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  • Melvita, France's Leading Organic Beauty Brand, Debuts in U.S....

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:24 am
    What started as a beekeeper paying tribute to his beloved hillsides has grown into one of France's leading purveyors of natural skin care products : . Today, Melvita launches in the United States with a full-service e-commerce site.

  • Biotechnology for Sustainability [Tomorrow's Table]

    3 Nov 2009 | 6:16 pm
    Pamela Ronald is Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis , where she studies the role that genes play in a plant's response to its environment.

  • Gallagher job cuts won't affect Bay Area

    30 Oct 2009 | 2:13 pm
    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the big insurance brokerage, will cut 400 jobs nationwide in coming months, despite a 10 percent jump in third-quarter profits.

  • Procter & Gamble profit down 1%; lifts outlook

    29 Oct 2009 | 1:46 pm
    Procter & Gamble Co. reported Thursday first-quarter net income fell 1% from a year ago, but the household products giant lifted the low-end of its earnings forecast for its fiscal year and signaled sales momentum is building again after suffering market share losses.

  • Organic ketchup for agave fans

    25 Oct 2009 | 5:45 am
    The Emeryville-based Organicville has released a new ketchup that is certified organic, gluten free, vegan, and contains no added sugar.
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  • Organic Farming in Australia - new report released

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:19 am
    Industry Market Research Synopsis This Industry Market Research report provides a detailed analysis of the Organic Farming in Australia industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key issues facing the industry.

  • Watchdog cracks down on misleading claims in organic food ads

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:06 am
    The advertising watchdog has issued a tough set of guidelines to companies producing and selling organic food after a string of false claims.

  • Sino Agro Food, Inc. Launches a oeGreen and Naturala Dairy Products in Beijing, China

    17 Nov 2009 | 3:50 pm
    Sino Agro Food, Inc. , an emerging integrated, diversified agriculture technology and organic food company with subsidiaries operating in China, is pleased to announce it has begun retail trials of its "Green and Natural" dairy products.

  • Wonderland offering organic vegetables

    17 Nov 2009 | 11:22 am
    Fresh organic vegetables grown by local farmers are available for this Thanksgiving meal at Wonderland Gardens.

  • Call to promote organic farming

    15 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am
    BHUBANESWAR: The participants in a State-level gold standard stakeholders' meeting at Thread, a training institute at Siddharth Village at Jatni near here, on Wednesday stressed the need to spread the movement for organic farming to address the climate change issue in the State in a novel way.
 
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    Organic Foods

  • Organic Foods Versus Conventional Foods - Which Is Better?

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am
    Consumers have long been told of the various benefits that organic food can provide them. We all know they are healthy and free from synthetic fertilizers. But what makes them better than conventional food items? Let’s take a closer look. Tags: Organic Foods Versus Conventional Foods

  • A Closer Look At Wholesale Organic Foods

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am
    As each day passes by, more and more people are consuming organic foods. Due to their greater demand, food store owners turn to wholesale organic food stores to get their supply of organic foods. Tags: Wholesale Organic Foods

  • Under The Radar - The Pros And Cons Of Organic Foods

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am
    Prior to coming up with a major decision, it is always essential to consider the different advantages and disadvantages of a circumstance and look at it from all angles. The same concept works in the case of organic foods. We have heard a lot that organic foods are beneficial for your health and such usual stuff. But before we can actually adopt an organic lifestyle, we should weigh the pros and cons of organic foods. Tags: Pros And Cons Of Organic Foods

  • Eat A Balanced Diet With Organic Whole Foods

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am
    A lot of people take in synthetic vitamins and proteins to boost their diets. This may benefit you in the short run, but over a long time, this habit has serious and harmful effects on your health. Tags: Organic Whole Foods

  • Why You Should Use Organic Lawn Fertilizers?

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am
    A lot of people are choosing the green lifestyle nowadays. They maintain their garden and lawn to provide additional beauty and natural look to their home. Being a good citizen, it is our responsibility to keep the city clean and beautiful as it could be. Therefore, the practice of growing vegetables, fruits, flowers and lawn benefit the individual, the city and the environment on the whole. Tags: Organic Lawn Fertilizers
 
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  • Vegetable-Based Nitrates Can Help Preserve Pork, Organically

    Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:28 am
    A common trouble with organic food, and you don’t have to be an expert to guess what it is, is how to preserve and protect it. For years, pesticides and chemicals have been seen as the guardians against food-borne illness, and food “going bad.” All this probably goes double for meat products. So how do you protect foods, in this case pork, from spoiling, and making you sick? Researchers have an idea, using vegetables. Organic meat cannot contain contaminates. And traditional curing involves nitrates, a chemical preservative, i.e. an organic no-no. So if chemical preservative…

  • Wet Weather Means Less Pumpkin to Go Around – Good for Organics

    Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:51 am
    If you’re dying to crack open a can of pumpkin and whip up some pie, you might have your plans dashed. Libby’s canned pumpkin, the brand everyone knows, everyone buys, says all the rain in the Midwest this year has made a mess out of the pumpkin fields. Fields are too soggy to get harvesting equipment going, so lots of pumpkins are rotting with fungus, and soon to be plowed over. But it isn’t all bad. Organic pumpkin growers in Oregon are filling in the gap Libby’s can’t supply, and raking in the profit. Some retailers denied adequate shipments of canned pumpkin…

