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Widespread Obesity: Are Certain Chemicals Also a Big Contributor (part 2)?

Widespread Obesity: Are Certain Chemicals Also a Big Contributor (part 2)?

In part 2, Dr. Susan Katz, of the Oregon’s Physicians For Social Responsibility outlines some basic steps to avoid consuming products containing obesogens, along with a list of chemical resources.

Widespread Obesity: Are Certain Chemicals Also a Big Contributor?

Widespread Obesity: Are Certain Chemicals Also a Big Contributor?

A flurry of new scientific evidence suggests that certain chemicals we are being exposed to from our environment and in the food we eat, may also be a major contributor to the obesity problem.

Cover Crop for the Home Garden

Cover Crop for the Home Garden

Master Gardener Jen Aron talks about her favorite cover crop: buckwheat.

Food.Farmer.Earth Newsletter: Saké

Food.Farmer.Earth Newsletter: Saké

This week on Food.Farmer.Earth: a visit to a saké brewer to learn about the making of premium saké . Gabe Rosen of Biwa Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, demonstrates how to make a Saké Simmered Salmon. The Weekly Roundup, and more.

A Brewmaster’s Tips For Drinking Premium Saké

A Brewmaster’s Tips For Drinking Premium Saké

Brewer Greg Lorenz of SakéOne shares a few tips for drinking premium saké.

Made In America: SakéOne Premium Saké

Made In America: SakéOne Premium Saké

At SakéOne, Greg Lorenz is one of less than a handful of saké brewers in the country. He’s trying to build a domestic market for premium saké. We visit the SakéOne brewery to see how this ancient Japanese beverage is made.

How to Make a Saké Simmered Salmon Dish

How to Make a Saké Simmered Salmon Dish

Gabe Rosen of in Portland, Oregon, demonstrates how to make a Saké Simmered Salmon.

Food.Farmer.Earth Newsletter: Backyard Goats

Food.Farmer.Earth Newsletter: Backyard Goats

This week on Food.Farmer.Earth:: Cheese-making enthusiast, and member of the Going Goat Cooperative, Nori Gordon shows us how she makes soft goat milk (chèvre) cheese. Ed Arcement and his wife Nancy of Portland, Oregon love cheese. They just never would have thought, one day they would be raising their own goats in the city. The Weekly Roundup, and more.