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
Are there really enough fish in the sea?
Low standards of personal hygiene finally pay off!
How bout them apples?
Grab your nettle with more mettle

June, 2008


Natural wines
How to feed ourselves without destroying the world
Whosoever owns the means of production owns the people
Obama Rockarama
An old-fashioned meal with a modern twist
We start with food

July, 2008


To appeal to consumers, is it enough for organic and green products to be pretty on the inside?
Summer versus winter produce
Bay scallops still suffer in the Northeast as oysters thrive
Libations for the locavore
Going slow to move fast

August, 2008


The greenest vine of all
Is less sometimes more?
Conservatives love slow food, too
Sold! Posilac, for $300 million
Underappreciated herbs

September, 2008


Homage au fromage
A rare reversal
Exploring Terroir, Part II: The Personal Terroir
Exploring Terroir, Part I: The Anti-Terroir
Ripped off again
Exploring Terroir, Part III: The Local
Bottled water lashes back
Obama Waffles
Genetically modified food: expect to see more of it, soon

October, 2008


Tightening the screw on fast-food chains
Offal good news


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