  • Celebrate Your Toilet

    Administrator
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:07 pm
    Written by Lynn Hasselberger Billions of people live in the kind of squalor that was eradicated long ago in the rich world. It is a global water and sanitation crisis that deserves our undivided The-issueattention NOW (well, yesterday, to be exact)… especially since there is a lack of political will to push through changes that could benefit the poorest and most vulnerable people. Here are just two shocking statistics: 884 million people don’t have clean water 40% of the world’s population suffer without a safe toilet, that’s 2.5 billion people! Fortunately, there are organizations…

  • Rx for Women: Find More “Me Time”

    Barbara Feiner
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:25 pm
    Listen up, fellow females!  As we race through busy schedules and cope with a troubled economy, most of us are skimping on simple pleasures and putting our needs at the bottom of the to-do list.  According to a survey commissioned by Edwards desserts, 90% of us have cut back on indulgences over the last year. In addition:  59% of survey respondents said they’re decreasing the number of events planned with friends. 35% are cutting back on even the smallest treats, such as manicures and desserts. 94% admitted they handle commitments and other people’s needs before indulging or treating…

  • Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

    Barbara Feiner
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm
    Steven Trudell, PhD, and Joe Ammirati, PhD, know their ’shrooms. Authors of the recently released Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Trudell is an affiliate professor of forest resources and lecturer in biology, while Ammirati is a professor of biology who specializes in mycology (the study of mushrooms). Both teach at the University of Washington. The profs wrote this book because mushroom guides are plentiful, but they could never find one that focused on the Pacific Northwest—an area with diverse and abundant mushrooms. In 352 pages, with more than 460 photos, they cover the…
 
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    Science Daily: Organic Farming News

  • Sustainable farming may help maintain healthy climate

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers.

  • Protection of Organic Products taken to Next Level

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Ready-to-eat, organic processed pork products look similar to conventionally cured meats. The organic versions have become popular among consumers as processors work to meet the demand. Although the natural and organic processed meat products are manufactured to simulate traditionally cured meat products as closely as possible, they're not exactly alike.

  • Organic Weed Control Options For Highbush Blueberry; Pine Needle Mulch Most Effective

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Weeds are a widespread problem for the blueberry industry, particularly in young plantings when bushes are not fully established and most susceptible to competition. Weed control is even more of a challenge for growers of organic products, including organic highbush blueberry. Researchers investigated using mulches of pine needles, manure--sawdust compost, and seafood waste compost for weed control. Results indicate pine needles were the most effective mulch in suppressing weed growth.

  • Hot Microbes Cause Groundwater Cleanup Rethink

    24 Sep 2009 | 8:00 am
    Australian researchers have discovered that micro-organisms that help break down contaminants under the soil can actually get too hot for their own good.

  • Golf Course Putting Greens Show Their Age: Researchers Seek To Maintain Healthy Greens, Reduce Construction Costs

    13 Sep 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Just like the rest of us, golf courses show their age -- especially on putting greens, which experience more foot traffic than anywhere else on golf courses. Putting greens, which comprise 1.6 percent of the total area on most courses, require more intensive management than any other part of the course. To keep putting greens in top form, turfgrass experts study ways to provide proper nutrients to the root zone, a critical area for maintaining healthy turf.
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  • Would You Eat a Monkey?

    11 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm
    As I learned growing up on a small farm in Arkansas, pigs are smart. Not just dog smart, but really smart. Like, the pigs would learn tricks so fast that they would help the dogs learn. I had pigs that would jump through hoops, roll over, play dead, and even speak on command. It broke my heart when one got sick, and I spent days hand scooping corn mash with molasses into its mouth and spraying the sores on its skin with some sort of medicine with purple dye in it.Of course, I was a kid more obsessed with beer and girls than ethics, but later in life, after studying bio-ethics and getting a…

  • What the? Oh, go to...

    13 Oct 2009 | 12:13 pm
    You call that a summer? I find myself talking to this place. I'm not sure it's because I'm losing it due to my disability and financial situation, or what, but when the weather does something fun up here in central New York state, I want to say, hey, wait. That doesn't count as summer. That was like spring with a few warm days. Now the leaves are falling fast, like some cruel foreshadowing to what is, I kid you not, a prediction for this Friday.Snow.This whole cold thing is new to me. Last year, we moved in too late to have a real garden. This year, I get to go out there and see pepper plants…

  • A Shiny Thing from A Reader!

    17 Sep 2009 | 8:05 am
    Thanks for the shiny thing, reader, whoever you are. We just love recognition (never mind that that means to "think again"), especially when there's something ribbon-like involved. In the early days of the web, when we were some of the only people on line giving out organic gardening advice, peddling Mort Mather's Organic Gardening Essays to whomever would listen, we would get awards on a regular basis. Now? Not so much.So thanks, reader! It was almost as nice a present to wake up to as the organic Kona coffee my Hawaii coffee farming friend Michael keeps sending! If anyone else wants to do…

  • It's About to Get Cold So I Think Hawaii

    9 Sep 2009 | 8:04 am
    In this summer that wasn't, we've had some 60 degree mornings. But today, with a little breeze reminding me that Canada is right over there and the first frost is right around the corner, 60 degrees seemed a little cooler than the surprise 60 in the middle of July.Yesterday I'm out there thinning collard seedlings* that are growing where I should be picking tomatoes, and bringing in handfuls of yellow squash, zucchini, green beans, carrots, radishes and whatnot, thinking, no tomatoes, but not so bad. And then, as if to remind me that the cold is on the way, I get this picture in my email from…

