Manhattan’s sustainablefood system?by
Dr. Marion Nestle
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who is clearly serious about sustainablefood issues , just issued a new report: FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a SustainableFood System.
Here are some of its goals...
Off the Meaten Path: An Excerpt from SustainableFoodby
Chelsea Green
The following is an excerpt from SustainableFood: How to Buy Right and Spend Less.... In this cyclical, sustainable system, cattle spread manure that nourishes the soil, which provides lush grass...
The Movement for a SustainableFood Systemby
Chelsea Green
Respect for the land, for the worker, and for the value of agriculture are some of the underlying principles of Community Supported Agriculture—an increasingly popular movement that helps connect consumers to the growers of f
Honoring SustainableFood Leadersby
Sierra Club ..
some incentive? Michael Pollan will be there!
Speaking of sustainablefood (rather, coffee - we know...
Farmers across the country are switching to sustainable practices, and the NRDC...
Sustainablefood films for the holidaysby
Dr. Marion Nestle
Focus Features has been asking people in the food community for five recommendations of films... Thanksgiving as the optimal time to watch films about food production systems but I’ve chosen films...
The best recipe for sustainablefood securityby
Better Place
More than 925 Million people worldwide are affected by hunger – even though food is a human right... Food Day. We have chosen several projects on betterplace.org which deal with the topic...
Holy Shit: The Secret Behind Creating Truly SustainableFoodby
Chelsea Green
, is the foundation upon which the sustainablefood movement stands.
When I moved to a farm in rural Vermont, I knew... upon which the sustainablefood movement stands. Where do you think rich, delicious soil comes from? The healthiest soil...
Guide to Good Food: Shop Sustainable - Finding Foodby
Diane H.
When shopping for local, sustainable and/or organic food, there are several factors... for and to understand what local, sustainable and organic mean. Hopefully, the earlier Guide to Good Food posts...
The Greening of Our Food Chain: The Organic Boom
Interest in a sustainablefood chain is building as we become more aware of the strong connection... and the movement to buy local are two important steps in our quest for a greener food chain... of products available in the marketplace is soaring. Together with the fact that foods produced and cooked...crap
How Long Could You Eat Only Organic?
Pediatrician Alan Greene decided to eat only organic food for 3 years (the same amount of time... of the diet are convenience and cost: some days it can be impossible to find organic food, and organic food... Thanksgiving would cost, about 75% more, at a total of $295.36.
Do you think organic food really helps...crap
Going organic: How to do it right -- and for less
, someone with multiple food allergies and food intolerances, buying fresh, local produce cuts out the middleman. Fresh produce isn't processed, and I can create healthy food without any allergens.
Need another reason... organic and chemical free everywhere: cosmetics, household cleaners and especially food...crap
IS there a book a I can purchse recommending a GERD DIet?
I recently lost 50 pounds eating organic and eliminating processed foods as much as possible but I was diagnosed with GERD!! I don't get it. I didn't have any of these symptoms when i was heavier and now that i'm getting healthy i am getting diagnosed with GERD. What gives?
Myra Laracrap
Another Reason To Reduce and Manage Stress
So first a lesson in some food terms - a "food secure home" is a home that has readily available food in decent quantities to sustain health; a "food insecure home" is a home where food is scarce and not considered adequate to sustain health. With that being said, some new information...crap
Collapse of Global Fund Would Stall Global Health Efforts
"The Global Fund's drive to ensure sustainability and efficiency means that it may not be able... of titans, pitting urgency against long-term sustainability. ... Kazatchkine essentially conceded victory to the forces for sustainability."
Garrett recounts a brief history of the fund, discusses funding shortfalls...crap
HIV/AIDS Programs' Limited Time Spans, Other Issues Hinder Efforts to Curb Disease in Mozambique, O
The limited time span and lack of sustainability and diversity of many HIV/AIDS programs in Mozambique are undermining efforts to address effectively the epidemic in the country, Cornelio Balane, executive director of the Mozambican Business Against AIDS Association, also known as EcoSIDA, said Friday...crap
Seek, Substitute, and Select Healthy Food While Traveling
, fruit, almond milk, almond butter, nuts, and a nice stone-ground loaf of bread. These foodssustained...
Traveling with a bloated belly that is backed-up by some restaurant food from the night before is never fun. Those flavor enhancers found at a recent convenience food stop can also ruin a trip. These sudden...crap
Botswana Watches Economic Success Destroyed by AIDS
Peaceful, bucolic Botswana, with its steady climb out of abject poverty, should have been the star of this week's World Summit on Sustainable Development in neighboring South Africa. Instead, it has become Exhibit A for how human development has, in many ways, gone in reverse since world leaders gathered in Rio...crap