Sustainable Food

How Sustainable is the Fish at Your Market?

Daniel Kessler | Posted 01.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Election Anxiety, Sustainable Seafood, Greenpeace, Fish, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Fishing, Sustainability, Green News
Daniel Kessler

Many supermarkets are continuing to stock "red list" seafood like orange roughy, swordfish, and Chilean sea bass -- some of the world's most critically imperiled species.

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Underground Supper Club

Steve Ettlinger | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Eating Locally, Slow Food Nation, Underground Kitchen, Sustainable Food, Supper Club, Food, Foodies, Twinkie, Deconstructed, Living News
Steve Ettlinger

A two-hour drive for local food. Strangers turned into friends. At midnight, we waddled back down Main Street to the newly-opened bed & breakfast, wondering how this all had happened.

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Dear Tree Huggers: Looks Like You Have Yourself a New Member in Kelly Slater

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Sustainability, Eco, Quiksilver, Kelly Slater, Green Living, Diet, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Surfing, Green News
Stacie Krajchir

News flash: Slater is smart. He's a political tree hugger, and deep thinker who writes music and is extremely conscious about his approach to food.

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Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier

Tara Lohan | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Food, Eat Well Guide, Sustainable Food, Healthy Eating, Eco-Friendly, Eating Locally, Sustainability, Green Living, Eating Local, Locavore, Green News
Tara Lohan

While technology may not always have been the best companion to agriculture (think biotech), the Internet has emerged as an incredible tool for planning the future of food.

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Ethical Chocolate Worth Craving

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Food, Slow Food Movement, Sustainable Agriculture, Green Living, Fair Trade Chocolate, Slow Food, Taste Test, Organic Food, Eating Matters, Chocolate, Green Valentine's Day, Environment, Valentine's Day, New York Times, Food, Artisan, Dark Chocolate, Sierra Club, Cocoa, Fair Trade, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

But chocolate made with an eye to its social and environmental impact needn't taste virtuous, as Sierra Club staffers recently found out.

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Sandorkraut Reports from Terra Madre

Sandor Ellix Katz | Posted 12.05.2008 | Style

Read More: Wild Fermentation, Slow Food, Organic Food, Politics of Food, Sustainable Food, Food Politics, Food, Terra Madre, Youth Food Movement, Fair Trade, Style News
Sandor Ellix Katz

I'm home from Turin, in northwestern Italy, where I attended Terra Madre, a 4-day gathering of farmers, fermenters, food transformers, cooks, food researchers, and writers from 154 countries.

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Seasonal Cooking: Tips from a Green Chef

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Slow Food, Lifestyle, Eating Matters, Sustainable Food, Nutrition, Cooking, Green, Food, Green Living, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Chef Karen Jurgensen learned the tools of her trade in forward-thinking restaurants and catering kitchens in the 1980s. She now advocates for local food in restaurants and teaches folks how to craft seasonal menus.

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In an Economic Crisis, Will People Continue to Pay More for Organic?

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 11.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Green News, Environment, Food, Food Prices, Green Living, Organic, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

With the stock market at an all time low, will we continue to fork out the cash for organic produce? Let's take organic meat, for example. Accordin...

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Is Eating Local Meat Kinder Than Vegetarianism?

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Factory Farming, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Food Politics, Going Green, Cruelty to Animals, Green Living, Animals, Sustainable Farms, Local Farmers, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

Let's show this industry that we care, and demand a more humane product. It's a sad truth, but for millions of animals across America, that red plate could be a vote for a greener future.

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Our Next President Could Learn a Lot from Willie Nelson

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Farming, Farm Aid, Sustainable Food, Economy, John Mellencamp, Agriculture, Dave Matthews, Sustainability, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Local Farmers, Green News
Frances Moore Lappe

While we're told that big agribusiness will save us, it's a system centralizing their control of our food system that got us here.

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Fish Texting and the Great Green Wave

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Sustainable Food, Texting, Fish, Sustainable Seafood, Green News
Graham Hill

In his forthcoming book CauseWired: Plugging In, Getting Involved, Changing The World, newcritics.com writer Tom Watson says super-wired Americans can...

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Permaculture: Homegrown Independence

Anthony Anderson | Posted 10.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Composting, Organic Farming, Locavore, Permaculture, Green Living, Fruit Trees, Suburbs, Farming, Sustainable Food, Sustainability, Green News
Anthony Anderson

Do we like the idea of independence, but how dependent are we on cheap oil, cheap and clean water, and food grown by strangers shipped from thousands of miles away?

