Posts Tagged ‘sustainable food’

Joan Dye Gussow: This Organic Life (video)

Joan Dye Gussow: This Organic Life (video)

This Organic Life tells the story of how Joan Dye Gussow began her first garden and her long quest to change the food system.

Organic Foods: Backyard Agriculture (video)

Organic Foods: Backyard Agriculture (video)

Seeking land to farm, these two realized that backyards were a good answer.

Sustainable Food: Earthen Path Organic Farm (video)

Sustainable Food: Earthen Path Organic Farm (video)

Organic farmer Steven Schwen plows a different path through life; one built of a strong connection to the land, without many of the trappings of modern life.

Growing Interest in Farmers Market (video)

Growing Interest in Farmers Market (video)

Farmers markets are growing robustly throughout the country.This farmer attests to that.

Urban Fruit Gleaning (video)

Urban Fruit Gleaning (video)

Portland Fruit Tree Project provides a valuable service that helps communities benefit directly from local resources. Fresh fruit that grows on neighborhood trees is collected by volunteers, and dropped off at local Food Banks for distribution to those in need. The great thing about this program is that in large part, the fruit would not [...]

Cooking For Solutions Sustainable Foods Institute: Excerpts of Sample Talks 2010

Cooking For Solutions Sustainable Foods Institute: Excerpts of Sample Talks 2010

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Cooking For Solutions Sustainable Foods Institute annual conference, a two day event for the media to promote learning and discussion around the many issues that impact food and sustainability issues. This year’s talks and panel discussions brought together an eclectic mix of scientific experts, environmental journalists, top sustainability chefs, science authors, [...]

A Winter Harvest Dinner At Gardens

A Winter Harvest Dinner At Gardens

As the ramps, chives, radishes and asparagus pop up, do you even remember winter? Two months ago, the snow in Minnesota was deep and I had the task of creating a meal for fifty people using only Minnesota ingredients. Cooking with obstructions can be one of the most inspiring ways of creating a menu. After [...]

Sardines: Sustainable Food to Feed the World

Sardines: Sustainable Food to Feed the World

Sustainable, abundant, inexpensive, and healthy to eat Update: April 16, 2010 I recently read the New York Times article, In Maine, Last Sardine Cannery in the U.S. Is Clattering Out about the sardine processing plant that was to close it’s doors, and can it’s last sardine. It’s final day was to be this Sunday, April [...]