Sustainable Agriculture

Big Trend: America's Chefs "Discover" Sustainable, Local Sourcing for Food

David Becker | Posted 12.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Chefs, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Restaurants, Local Farmers, Nutrition, Green News
David Becker

According to a new survey of 1,800 American chefs, sustainability, local sourcing and nutrition are some of the hot culinary and restaurant menu trends this season.

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Should Mexico Welcome the Invasion of 'Frankencorn?'

Elyssa Pachico | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Gmos, High Food Prices, Transgenic, Agriculture, Food Politics, Food, Mexico, Sustainable Agriculture, Greenpeace, Monsanto, Food Security, Green News
Elyssa Pachico

Mexico's decision to start growing genetically modified (GM) corn is sowing nothing but trouble.

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How To Be A Countertop Composter (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Gardening, Green Living, Compost, Sustainable Food, Video, Green News

We at HuffPost Green love to get down and dirty...with compost that is! Umbra Fisk of GristTV offers her top tips for composting. From huge outdoor ...

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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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Seven Great Questions to Ask Your Farmer

David Becker | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Organic, Local Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Food, Nutrition, Green News
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.

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Sustainable Agriculture: The Unrecognized Key to Reversing Climate Change

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Barbara Boxer, Copenhagen 2009, John Kerry, World Bank, United Nations, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Agribusiness, Climate Change, Gmo, Industrial Agriculture, Global Warming, Green News
Andrew Kimbrell

Even though research concludes that industrial agriculture is one of the major contributors to global warming, neither international nor U.S. domestic policies are adequately addressing this sector.

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Blending Agriculture and Technology to Create New Jobs

Mark Miller | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Broadband, Purpose-Prize, Civic Ventures, Purpose Prize, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Abc, Business News
Mark Miller

Tim Will's work in organic farming has just been recognized with a 2009 Purpose Prize. He's been recognized for demonstrating creative and effective work to tackle social problems.

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

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Sustainable Agriculture, The Jungle, Vegetarianism, Eating Animals, Agriculture, Upton Sinclair, Books, Farming, Jonathan Safran Foer Eating Animals, Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer, Factory Farms, Chickens, Pets, Livestock, Horses, Euthanize, Politics, Cats, Antibiotics, Friedrich Nietzsche, Dogs, Eating Animals Jonathan Safran Foer, Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals, Books News
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.

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Jonathan Safran Foer's Controversial New Book, Eating Animals

Aaron Gross | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Farming, Everything Is Illuminated, Animal Cruelty, Factory Farming, Animal Rights, Books, Agriculture, Swine Flu, Factory Farms, Sustainable Agriculture, New Books, New Nonfiction, Food Politics, Eating Animals, Food, H1n1, Jonathan Safran Foer, Site:www.huffingtonpost.com Natalie Portman Jonathan Safran Foers Eat 334 407, Jonathan Safran Foer Eating Animals, Eating Animals Jonathan Safran Foer, Natalie Portman: Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals Read More At: Http://www.huffingtonpost.com/Aaron-Gross/Jonathan-Safran-Foers-con_b_333698.Html, Safran Foer, Thanksgiving, Books News
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.

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No Impact Food Day Q&A With Colin Beavan

Kerry Trueman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmer's Markets, Colin Beavan, No Impact Week, No Impact Man, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Industrial Agriculture, Locavore, No Impact Project, Green News
Kerry Trueman

The No Impact Project week's in full swing, and those of us who've signed on are taking a closer look at our carbon "foodprint." I asked Colin to tell us more about his adventure in ecological eating.

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Schwarzenegger, Solar Power, and Midland School

Ming Holden | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Education, Eco Living, Sustainable Food, Solar Energy Projects, Eco-Friendly, Sustainability, College Prep, Sustainable Agriculture, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Independent Schools, Midland School, Solar Power, California, Santa Barbara County, Green News
Ming Holden

Midland just won California's highest environmental honor, and out of 2009's fifteen recipients it was the only school to have done so.

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In Defense of Michael Pollan and a Civil, More Nuanced Food Debate

Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Farming, Michael Pollan, Common Reading, Wisconsin, In Defense of Food, Astroturfing, Green News
Paula Crossfield

As a political observer following the shift occurring in our understanding about agriculture, I can't help but be reminded that change does not come p...

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One Man's Plan To Plant A Million Trees In India

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, India, Sustainability, Green Jobs, Green Entrepreneurs, Agriculture, Green News

An Indian civil servant, SM Raju, has come up with a novel way of providing employment to millions of poor in the eastern state of Bihar. His campa...

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Sustainable Agriculture Investment Poised to Surge

Janine Yorio | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Sustainable Agriculture, Green Farming, Sustainable Farming, Agriculture, Green News
Janine Yorio

The sustainable agriculture sector is about to pop.