  • Rural Blight

    24 Aug 2009 | 12:59 pm
    During the 20 odd years that I lived in Los Angeles, most of it was spent living in a pretty urban area (the Valley, Hollywood, Santa Clarita), and I experienced urban blight every day. The boarded up buildings, structures in desperate need of repair (that always reminded me of the Robyn Hitchcock song My Favorite Buildings), graffitied surfaces everywhere (and not the cool kind of graffiti, which I don't mind so much, just the gang tag kind), and general filth and grime everywhere. It's one of the things I certainly don't miss since moving to the country.So it was with great surprise that I…
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  • New WWOF Archives/Site Map

    Diane Vigil
    8 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm
    Just a quickie to announce that I’ve installed a new Site Map program (a site map is a list of links to pages on a website). The old one simply listed the articles by category. The new one allows you to switch how you want to "sort" the articles … by article title, by author, [...]

  • Goin’ East

    George Vigil
    8 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm
    North Carolina Foliage Well, we moved, finally, from Los Angeles to Charlotte, North Carolina. And I have to tell you that it was quite grueling, to say the least, driving a 26 foot Penske truck pulling an auto trailer with our Toyota Camry loaded on it. The trip was over 2400 miles long. What [...]

  • Dr. Mercola on Vaccines

    Diane Vigil
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:37 am
    There seems to be a pandemic lately of recommendations that one get vaccinated. Immediately. I’m not a fan. In fact, I’m not a fan of taking medication at all — unless it’s needed for a specific reason at a specific time and there’s really no other way to treat whatever it is. I could cite various [...]

  • Trust your farmer, she said

    Diane Vigil
    7 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am
    While reading at David Gumpert’s The Complete Patient blog the other day, I took note when he, too, mentioned the call to "Trust your Farmer" that I’ve been hearing lately — along with various similar sentiments: trust your local farmer, farmers need a break, etc. When I first heard this phrase, it was in the context [...]

  • The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

    Diane Vigil
    9 Oct 2009 | 11:28 am
    I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started to use an item, such as a shampoo, and found myself staring at the bottle, wondering if it was possibly not good for me. And then trying some mental gymnastics to gauge: if not, how much not good? I’ve on occasion used a particular brand of [...]
 
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  • Practical Action Halloween fundraiser

    Ysanne Spevack
    25 Oct 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Give farmers in Bangladesh a thought this Halloween. Pumpkins are proving a lifeline for thousands of families as an innovative non-profit action group from the UK have decided to help out by donating pumpkins seeds so that people can grow their own. Practical Action is a non-profit that gives families in Bangladesh seeds and compost to grow pumpkins, which they eat and sell. The organization helps people all over the world to help themselves fight out of poverty. To help spread the word about this ingenious – yet simple – solution, become a Facebook Fan of Practical Action and get…

  • Ysanne in Los Angeles Magazine

    Ysanne Spevack
    21 Oct 2009 | 3:22 pm
    Los Angeles magazine is a cross between Time Out and a high-end glossy magazine like Vogue. It’s a monthly guide to what’s cool in L.A., and the October 2009 edition is a special all about the Edible Garden. Here’s what they say about Ysanne Spevack, founder of OrganicFoodee.com “When the call comes from a home owner overwhelmed by the limes hanging low or the tomatoes bursting from their trellises, Ysanne Spevack gathers up her pruning shears, picking pole, gloves, and hat. The London native, now a Silver Lake resident, began offering her services as a picker and…

  • Ysanne in Woman’s Day

    Ysanne Spevack
    3 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am
    Read a feature in Woman’s Day magazine about how to eat organic food on a budget, featuring more of Ysanne’s top tips. Read it here: Woman’s Day

  • Inner quality returns

    Ysanne Spevack
    1 Jul 2009 | 11:04 am
    Curvy cucumbers and knobbly carrots return to supermarket shelves tomorrow throughout Europe thanks to the abolition of European Union (EU) rules on the size and shape of 36 types of fruit and veg. For 20 years EU-wide marketing standards have ensured that only the finest-looking produce reaches the shops. But to reduce red tape and bureaucracy – and make cheaper fruit and vegetables available as household bills rise – Eurocrats are lifting unnecessary restrictions. Lorraine Wheaton, head of category planning for produce at WalMart’s UK Asda stores, said: “At Asda we…

  • US Corn lowers fertility

    Ysanne Spevack
    22 May 2009 | 10:40 am
    A long-term feeding trial commissioned by the Austrian government found mice fed on genetically modified corn had fewer offspring and lower birth rates. Corn grown and eaten in the USA is almost exclusively genetically modified. Genetically modified corn is an ingredient in most regular packaged foods in the USA, including bread, pizza, soda and snacks. Corn is listed in ingredients under many different names, including modified corn starch and high fructose corn syrup. The Austrian trial triggered a call from Greenpeace for a recall of all GM (genetically modified) food crops currently on…
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  • Is Millennium the Best Restaurant In the World?

