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WATCH: The Great American Food (Road) Trip

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Mirra Fine, Inspiration, Road Food, On the Road, Local, Best Documentary, Road Trip, Perennial Plate, Recipe, Sustainable, Food News

We heard stories of Americans from generations past and others just off the boat. We were inspired and sadened by what we saw, heard and experienced.

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National Trust Releases 'What's Your Beef?' Report

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Co2, Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Beef, Cattle, Grassfed, Sustainable, Gunther, Food News

A recent report from the UK's highly respected National Trust has confirmed: Feeding cattle on grass throughout their life-cycle is the most environmentally sustainable way to raise beef.

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WATCH: An Invasive Species That's Threatening America's Rivers

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Mirra Fine, Asian Carp, Gulf Fishing, Perennial Plate, River, Illinois, Sustainable, Invasive Species, Food News

We met with a fisherman on the Peoria River who was tackling the very fish who could soon be invading your nearest river.

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Finding Your Force Multiplier

Terry Tamminen | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Solar Panels, Grid, Energy Efficiency, Solar, Rio+20, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Force Multipliers, Clean Energy, Cbs, Retrofit, Global Warming, Sustainable, Ecomedia, Westech, Green News

Finding force multipliers for your company may not be obvious, but the thing these examples have in common is that they look at existing resources and ask, "What more could we get out of what we already have or already spend?"

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WATCH: Fighting Racism With Urban Farming

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Mirra Fine, El Salvador, Kentucky, Perennial Plate, Nelson Escobar, Urban Farm, Oscar Romero, La Minga, Sustainable, Food News

The ideas of cooperative work are central to many movements in Latin America. Nelson Escobar has brought those ideas from his home in El Salvador to Louisville, Kentucky.

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PHOTOS: Top Eco Resorts For Yoga Lovers

Laura DiMugno | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Hawaii, Beach Resorts, Yoga, Eco Resorts, Nature, Sustainability, Belize, Travel, Thailand, Organic, Bali, Wellness, Ecotourism, Sustainable, Costa Rica, Slidefreestyle, Gps-Soul, Travel News

Looking for somewhere exotic to unwind, pamper yourself and learn, all at the same time?

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WATCH: Illegal Backyard Chickens

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Nashville, Daniel Klein, Chicken, Mirra Fine, Farm, Perennial Plate, Backyard, Organic, Sustainable, Food News

The backyard chicken trend is becoming more and more prevalent these days. But in many North American cities, keeping a flock of hens is still illegal.

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The Top 10 Green Dining & Drinking Destinations In New York City

Michael P. Owens | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Sustainable Living, Earth Week, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Green Week, Sustainable Buildings, Sustainable Food, Sustainable, Home News

I spent the past month researching and visiting venues that embrace sustainability as a core value of their business. A few thousands calories later (and one small hangover), I am happy to share my findings with you.

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Is Eating Fat Chickens Making Us Fat?

Food Republic | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Sustainable Chicken, Obesity Epidemic, Chicken, Overweight, Sustainable, Food, Organic, Local Food, Organic Chicken, Overweight Chicken, Health, Fat Chicken, Obesity, Food News

Is it possible that the white lean meat we've been told is better for us than heart attack-inducing red meat is actually full of fat? According to some -- yes.

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How To Kill And Eat A Lizard

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Vegetarian, Mirra Fine, Lizard, Invasive, Boca Grande, George Cera, Iguqna, Perennial Plate, Florida, Sustainable, Food News

Over the course of 30 years, the island of Boca Grande in Florida went from having zero iguanas to over 10,000. This invasive species was making it im...

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Did A Slave Grow Your Tomato?

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Food Justice, Daniel Klein, Labor, Mirra Fine, Slavery, Perennial Plate, Lupe Gonzalo, Tomatoland, Organic, Barry Estabrook, Sustainable, Food, Tomato Farming, Food News

Cheap food is not really cheap. We made this short film in Immokalee Florida, where a third of the tomatoes in our grocery stores are grown.

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Is The Hunger Games' Katniss Everdeen A Model of Sustainability?

Food & Wine | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Suzanne Collins, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Books, Food Politics, HUnger Games, Sustainable Agriculture, Food, Sustainability, Movies, Suzanne Collins the Hunger Games, Sustainable, Katniss Everdeen, Katniss Everdeen Sustainability, The Hunger Games Sustainability, The Hunger Games, Food News

From a food-world perspective, the message of the story is almost as exciting as Katniss's big screen quest to make it through the deadly arena with her humanity (and head!) intact.

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Organic Milk: Are You Getting What You Pay for?

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Gmos, Gm, Sustainable Food, Milk, Sustainable Agriculture, Nop, Organic, National Organic Program, Office of Inspector General, Sustainable, Genetically Modified Crops, Dairy Products, Organic Food, Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Approved, Genetically Modified Food, Food News

At a time when consumers are turning their backs on industrialized farming systems -- and genetically modified (GM) farming in particular -- the new report raises real questions about exactly what people are paying for when they buy organic milk.