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What Do Don Draper and American Food Have In Common?

Zachary Adam Cohen | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Mad Men, Sustainable Agriculture, Television, Mind.Body.Soul, Fruit, Culture, Wholefoods, Organic Food, Food Politics, Farmers Markets, Fresh Food, Green News
Zachary Adam Cohen

I want lettuce that is dirty from the fields. I want leeks that are sandy; apples that are crisp and occasionally misshapen. I want my eggs fresh, from pastured hens, with a loose feather inside of the box.

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Green News Report - August 13, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Town Hall Debate, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Sustainable Food, American Petroleum Institute, Department of Interior, Obama Administration, Sustainable Agriculture, Green News Report, Coal, Oil Companies, Mountaintop Removal, National Association of Manufacturers, Town Halls, Green News, Sustainability, Tomato-Blight, Buffer Zone, Astroturf, Tomatoes, Green Roofs, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In Today's Audio Report: Another win for coal companies; of green roofs & red tomatoes...PLUS: Town Hall Follies, now with Clean Coal!

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Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries Lease Lands Overseas To Secure Food

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Farming, Natural Resources, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Qatar, Cairo, Middle East, Egypt, Water, Arab, Farmers, Food, Doha, Food Security, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

For Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the future of food security will be dependent upon nations providing a clean supply of water for agricultural use.

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To Market, To Market! Farmers Markets Should Make Some Noise During National Farmers Market Week

Stacy Miller | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, National Farmers Market Week, Sustainable Agriculture, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Local Farmers, Local Business, Farmers Markets, Green News
Stacy Miller

Next week, (August 2-8) is National Farmers Market Week as proclaimed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and the nation's 4,800 farmers markets have a lot to celebrate!

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WATCH: Michael Pollan Sees Healthcare Reform Leading to Food System Changes

Blaise Zerega | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green

Read More: fora.tv, Michelle Obama, Michael Pollan, Blaise Zerega, Sustainable Agriculture, Universal Health Care, Novella Carpenter, Healthcare Reform, Omivore's Dilemma, Green News
Blaise Zerega

2009-07-24-playpollan.jpgMichael Pollan wades into the issue of health care reform by looking, not surprisingly, at food.

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The End of the Age of Oil: Will It Be a Soft or Hard Landing?

Anis Shivani | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Suburbs, Christopher Steiner, Crude Oil Prices, $20 Per Gallon, Sustainable Food, Peak Oil, Nuclear Power, Electric Cars, High Speed Rail, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Airlines, Wal-Mart, Farming, Mass Transit, Alternative Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Airline Industry, Infrastructure, Green Cars, Oil Prices, Better Place, James Howard Kunstler, Business News
Anis Shivani

Reading Steiner's $20 Per Gallon makes us realize how contingent our way of life is, and how uncertain its future prospects are.

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Pro Food: Slow Food with an Entrepreneurial Twist

Rob Smart | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Investments, Pro Food, Slow Food, Farms, Sustainable Food, Social Entrepreneurship, Cooking, Sustainable Agriculture, Retail, Eating, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Green News
Rob Smart

Pro Food stands apart in its efforts to revitalize the entrepreneurial side of the American food system, with the express purpose of reestablishing the link between food and source, bringing together eaters and farmers in new, innovative ways.

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Loving the Ladies: More Female Farmers Sprout Up Nationwide

washingtonpost.com | Lori Aratani | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Small Farmers, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Women Farmers, Agriculture, Farmers, Food, Green News

While men tend to run larger farms focused on such commodity crops as soybeans and wheat, women tend to run smaller, more specialized enterprises sell...

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Where's the Beef?

Dennis Whittle | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Ifc, Sustainable Agriculture, Globalgiving, Climate Change, Green Energy, Global Warming, World Bank, Green News
Dennis Whittle

The job of the World Bank and other aid agencies is to promote innovation, and to do so in a way that helps rather than harms the environment.

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Branzini - The Greenest Fish You've Never Even Heard of

Graham Hill | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable-Fisheries, Sustainable Fishing, Marine Stewardship Council, Sustainable Food, Green News
Graham Hill

It's a green fish! Well, actually silver-colored and farmed, with a delicate taste, but it promotes much greener aquaculture methods.

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Closing the Farm to Plate Knowledge Gap

Rob Smart | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Sustainable Food, Lobbyists, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Sustainable Agriculture, Industrial Food System, Obesity, Industrial Agriculture, Green News
Rob Smart

Consumer advocates for sustainable, healthy food are fighting with farmers, not because either picked a fight with the other, but because the knowledge gap between them has grown so expansive.

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