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm
    On a recent visit to San Francisco, I enjoyed the best meal and dining experience I’ve had at a restaurant in a long time—it happened at Millennium. From the mouth-watering food to the impeccable service, the innovation and attention to detail at Millennium is unparalleled. I've eaten at Millennium many times over the years, and it's always great. But unlike most visionary restaurants I've enjoyed, Millennium just keeps getting better and better. Millennium used to be a tiny restaurant located in some vaguely unfashionable hotel in the not-so-fashionable part of the San Francisco Civic…

  • Here We Grow: Watch and Learn

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:41 am
    Here is good clip of "Here We Grow," an interesting documentary film directed by Craig King, a natural food chef and entrepreneur. It looks at the current state of our food supply in an attempt to help change the way people think about food to make more socially responsible food choices.

  • Can't Wait to Dine at Rockin Raw

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm
    A friend of mine recently opened a new organic raw vegan restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, called Rockin Raw. It sounds very interesting. The food has a Peruvian, Creole and New Orleans twist to it. I can't wait to try it. The raw dishes are prepared below 115 °F to preserve proteins, enzymes, vitamins and phytonutrients. All menu items are prepared 100% gluten free, using local and organic ingredients with a few exceptions noted on menu (exotic ingredients imported from Peru). The menu looks great and sounds fabulous! If you visit Rockin Raw before I do, drop me a line and let me know what…

  • Just say no to biotech soybeans

    19 Oct 2009 | 10:51 am
    Missouri's soybean factory farmers are about to harvest the largest soybean crop in history. The reason for the probable record high yields is, according to this article, "good weather and more farmers using genetically-modified seeds." Higher yields mean higher profits, but not without unintended consequences. These profits come at the expense of the long-term negative impact that conventional farming along with genetically modified crops have on human health, the local ecology and ultimately the planet. According to this article, more than 90 percent of soybeans are genetically-modified and…

  • Why Are There Fish Guts in My Organic Wine?

    13 Oct 2009 | 12:48 pm
    Omnivores, not to mention vegans, may be shocked--even horrified--to realize that animal byproducts can be found in the most unlikely foods and beverage. Such is the case for wines. Care for some fish guts or cow connective tissue in your wine? The process of fining conventional or organic wine usually involves adding a tiny amount of animal byproducts, including sturgeon bladder, egg albumin, gelatin or casein to the wine. This method makes the remnants of the wine making process (bits of grape skin, seeds or stems) settle at the bottom of the barrel. Fining, according to wine makers, also…
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  • Is Agave Nectar Safe?

    Dr. Group
    9 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm
    source Lately there has been some buzz swirling around agave nectar and whether the sweet cactus-nectar is good for our bodies or not. I want to help my readers be aware of the increasing number of fraudulent, poor-quality “agave” products being sold in common supermarkets around the country. The following article will educate you on fraudulent high-fructose agave nectar and its negative health consequences, as well as the benefits of using true organic agave nectar as a sweetener. The Downside of High-Fructose Agave Nectar Recent claims regarding agave nectar urge us to be aware…

  • Radio Announcement: Discussing H1N1 Vaccine on The Annie Armen Show

    Dr. Group
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am
    I am excited to let everyone know that I will be on ‘The Annie Armen Show‘ tonight to discuss the H1N1 vaccine. November 03, 2009   Tuesday 3pm PST  |  5pm CST  |  6pm EST *Click Here to Listen In* Info From Annie’s Site:Annie Armen “The Hurricane” is proud to bring back her very close friend and guest legend Dr. Edward Group III, author of The GREEN Body Cleanse who says: “It’s my passion to help heal the world and to show others the path to true happiness, passion and success in life”! What you will hear in…

  • Vitamin D: The Benefits & Side Effects of the Sunshine Vitamin

    Dr. Group
    17 Oct 2009 | 2:25 pm
    source There are five different types of Vitamin D (D1, D2, D3, D4 & D5), but D2 and D3 are the only types that our bodies can use. When something just says “vitamin D” it is generally referring to D2 or D3 (or a combination of the two). Vitamin D is a prohormone, which is the precursor to a hormone. In its raw form (sun exposure, foods, supplements), Vitamin D is inert and has to go through a series of complex biochemical reactions before your body can use it. These reactions produce calcitriol, which is the form of Vitamin D that is used by your body (D2 and D3). Vitamin D…

  • Is Your Shower Curtain Toxic?

    Dr. Group
    11 Oct 2009 | 10:08 am
    source Have you ever noticed how a new shower curtain smells? There is a distinctive toxic odor in shower curtains pulled fresh from the packaging. This noxious odor is plastic softener, a potently hazard chemical compound that may be doing more than softening our curtains. Today companies selling many of the products that we us on daily basis, spray these products down in a plethora of chemicals meant to soften the plastic, sterilize and keep things from going up in flames. One of the many down-sides to this practice is that we are literally coating our household items in a host of toxic…

  • 10 Foods Containing Vitamin D

    Dr. Group
    5 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm
    Although we can find many foods in the supermarket that have been fortified with a synthetic form of Vitamin D, there are only a select number of foods containing vitamin D in them naturally. Normally, our body takes in Vitamin D in the form of sun-synthesis through the skin. But in our modern times, where many of us spend countless hours inside houses, cars and shopping malls, our actual exposure to the sun is limited. This fact may be a principle cause of many ailments, including depression. For this reason, it is extremely important to have a diet high in Vitamin D or take a vitamin D…
 
