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10 Tips For A Sustainable Thanksgiving

Sarah Newman | Posted 11.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Turkey, Sunset Magazine, Smart Water, Sustainable Agriculture, Paperless, Thanksgiving, Mark Bittman, Los Angeles, Sustainable, Orren Fox, Sustainable Thanksgiving, Coca-Cola, Food Inc., Water, Tap Water, New York Times, Takepart, Union, Green News
Sarah Newman

Preparing a sustainable meal can be a selfish endeavor; I guarantee you that it will be more fun, tastier and make for a good conversation at your table. However, it's also about our global community.

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Organic, Heritage, Sustainable -- When Talking Turkey, Does it Matter?

Wendy Gordon | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Humane, Turkey, Organic, Heritage, Food Labels, Sustainable, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Tips, Thanksgiving Commentary, Green News
Wendy Gordon

If turkey is on your holiday menu, what then should you buy? 
When looking for the right bird, or any poultry for that matter, there is much to consider.

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Ethiopian Coffee Beans for the Caffeine Addicted, Liberal "Latte" Drinker

Bernard Pollack | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Coffee, Bernard Pollack, Africa, Agriculture, Border Jumpers, Danielle Nierenberg, Ethiopia, Sustainable, World News
Bernard Pollack

Coffee "collectors" in Gima, Ethiopia don't plant coffee bushes, but pick the beans from wild plants. While this might be the most eco-friendly type of coffee production, it's not very lucrative.

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Big Barack Bummer

Sarah Newman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Pesticides, Michelle Obama, Islam Siddiqui, Tom Vilsack, Eat Well Guide, Organic, Barack Obama, Sustainable, Department of Agriculture, Usda, Monsanto, Pesticide Action Network, White House Garden, Food Inc., Takepart, Croplife, US Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Roger Beachy, Green News
Sarah Newman

It's disappointing that the Obama Administration is not providing the visionary leadership on agriculture, like it is in some many other policy areas.

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Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: L.A., Holistic, Disposable, Children, Green Parenting, Babysitter, Waldorf Education, Diapers, Neuroscience, Strollers, Mothering, Eastern Europe, Actress, Medicine, Sitcom, Trend, Family, Research Professor, Materialism, Replacement Level, Nanny, Home-Schooling, Body, Nbc, Caregiver, Planet, Husband, Los Angeles, Sierra Magazine, Sustainable, Ucla, Reform Judaism, Health, Judaism, Population, Vegetarian, Homemade Hygiene Products, Bedsharing, Discipline, Earth, Liberal, Potty-Training, Cleaning Products, Cloth, Tolerance, Holistic Moms Network, Cats, Acting, Southern California, Kids, Celebrity, Stay-at-Home Mom, Mayim Bialik, Hollywood, Elimination Communication, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Religion, Water, Fast Food, Slings, Environment, Mom, Shtetl, Blossom, Green News
Avital Binshtock

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

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10 Things We Should Teach Every Kid About Food

Rob Smart | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Farms, Consumer Food Expenditures, Fast Food, Cooking, Children, Farmers, Education, Food, Food Retail, Community, Schools, Home Cooking, Gmo, Innovation, School, Pro Food, Eating, Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, Curriculum, School Lunch, Food Marketing, Green News
Rob Smart

We must find creative ways to reintroduce food in its broadest sense to children's everyday activities, starting with school, in order to close the knowledge gap between farm and plate.

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8 American Cities That Get A+ For Sustainable H2O Management

TreeHugger | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Globle Warming, Water Management, John McCain Climate Change, Water, American Cities, American Water System, Usa, American Rivers, Sustainable, Green News

American Rivers has highlighted eight communities' sustainable water management approaches that will make them more resilient to a changing climate....

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From Fast Food Nation to Pro Food Ventures

Rob Smart | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Farms, Retail, Growing Power, The Jungle, Farmers, Food Retail, Will Allen, Upton Sinclair, Business, Fast Food Nation, Innovation, Usda, Slow Money, Michael Pollan, Pro Food, Food Inc., Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Local, Eric Schlosser, Pro, Investments, Triple Bottom Line, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Rob Smart

Early pioneers of the sustainable food movement, with dirt on their hands, lessons learned and progress made, have played a critical role in blazing trails for new ventures.

