Eco-Eats 2008 Archive


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January, 2008


Michael, My Hero
FOOD: Will They Or Won’t They?
FOOD: Bummer, Bummer, Bummer
And Now For Some Good News
FOOD: Old Wives’ Tales
FOOD: One Small Step for Chickens, One Giant Leap for Mankind
FOOD: With eco-labels a rose isn’t always a rose
Eat less meat. Even carnivores are doing it

February, 2008


Give peas a chance…peapods, too
Is it seasonal if it’s available all year?
Avant-garde badass Eve Balfour
Reasons we cook
Man blamed for the downfall of the family farm dies
Greenies draw criticism over a cafeteria on Capitol Hill
One for the small guys
Local food: paradises and purgatories
Barnyard daydreams
The benefits of raising chickens

March, 2008


Big vs. small organic farmers
Where’s the government involvement in local food?
Cheap food isn’t cheap
Grow only corn, say fruit and veggie farmers
Michelle Obama buys organic
The Importance Of Bee-ing Local
Cheese, eggs, and fruit are just a few of the foods Americans needlessly refrigerate
In like a lion, out like a lamb

April, 2008


Want talking points to explain why sustainable ag is a must? Here you go
For better health, embrace fermentation
Celebrate spring by making gorse wine and nettle beer
A single carrot, observed, will set off a revolution (Paul Cezanne)
In Denmark, organic food is affordable and ubiquitous (at least compared to the US)
More musings on organic ag and alt energy in Denmark
Creative, eco solutions to everyday conundrums
Is there anything between small organic farms and big ag?
Where do blooming fruit trees come from?

May, 2008


Native foods: the next frontier for locovores
Monsanto struck down in Vanity Fair
The role of GMOs in Napa Valley wine production raises concerns
Turning trash flow into cash flow: get paid to recycle
More ethical ways to your caffeine or serotonin fix


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