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  • Spinach finale

    Mike (tfb)
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:33 am
    [This post is for Nov-16-2009] So this is it for the season’s spinach, a last 18lbs (8kg) of Spargo, unfazed by many subzero nights and all sorts of up-and-down weather antics. Spinach is one of the great ones for cold-climate tiny farming, easy-going once it gets started, tough under freezing conditions, and always in demand… The deer that’ve been lurking and circling the field all year have started to come in for an exploratory nibble here and there, working their way in from the edges. At this point, it’s slim pickings! They discovered one edge of this final,…

  • Spring-planted garlic…

    Mike (tfb)
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    [Back post from Jul-7-2009] This first spring-planted garlic experiment is coming along just about as I imagined it would, from what I’d heard: slower and smaller. It’s 3-4 weeks behind where fall garlic usually is at this point, scapes are just emerging. Then again, everything has been growing slowly in the cool and cloudy weather we’ve been having. Plus, they only went in at the end of April, could’ve been a couple of weeks sooner. Earlier in, in better weather, maybe they’d go a little faster. Then, they’re SMALLER, and I don’t think anything would…

  • Eat good food

    Mike (tfb)
    12 Nov 2009 | 2:51 pm
    [Back post from Sep-26-2009] We’ve been faithfully bringing the matching pair of chalkboards to the farmers’ market since we bought them at an office supply box store in mid-summer, but it’s what to put on ‘em that’s the puzzle. Today’s new message: “Eat good food”! The other one (out of sight on the left) has been a standing quote from Will Allen: “We need 50 million more people growing food, on porches, in pots, in side yards.” A little odd, perhaps, for the market? Maybe, but there they are. Promotional words on chalkboards is the…

  • Yes, carrots!

    Mike (tfb)
    9 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm
    [Back post from Oct-5-2009] Just-rinsed carrots in the soft light of an overcast day: beautiful every time! Some veggies look particularly good without trying… These are freshly pulled Nelson, at a pretty fair size but not yet fully mature, from our fourth planting of the season. Every year so far, I’ve put in at least four, sometimes five plantings in succession, and we rarely see really fat, full-sized carrots. This has worked well for CSA and farmers’ market: our carrots are freshly harvested every week, never from storage, and at a versatile size, always perfect for…

  • This year’s pumpkin haul

    Mike (tfb)
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pm
    [Backpost from Oct-8-2009] This season didn’t see too much pumpkin action in the garden, with less planted than in the past (although we’ve never planted A LOT).  Mixed with winter squash in a couple of locations, the spread-out pumpkin patch added up to somewhere around 50′x50′ (15×15m), about half of the usual, enough for 3 weeks of CSA, plus some for the farmers’ market. The selection was to-the-point as well, with lots of the freakishly fast-growing Neon (60-80 days!), a few Connecticut Field, and some compact Small Sugar for pie and Snackjack for…
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  • A Higher Education: Learning to Cook

    verarae
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:27 pm
    a pot of beans by Vera Fabian I recently finished my 2nd year as a Garden Teacher at The Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA.  I was preparing for a big move across country and a big goodbye to hundreds of students I had come to know and love while working alongside them in the garden and the kitchen classroom.  Many of them were preparing themselves for the move to high school and the goodbye to 3 years at King Middle School.  During our last class with the graduating 8th graders, we asked them to share one thing they had learned in their time at The Edible Schoolyard that they would…

  • The Gill Tract – Urban farm sanctuary, or just another lot slated for development?

    legoushka
    27 Oct 2009 | 2:02 pm
    by Anya Kamenskaya It is undeniable that in the last year or so, the media’s discourse surrounding Food has escalated into one that titillates, frustrates, and invigorates people of many professions and inclinations. The very word has taken on many meanings and subtexts: everything from farmworker’s rights to international trade relations to the growing population of young farmers. Popular newspapers and magazines have circulated the words “locavore,” “sustainable,” and “green” to the point where you can’t read a foodsystems-related article without tripping over one of…

  • Doom is Done

    nm8387
    21 Oct 2009 | 8:51 pm
    “The shorthand ‘ag’ is taking over the agricultural lexicon. The press and the experts love to write and talk about ‘ag industries’, ‘ag products’, ‘ag exports’, ‘ag markets’, ‘ag statistics’ ‘ag engineers’, ‘ag equipment’, or to use parallel locutions like ‘agribusiness’, ‘agri-economics’, and Conagra, the name of an ‘ag’ corporate giant. Lasley’s point is that this shortening of the word is an unfortunately apt reflection of the state of agricultural affairs. The culture part of agriculture is going, going, and, say many, perhaps soon gone…

  • Bon Appétit Management Company Supports Student Gardens

    nm8387
    11 Oct 2009 | 10:46 pm
    By Nina Merrill This summer, I had the privilege of interning at Bon Appétit Management Company, a sustainable food service company that I’m sure many of you have heard about because of its innovative programs and sustainable purchasing policies. On the first day of my internship, I went out to lunch with Katherine Kwon, Bon Appétit’s Communications Project Manager to discuss the projects I would be taking on over the summer. While we were chowing down on salads at a local restaurant in Palo Alto, CA, she explained a recent trend Bon Appétit has been seeing a lot of: students…