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Architects Go Back to School and Design the Classroom of the Future

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Education, Architecture, Green, Design, Learning, Classroom, Back to School, Sustainable, Green News
Cameron Sinclair

The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge brought together more that 7000+ students, teachers and building professionals to work on upgrading and expanding their learning environments.

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Is Whole Foods Losing Its Sustainable Luster?

Rob Smart | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: John Mackey, Farms, Whole Foods, Retail, Conventional Food, Wal-Mart, Farmers, Food, Food Retail, Business, Pro Food, Farmers Market, Community Supported Agriculture, Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, Supermarkets, Food Cooperatives, Local, Green News
Rob Smart

Whole Foods' very presence in small regional markets undermines established relationships between regional food retailers and suppliers, including farmers, processors and related service providers.

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Don't Hate Whole Foods Because of Health Care...

Aemilia Scott | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Aemilia Scott, Public Option, Green, Alice Waters, John Mackey, Sustainable, Farmer's Market, Hipster, Organic Food, Health, Environment, Socialism, Whole Foods, Local Farmers, Whole Foods CEO, Green News
Aemilia Scott

I've got news for you: Whole Foods is lame. It's been lame for a long while now.

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Seeing Through the Food Industry's "Personal Responsibility" Smoke Screen

Rob Smart | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Consumer Food Expenditures, Retail, Conventional Food, Personal Responsibility, Family, Cooking, Food, Food Retail, Community, Home Cooking, Business, Innovation, Food Preparation, Triple Bottom Line, Pro Food, Eating, Industrial Food, Sustainable, Supermarkets, Food Marketing, Local, Consumers, Real Food, Grocery Prices, Walmart, Unhealthy Food, Food Politics, Cheap Groceries, Healthy Food, Healthy Eating, Cargill, General Mills, Food Policy, Family-Meal-Time, Healthy Eating Habits, Grocery Shopping, Family Meals, Unhealthy Eating, Local Food, The-Food-Revolution, Grocery Stores, Green News
Rob Smart

"Personal responsibility" is used as a smoke screen to cover the tracks of industrial food, tracks that run roughshod over the mirage of choice and personal responsibility.

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ReThink Review: Food, Inc. -- Food as Political Unified Theory

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Organic, Locavore, Sustainable, Movie Reviews, Michael Pollan, Jonathan Kim, Politics of Food, Food Inc., Cooking, Fast Food, Food Safety, Documentary, Rethink Reviews, Diabetes, Health Care, Movie Critic, Eric Schlosser, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

I'm sure most Americans have no idea how truly screwed up our food system is, and when they find out, they'll start looking for alternatives.

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Guess Who's Controlling Our Food Supply

Rob Smart | Posted 08.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Labeling, Farms, Consumer Food Expenditures, Usda, Pro Food, Monsanto, Industrial Food, Politics, Farmers, Sustainable, Food Retail, Food Safety, Supermarkets, Local, Food Marketing, Regulation, Business, Gmo, Green News
Rob Smart

It is hard to understand how a handful of companies have amassed so much control over food ingredients found in an estimated 75 percent of processed foods in America's supermarkets.

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Last Week in India: Hillary Clinton, Landslides and Opportunities

Eve Blossom | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Floods, India, Artisans, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Business News, Hillary Clinton, Business, Sustainable, Outsourcing to India, World News
Eve Blossom

India has a wonderful cultural and economic opportunity with a strategic competitive advantage in their incredibly skilled individuals, from textiles, furniture and basketry to woodcarving.

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A Call for Reconnecting With Values

Dov Seidman | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

Read More: HOW Online, Trust, Dov Seidman, Values, Pope Benedict XVI, Business Ethics, Sustainable, Business News
Dov Seidman

The Church's social doctrine holds that authentically human social relationships of friendship, solidarity and reciprocity can also be conducted within economic activity.

