc. is a hard movie to enjoy. Not that it's not well-made. Just the opposite: It's so convincingly compelling.

FRESH Director Ana Joanes Blazes A Trail To Greener Pastures

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kerry Trueman

FRESH, which premieres this week in New York, Boston and DC, "celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system."

Can Artists Save The World?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Julia Moulden

A photograph of me circa 1977 hangs over my desk. It was taken by Toni Beatty, an American photographer I met when we shared adjoining villas and a g...

Michael Pollan Discusses His Vision For Genetically Modified Crops (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

In the following video from fora.tv, Michael Pollan calls for an open source approach to genetic engineering. Pollan doesn't think that genetic modifi...

Michael Pollan On Colbert: I Was Busted Buying Fruity Pebbles, Colbert Is Pasty (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Michael Pollan, the author of "In Defense of Food," appeared on the "Colbert Report" last night and in between obnoxious barbs from the lovable host d...

Fresh -- New Thinking About What We're Eating

Ana Joanes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Ana Joanes

It is not only the pig whose pig-ness we need to respect, but the Ana-ness of Ana. By learning to respect and embrace the truth of who I am, I too can find my place and role in this world.

A Movement Is Growing: A Look Back at the Last Year in Green(er) Food

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Leslie Hatfield

It's been a big year for the food movement.

A Food Revolution in the Making, from Victory Gardens to the White House Lawn

Michael Pollan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Michael Pollan

If we want to make significant progress in reducing global warming we will need to wean the American food system off its heavy diet of fossil fuel and put it back on a diet of solar energy.

Rolling Stone's Environmental Rock Stars

Avital Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Avital Andrews

It may not be the cover of Rolling Stone, but the Sierra Club's own Bruce Nilles is nonetheless a rock star for being No. 74 on the iconic rock magazine's "RS 100: Agents of Change" list.

The Low Carb(on) Diet

Marc Gunther | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Marc Gunther

The Low Carbon Diet is pretty simple. You eat less beef and cheese. You throw away less food. And you try, when possible, to eat locally grown food.

Food Matters, and it Matters More Than Ever

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Graham Hill

Bittman's recipes are frequently 'flexitarian' -- that means they are good to make either with or without meat.

The Politician Who's Ready to Reclaim Our Food Chain Now

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kerry Trueman

While Obama and Tom Vilsack have given lip service to the merits of Michael Pollan's proposals, our bold Manhattan borough president has been busy actively working to implement them.

FOOD MATTERS: Mark Bittman's New Book Includes Philosophy As Main Ingredient

star-telegram.com | AMY CULBERTSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Indeed, Bittman is the most commonsensical of food writers, though it's clear that he loves to eat and that his palate has high standards. So when he ...

Cheap and Easy: Good Food in a Bad Recession

Elissa Altman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Elissa Altman

If the average dollar-conscious consumer has to choose between a $15 grilled cheese and a $5 Happy Meal -- meat with all the trimmings, fries, and an aircraft sized soda -- what will they pick?

California Leadin'

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Wayne Pacelle

There are problems with animal agriculture that still need attention, including painful mutilation of animals without anesthesia, the rampant use of antibiotics on factory farms, and waste generated by these operations.

Why Aren't The Swiss Fat?

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Tara Stiles

They seem to have an easier life -- we desperately need an escape from ours. My Swiss friends surprisingly couldn't report any of the names of the Jolie-Pitt kids and weren't interested in Jen.

Heating Up the White House Kitchen

Tim Zagat | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Tim Zagat

At a time when many Americans are overweight, the trim First Family should serve as models of healthy eating balanced with regular exercise.

Duped: A Nation of Eaters

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robyn O'Brien

As I read about baby formulas and jars of salsa laced with who-knows-what, I was left slack-jawed.

'Yes We Can' Create a Sane Food Policy in the U.S.

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Bruce Friedrich

In January, we will have a president who understands and cares about the broader implications of our food policy. This will be an impressive first.