  • School Food Project

    nm8387
    29 Sep 2009 | 6:27 pm
    By Nicole Wires Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) is in the process of becoming the second school district in the nation to fully revamp its school food program. No longer will the food served in Boulder Valley school cafeterias acquire intimidating nicknames like “Mystery Meatloaf.” The mission of the new School Food Project, where I interned this summer, is to source all food locally and regionally when possible, and to prepare all food fresh every day. In the long term, Boulder Valley schools hope to build school gardens and incorporate garden curriculum into science and health…
 
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  • **ANNOUNCEMENT**OrganicToBe Shutting Down

    Dave Smith
    25 Oct 2009 | 1:12 pm
    From Dave Smith October 25, 2009 There will be no new postings or comments to this blog. We are transitioning Gene Logsdon to his own blog. All of his OrganicToBe posts are now there: The Contrary Farmer→ Lisa Barnes also has her own blog with her OrganicToBe posts: petitappetit→ For links to the other authors, please click on their photos. We’ll see you in the blogosphere. Thanks for your visits and participation! Dave→

  • The Race Goes Not Always To The Fastest

    Gene Logsdon
    22 Oct 2009 | 7:41 am
    From GENE LOGSDON Garden Farm Skills I am not a real farmer, my neighbors say, because I don’t do it for money. That’s almost funny because the economists are saying that nobody’s farming for money this year. Although the corn crop is good in most of the midwest, there’s not much profit in it. Some go as far as projecting that on average, corn farmers will lose $8 per acre over the whole midwest. If that is the case, I’m not a real farmer for sure because I figure on netting $550 an acre on my corn. The price of corn as I write is $3.90 a bushel. Some farmers I…

  • “No One With Land Should Be Without A Job”

    Gene Logsdon
    14 Oct 2009 | 9:33 pm
    From GENE LOGSDON Garden Farm Skills The sentence nearly leaped off the page and knocked me down: “No one with land should be without a job.” Jennifer McMullen, writing in Farming magazine in the current Fall, 2009 issue (“Good Food Depends On Local Roots”) was quoting Jessica Barkheimer, who, like Jennifer, is deeply involved in developing farmer’s markets in Ohio. I was at the time wrestling with a closely related concept but had not thought to put it in those words. I might have said it a bit differently— “no one with land is without a job” but the meaning would be…

  • Harvest Art

    Gene Logsdon
    4 Oct 2009 | 7:21 am
    From Gene Logsdon Garden Farm Skills My wife, Carol, doesn’t normally call herself an artist, but the images accompanying this post could be called some kind of still life art, even though rendered with her own hands using real objects, not with brush and paint. The multicolored shapes in the basket are an assortment of peppers she just harvested before the first frost, and the red shapes on white background are tomato slices in the electric drier. Our son-in-law loves peppers, the hotter the better, and so he and our daughter have supplied us with pepper plants of varieties I never…

  • Kill People But Not Dogs and Cats

    Gene Logsdon
    23 Sep 2009 | 7:42 am
    From GENE LOGSDON Garden Farm Skills I see [in recent Ohio news] that people are getting arrested for murdering dogs and cats. We deliberately murder  thousands upon thousands of cows and pigs every day so that we can eat meat but oh my, not cats and dogs. We kill people in war every day too, but oh my again, not cats and dogs. Has it been determined by theologians that dogs and cats are suddenly included in the Thou Shall Not Kill commandment? Did the writers of the American Constitution have in mind covering pets too? Next thing you know, someone will get arrested for killing a mouse. Why…
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    The Organic Beauty Expert

  • A skinyskinny flagship store grows in Brooklyn

    Andrea Kane
    13 Nov 2009 | 9:09 am
    skinnyskinny, the hand-crafted, all-natural organic bath and body product line, is slated to launch their first flagship store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn today. Adjacent to the workshop where many of the skinnyskinny goods are made, the eco-friendly storefront will offer the entire line of the company’s organic lifestyle products. The space has been customized from reclaimed wood and is powered by 100% renewable energy. Clara Williams started skinnyskinny in 2005 with a strong belief that organic, eco-friendly bath and body products should work as well (if not better) than conventional …

  • Wake up & win with Origins

    Andrea Kane
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:30 am
    Wake Up & Win Sweepstakes with Origins from November 2nd until November 30th. Fabulous prizes will be awarded to one Grand Prize winner and nine additional winners!Stop by the below Origins retail stores, and receive FREE illy espresso, a FREE sample of Origins GinZing™ Refreshing eye cream, a FREE “Eye-Opening” Mini-Facial, a FREE Makeup Application and a FREE Origins and illy gift bag!To keep you bright-eyed and energized for weeks to come, Origins is giving away gift bags containing a three week supply of GinZing™ Refreshing eye cream and illy espresso, while supplies…

  • A classic example of the non-natural, natural:: Boscia

    Andrea Kane
    29 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    So, if you haven't noticed, this week I'm a little emotionally on edge. I'm sure it's TMI but I'm waiting to get confirmation on my thoughts that I'm pregnant. If I'm not, then this is an uber serious case of PMS!But I digress...So here's a classic example of "natural" pitches that irritate. Though I will say that at least they posted their ingredients so I didn't have to bother to reply to the email.But here's the pitch that almost sold me::"boscia, the well-known, preservative-free and botanical-based skincare collection entered the cosmetic arena for the FIRST time on October 23rd at…