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Creating an Environmental Miracle in China

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 06.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Sustainability, Limits to Growth, Environmentalism, Green Living, Ecology, Pollution, Sustainable, Green News
Madeleine M. Kunin

American corporations that have a supply chain in China must burnish their environmental image to sell products to consumers who are developing a heightened "green" awareness.

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America's Dangerous Short Sighted Future

Tri Robinson | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Heirloom-Vegetables, Bioengineered Seeds, Hybrid Seeds, Agriculture, Farmers, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Heirloom Seeds, Gardening, Famers Suicide, Sustainable, Green News
Tri Robinson

Heirloom seed will continue to serve humanity as long as there are stewards who understand their value and continue to protect their integrity.

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Green Isn't So Fringe After All

Deirdre Imus | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Eco-Building, Non-Toxic Cleaning, Social Responsibility, Natural, Green, Consumers, Green Living, Whole Foods, Green Economy, Deirdre Imus, Environmenally Conscious, Non-Toxic, Sustainable, Green News
Deirdre Imus

We have finally come to the crossroad where patriotism and environmental responsibility intersect. As a new administration comes into power, a new environmental agenda is on the horizon.

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Even My Goose Supports Green Energy

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Geese, Sustainable Food, Going Green, Green, Sustainability, Green Energy, Happiness, Energy, Pets, Farm Animals, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Cfl, Animals, Sustainable, Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs, Compact Florescent Lightbulb, Cute Animals, Cfls, Lightbulbs, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

What the... something white, curly, and shiny was underneath my goose, Saro. It was a spiral of glass? Then I saw it. She was laying on a compact fluorescent light bulb.

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Change We Can Believe In, or a Second Helping of the Same-Old?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 02.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Agenda, Obama, Usda, Tom Vilsack, Cafo, New Administration, Sustainable Food, Obama Inauguration, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Barack Obama Inauguration, Tom Vilsack and Barack Obama, Sustainable, Sustainability, Food, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Green News
Paula Crossfield

I hate to put a damper on your inaugural enthusiasm, but the time to act is now if we hope to at least have someone with an interest in building a better food system at the table.

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The Muddy World of Eco-Labeling

Treehugger | Shayne McQuade | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Energy, Sustainable Packaging, Eco-Conscious, Environment, Packaging, Ngo, Organic, Labels, Sustainable, Sustainability, Green News

There was general agreement at the recent Sustainable Brands conference in Miami that eco-labels and certification programs are a mess. Granted, the a...

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Ripe for Change?

Dan Imhoff | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Farm Bill, Wendell Berry, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Obama, Food Democracy, Sustainable, Sustainability, Green News
Dan Imhoff

People want our unhealthy food and agriculture system made healthy. And it doesn't look like we'll be giving up any time soon.

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Q&A with Green Collar Economy Author Van Jones

Terrence McNally | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Sergey Brin, Infrastructure, Inner City, Unemployment, Green for All, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Green Energy, Van Jones, Stimulus, Retrofit, Sustainable, Green News
Terrence McNally

The economy is in crisis. Climate change calls for massive changes in the way we supply and use energy. VAN JONES believes that these crises together present an enormous opportunity.

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Life Cycle: Green Wine

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Synthetic Cork, Biodynamic, Screw-Top, Yemm & Hart, Local, Forest Stewardship Council, Bottles, Most Wanted, Napa Valley, Emissions, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, Vodka, Bordeaux, Sustainable, Carbon Footprint, Green Living, Boxed Wine, Cardboard, Rhine Valley, Climate Change, Fetzer Vineyard, Food, Sarah Smarsh, Wine, Vineyards, Cork, Global Warming, Simran Sethi, Glass, Smartwood, Mediterranean, Green News
Simran Sethi

It's all about how far your wine has been shipped, and the materials used to package it. Aluminum screw-tops are more likely to be recycled than natural corks, and they prevent wines from going bad.

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