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Stockbox Grocers Strive to Fill Food Deserts
September 16, 2011 Many neighborhoods throughout urban and rural America do not have access to fresh food and day-to-day living essentials within walking or a short driving distance. Many of these areas are known to be a food desert. Over 23 million people live in food deserts. An idea to help bring food to some [...]
Slow Food USA Invites You to Take the $5 Challenge
Many of us may have succumbed over the years to fast food – it’s cheap and it’s, well, fast! But there are alternatives…
The Climate Reality Project: a Live, 24 Hours of Environmental Reality
What do you say to a sizable population of Americans that believe climate change is not for real?
Front Yard Farming: Are You Ready for a Solar Powered Chicken Coop?
September 08, 2011 Here I am working on replacing my lawn with edibles and along comes this nifty idea: a front yard chicken coop. But wait, it’s designed to improve my front lawn as the chickens feed, forage, scratch, and fertilize the ground. Can I have a lawn and grow food too? It’s a solar [...]
Veteran Filmmaker Jan Weber Continues Her Documentary Travels
Spanning a decade of time, Jan Weber (As We Sow), continues her journey with new Farmlandia project.
Frikeh and Albacore Salad
Fresh canned albacore combined with Frikeh, a middle eastern ingredient fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and other fresh ingredients.
Discovering Farmers Markets Wherever You Are
August 12, 2011 Two things came together and made a splash: data and love for good food! Last year the USDA launched a new mapping feature for their National Farmers Market Directory and access to raw data for “app designers and researchers to develop even more sophisticated or fine-tuned uses of the USDA Farmers Market [...]
Challenge Yourself to Waste Less
July 18, 2011 No time like the present to change some old habits into ones that not only are beneficial to you, but ultimately to the planet as well. GOOD magazine is holding a 30-day challenge this month and it is one we all can participate in each and every day: Waste Less. “…the average [...]