  • Organic facial cleansers from HollyBeth's Natural

    Andrea Kane
    29 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    from press releaseHollyBeth’s Natural Luxury recently added two organic cleansers to their natural product range - Chamomile, Rosemary & Primrose Cleanser  for normal to dry skin and Marigold, Sandalwood & Grapefruit Cleanser for normal to oily skin. Both cleansers are a fragrant blend of certified organic essential oils and organic castile soap, which gently cleanse the face, leaving skin refreshed and renewed.CHAMOMILE, ROSEMARY & PRIMROSE CLEANSER – suitable for normal to dry skinChamomile essential oil is good for sensitive and dry complexions. It soothes irritated skin…

  • White Sands hydrating shampoo & conditioner Review

    Andrea Kane
    29 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    by Gina RafkindOBE NOTE : This product was presented to us as "a 100% Vegan... all natural, sulfate, silicone and cruelty free cleansing duo powered by Wheat and Silk Amino Acids. The line excels at moisturizing dry, damaged hair from the inside out, while providing superior hair color protection with each use." Not so much, yet Gina used it and her review follows.White Sands Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner is for color treated hair and is meant to clean the hair gently and also to condition without weighing the hair down. Both products do not contain organic ingredients. The…
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    The Manic Gardner

  • Product give-away standards--help!

    themanicgardner
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm
    To start at the end... There's actually more to this story, but I'm saving some back until I get responses to this piece. So tell me what you think. Background (Personal Position Statement)Though I’m sure some of you will choke...

  • Holy smokes!

    themanicgardner
    27 Oct 2009 | 4:39 pm
    Actually, it's steam, and what's steaming is the compost pile I wrote about yesterday. Now, I've often seen steam when I've dug into a compost heap, but I've never seen an undisturbed pile steaming away like a small volcano. Having...

  • Hot compost, anyone?

    themanicgardner
    26 Oct 2009 | 2:54 pm
    Should you drop by to visit, some bitterly cold night, and find my house locked, and should you be so lacking in good sense or hard cash that you don’t just head for a hotel on Main Street a mile...

  • Table scraps to the rescue! SF leads the way

    themanicgardner
    21 Oct 2009 | 11:50 am
    source: Jepson Prairie Organics Callooh callay, oh frabjous day! San Francisco has just become the first American municipality to institute city-wide compulsory collection of food scraps, which get composted. Nationwide, the EPA reports that food scraps make up an appalling...

  • Whatever happened to autumn?

    themanicgardner
    14 Oct 2009 | 9:32 pm
    Having more or less skipped spring this year, the weather decided to go for a double and skip autumn as well. This it accomplished by delivering the hottest September on record—on a par with a normal July—and then plunging straight...
 
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  • Alice

    Rhonda Jean
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:11 am
    I guess every pet owner dreads the day when they can see the death of their pet in the not too distant future. Hanno and I have reached that point with Alice. It's been a very sad couple of days for us. Hanno had Alice outside with him a couple of days ago looking for a bush turkey that he'd seen wandering in. He called Alice and they went outside our fenced area and down to the creek. All

  • Making butter the easy way

    Rhonda Jean
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:24 am
    I was asked to do a post on making butter. It's not something that is generally part of my household tasks but I do make butter when I have spare cream or at this time of year. You get the best cream and milk in Spring. Making butter over Spring will give you the finest butter.Like most other things in this simple life, the best ingredients will give you the best end result. I use cream from

  • Growing sweet potatoes

    Rhonda Jean
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:27 am
    We've recently planted three sweet potato plants. We have the golden one but there are also white and purple types. Sweet potatoes are a very good crop to grow if you're in a warm climate. They won't grow in the cold. You can easily grow sweet potato from a store bought tuber. You should buy an organic tuber not only because often the others have been sprayed to prevent them from sprouting,

  • Organic cotton tea cosy

    Rhonda Jean
    15 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am
    It getting towards that time of year when things start getting very busy. I spent some time on the weekend working on my Christmas gifts but I'm not sure my ambitious plans will result in me finishing everything on time. Despite the extra work, I love this time of year, especially now that my boys are happily settled with their girls and our expanding family gives us more reasons to

  • Introducing ...

    Rhonda Jean
    12 Nov 2009 | 10:47 am
    I see things differently now. Gone are the days when I wanted to live to be 110 and I thought illness was a weakness – not in others but in myself. All my life I’ve been lucky enough to be healthy, optimistic and forward thinking and now, while still retaining those characteristics, I see times when age has caught up with me and bending over the wrong way or carrying something too heavy for me
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    Chews Wise

  • Farmers Who Do Right by their Workers

    Samuel Fromartz
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The Fair Food Project has launched a series of slideshows highlighting farmworkers, often a silent or ignored component of the food chain. I'm including the second of three slideshows here which shows companies and farms with a social mission. For them, food isn't produced at the expense of workers.

  • With GE Crops, Pesticide Use Rose Dramatically Over 13 Years

    Samuel Fromartz
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm
    Despite industry claims to the contrary, the adoption of genetically engineered crops has led to dramatic increase in pesticide use over 13 years, according to a new report. The report, released by the Organic Center, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Center for Food Safety, put the increase at 318 million pounds, even taking into account the 64 million pound reduction in insecticides for GE corn and cotton. The report was written by Organic Center chief scientist Charles Benbrook.  Farmers, who have planted ever more acres with GE crops, are also battling a rising tide of…

  • The Mess in the Corn Belt or "Turkey on the Combine"

    Samuel Fromartz
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am
    By Lisa M. Hamilton This fall has been a mess for farmers in the Corn Belt. Rain this spring meant planting dangerously late, then cool weather delayed crops’ development. By September there was fear that corn across the Midwest wouldn’t finish the growing cycle before the first killing freeze. Most corn and soybeans are now safely mature, but seemingly endless rain has made that almost irrelevant. For most of the fall it has been too wet and muddy to get into the fields; when the combines do make it out, often the crop is too wet to harvest. On the chat group Crop Talk, farmers who were…

  • Fresh and Organic But Are They Local?