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Who Grows Our Food: Arnold Coombs Of Coombs Family Farms

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Pure Maple, Seventh Generation, Organic, Coombs Family Farms, Vermont, Sustainable, Arnold Coombs, Video, Green News

This is a sweet time for maple growers -- or it should be. It's sugaring time, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled to make maple syrup and maple sugar candy. It takes 40 gallons of sap to boil down to one gallon of syrup, so every drop counts.

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WATCH: Sean Brock's Vegetable Farmer Talks Jesus, Collard Greens

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: South Carolina, Perennial Plate, Daniel Klein, Mirra Fine, Joseph Fields, Sean Brock, Organic, Charleston, Sustainable, Food News

When our road trip took us through South Carolina, we asked Sean Brock (the Chef at Husk) about farmers to check out near Charleston, he recommended ...

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WATCH: Smokable Herbal Tea Is Real And Legal

Liza de Guia | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Remedy, Liza De Guia, Tea Blend, Skeeternyc, Natural, Liz Neves, Teas, Raganella, Food Curated, Vivid Visions, High Tea, Featured, Smokable Tea, Drink, Tea Shop, Sustainable, Green Tea, Video, Dreams, Recipes, Food, Documentary, Herbs, Foraging, Afternoon Tea, Raganella Botanical Solutions, Food News

I'm sure many of you drink tea, occasionally, as a herbal remedy or a sleep aid, but have any of you ever smoked it? Probably not. It was a first for me too.

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WATCH: Teaching Kids About Where Their Food Comes From

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Perennial Plate, Mirra Fine, Atlanta, Georgia, Farm to School, Organic, Sustainable, Food News

In this week's episode we visit a school garden and take a class on radishes with Ashley Rouse of Georgia Organics. Kids are in a lot of our videos - ...

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WATCH: A Mesmerizing Look At The Tastes Of Vietnam

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Perennial Plate, Vietnam, Intrepid Travel, Sustainable, Vietnamese Food, Food News

WARNING: do not watch if you are hungry and are without easy access to Vietnamese food.

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What You Should Have Given Your Valentine

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: On the Future of Food, Perennial Plate, Daniel Klein, Mirra Fine, Laurie David, Valentine, Prince Charles, Organic, England, Sustainable, Food News

I'd known about Prince Charles' organic farm since I was a kid. But I always thought because he was royalty, the farm was more of a fun pastime as opposed to a step in the fight to change the system.

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The Life Out Loud: Change Starts With Your Underwear

MeiMei Fox | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Organic Products, Turkey, Undershirts, Jeff Denby, Socks, Ecoconscious, Underwear, Product Design, Yves Behar, Pact, Chip Conley, Green Living, Jason Kibbey, Sustainable, Impact News

When Jeff started his MBA program at UC Berkeley in 2006, he went in as "The Underwear Guy," telling everyone about his plans. Some people dismissed him as weird, whereas others supported his vision. He met his business partner Jason Kibbey.

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WATCH: An Inspiring Refugee Farm

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Bhutanese, Perennial Plate, Daniel Klein, Mirra Fine, Atlanta, Refugee, Community Garden, Sustainable, Food News

On our way through Atlanta we stopped at a very diverse community garden run by Friends of Refugees. It's home to the vegetable patches of Iraqis, Bu...

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Will Yours Be a Sustainable Super Bowl Sunday?

Andrew Gunther | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Healthy Food, Healthy Eating, National Football League, Will Witherspoon, Superbowl, Sustainable Food, Cage Free, Football, Anima Welfare, Obesity, Superbowl Sunday, Naturally Raised, Pasture Based, Pasture-Raised, Shire Gate Farm, Super Bowl, Sustainable, Tennessee Titans, Nfl, Unhealthy Foods, Animal Welfare Approved, Free Roaming, Antibiotics, Fitness, Grassfed Beef, High Welfare, Food News

No one takes health and fitness more seriously than today's top football players. So isn't it kind of absurd that as we watch Sunday's game we will all be bombarded by advertisements for some of the unhealthiest junk food imaginable?

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Bark Butter: Why Every Hot Dog Needs a Little More Pork Fat

Liza de Guia | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Lard, Skeeternyc, Brooklyn, Beef, Food Curated, Liza deGuia, Josh Sharkey, Park Slope, Good Food, Sustainable, Video, Bark Hot Dogs, Farms, Hot Dogs, Recipes, Heritage Foods USA, Restaurants, Cooking, Fast Food, Food, Documentary, Artisan, Pork, Bark Butter, Meat, Food News

"We're in New York. We have dirty water dogs. But, I'll be honest, I don't love a boiled hot dog. I'll probably never eat one again." Meet Josh Shar...

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PHOTOS: Going Back In Time At A Remote Eco-Resort

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 04.04.2012

One of the most memorable experiences of my life, reminiscent of Marty McFLy traveling in his "Back To The Future" DeLorean, my visit to Nihiwatu in Sumba, Indonesia was truly a trip back in time.

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Moonshine Without The GMO Corn

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Troy and Sons, Corn, Crooked Creek, Perennial Plate, John Mcentire, Moonshine, Molasses, Gmo, Heirloom, Sustainable, Liquor, Food News

John McEntire is the only person in the world that grows Crooked Creek Corn, a once common crop in the South East.

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