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Farming Chicago

Progress Illinois | Adam Doster | Posted 10.10.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Grow Local Chicago, Growing Power, Sustainable Food, Urban Farming, Green City Market, Urban Farming Chicago, Sustainable Agriculture, Green Living, Growing Home Chicago, Eat Local Chicago, Growing Home, City Farm, Chicago Food, City Farm Chicago, Chicago Farms, Chicago News

was just past 9 am and the sun was already beating down on the dozen or so teens assembled in a small corner of Chicago's Grant Park. Wisely, Jessica...

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Four Ways for a Stylish and Tasty Green Dinner Party

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 10.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainable Food, Going Green, Green, Food, Environmentalism, Green Living, Green Tips, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

Being eco is not about killing the party. Impressing your dinner guests in an earth conscious way can be as easy as a few small changes. 1. Say No t...

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Eating Matters

Kathy Freston | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Grain, Plants, Sustainable Food, Nutrition, Food, Sustainability, Eating, Diet, Global Warming, Politics of Food, Living News
Kathy Freston

If we are to stabilize the environment, have better health, and see less hunger in the world, we can make at least one small change that will affect it all: eat a more plant-based diet.

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Why Twinkies Destroy Rainforests and Cook the Planet

Michael Brune | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Fast Food, Sustainable Food, Environment, Food, Climate Change, Rainforests, Indigenous Rights, Palm Oil, Deforestation, Girl Scout Cookies, Green News
Michael Brune

Can we have our cake and our forests too? Palm oil is nearly everywhere -- it's used to produce everything from Cheez-Its, Oreos and Mrs. Fields cookies to Pop Tarts, Cool Whip and Ivory Soap.

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What Does "Natural" Mean To The FDA?

Gourmet | Barry Estabrook | Posted 09.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Fast Food, Gourmet Cooking, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Natural, Green News, Environment, Green, Food, Natural Food, Food and Drug Administration, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Green News

Ready for a back-to-school pop quiz? Here goes: How does the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) define the word "natural" for food products? Actuall...

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Greening Hollywood: For Love Of Water

Paige Donner | Posted 09.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles, Green Collar Jobs, Biodiesel, Gm, Irena Salina, Sustainable Food, Green Films, Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Environmental, Slow Food, Urban Parks, Earth Works, Community Supported Agriculture, Water Cartel, Environment, Moca, Water Politics, Flow, Revolution Green, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

Crowning the first-ever Downtown Film Festival - Los Angeles, L.A.'s premier "green" and sustainable film festival - was Sunday night's open air scree...

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Sustainable Seafood: Wild Caught? Farm Raised? How To Choose

Grist | Lou Bendrick | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Food, Farm Raised Seafood, Wild Caught, Sustainable Seafood, Sustainable Food, Seafood, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Green News

Questions around eating fish are a legitimate source of angst. Not only are our oceans in peril from pollution and irresponsible harvesting (according...

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The Forgotten Extinction: Heritage Livestock

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Farming, Chickens, Rare Breed Livestock, Cows, Sustainable Food, Livestock, Going Green, Green, Conservation, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

Due to the assembly line style of meat production, the animals we eat have dwindled to a small number of industrial-strength breeds.

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Slow Food Movement: How To Eat "Slowly"

Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green

Read More: What Is Slow Food, Green Living Advice, Slow Food Organization, Sustainable Food, Going Green, Green, Green Living, Slow Food Nation, Green Living Tips, Green Food, Slow Food, Environment, Green News, Food, Locavores, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Green News

With 85,000 members in 132 countries according to its website, Slow Food International is a grassroots project created in response to the fast food mo...

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Sustainable Lessons from the Vineyard

Isabel Cowles | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Wine, Sustainable Farming, Green Living, Sustainable Food, Global Warming, Going Green, Green News
Isabel Cowles

With global temperatures steadily climbing, everything you thought you knew about viticulture might change.

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How To Green Your Grocery List

Grist | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Farming, Green Shopping, Eating Organic, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Green Gardening, Environment, Green, Food Prices, Green Living, Organic Eating, Green Living Tips, Green News

It can be hard to focus on eating greener when the very staples you need cost more than usual. Fortunately, there's a veritable cornucopia of ways to ...

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Why the Italians Get it Right When It Comes to Local Food

Laura Weiss | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Italy, Food, Slow Food Organization, Sustainable Food, Local, Green News
Laura Weiss

I'm just back from a week in a verdant rich agricultural area -- there, local foods with a startling freshness and unblemished flavor profiles abound.

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DIY -- Sustainable Food Shopping Video

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainable Food, Global Warming, Diy, Green News
Bill Chameides

Many people know that cutting down on driving and making changes around the house can save money and reduce global warming. But did you know that tinkering with your diet can help too?

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