    Samuel Fromartz
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:23 am

  • One Farmer Parses Organic vs. Local Costs

    Samuel Fromartz
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:32 am
    At a panel I moderated yesterday for Woman Chefs and Restaurateurs, Jim Crawford, an organic vegetable farmer in south-central Pennsylvania, made an interesting point.He said growing crops organically did not add to cost on the farm -- what added to cost was location, since smaller eastern farmers have four disadvantages compared with produce farmers on the West Coast.  First, economies of scale. Since eastern farmers operate on a smaller scale they cannot match the cost advantages of larger operations. Secondly, labor costs. His costs are higher than on the West Coast, where labor is…
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    Culinate

  • Cookbook Fridays — T.G.I.F. for cooks: book giveaways

    Culinate
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    Book giveaways on Fridays.

  • New Classic Family Dinners

    Culinate staff
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    Enter to win a copy of this book; see below. For more than 10 years, acclaimed chef Mark Peel has used his restaurant Campanile’s Monday-night dinner menus to present his own special takes on popular comfort-food dishes, like eggplant parmesan and beef goulash. In New Classic Family Dinners, he shares recipes for more than 200 of his best-ever versions of such family favorites as Macaroni and Cheese with Wild Mushrooms, Steak with Anchovy Butter, and Monkfish Osso Bucco. Featured recipes Beef Goulash Braised Sausages This week’s Cookbook Friday drawing is for copies of New Classic Family…

  • Chat live about food advocacy — Tune in tonight

    Culinate staff
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:09 am
    Tonight, at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, you can join an online chat between food-advocacy groups Food and Water Watch and Community Food Security Coalition. On tap as topics: sustainable agriculture, small farmers, organics, and school-milk issues. Log on and check it out. from Sift

  • Jerusalem artichokes — A tuber I like

    Deborah Madison
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:50 am
    I’ve noticed that for some, the Jerusalem artichoke is not a favorite vegetable. For others it is, while for probably more people than not, Jerusalem artichokes go mostly unnoticed. It’s not my mission to try to convince people to change their minds about what they don’t like, whether it’s flute music (my husband’s big dislike) or eggplant. It’s great when someone does discover goodness in what was once considered revolting, but sometimes the revulsion can’t be overcome, and perhaps for good reason. I, for example, cannot eat a tamarillo, which to me is like eating a plum…

  • Not eating — Denial, by choice or circumstance

    Culinate staff
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:10 am
    Lately, it seems, the thing to write about in the food world isn’t food but, rather, the lack of food. As evinced by recent issues of the New Yorker, non-food might come about by choice, as in Elizabeth Kolbert’s thoughtful assessment of Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book about vegetarianism, or it might come about by circumstance, as in Barbara Demick’s searing profile of a woman who escaped — barely — starvation in North Korea. This, on the heels of the New York Times’ annual food issue, which focused on various ways to not eat: more of Safran Foer, in an excerpt from his book,…
 
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    Eat Local Challenge

  • Why I Am Changing CSAs

    Elizabeth Bader
    28 Oct 2009 | 8:36 am
    Let me start off with the advice that CSAs are a fantastic thing. And, that I am searching for our next CSA. But just like the proverbial barrel of apples, one bad experience can detract from the others — if you let it. It is rare that a CSA does NOT work out, but as more and more people embrace eating local, it can happen. Here's the story and how to make sure your CSA experience is positive.We've had the same CSA for five years. In the beginning, it was like Christmas each week. Especially in July and August when a huge box filled with heirloom tomatoes was a weekly gift. We were…

  • Thinking Outside the Can: Pumpkin Shortage

    Elizabeth Bader
    14 Oct 2009 | 8:59 pm
    posted by Expat ChefI keep hearing reports about a pumpkin shortage. Folks at the grocery store, searching the shelved for a can of pumpkin and not finding any.Maybe they are just looking in the wrong place.No denying the reality, last year's pumpkin crop was less than previous year's, which explains why there are just not enough cans of processed pumpkin to last until this year's harvest. That, and this year is not looking any better with several states' pumpkin crop down by up to 80 percent.Here's a tip, while you don't eat the jack-o-lantern variety, the best…

  • Announcing the October 2009 Eat Local Challenge

    jen maiser
    1 Oct 2009 | 11:01 pm
    Is it October already? This is an announcement for the 5th Annual Eat Local Challenge which takes place this month. It's hard to believe that such a simple concept -- eating as much food as possible from local sources -- has taken hold to such and extreme level and has been celebrated by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. I've seen it, and I know that you have too -- these days, everyone is talking about eating local. Many people are starting to see the wisdom in what we at the Eat Local Challenge have been discussing for a while, and it's an exciting thing to watch. Why…

  • No Impact Man: The Movie

    jen maiser
    11 Sep 2009 | 6:43 pm
    by Jennifer Maiser for Serious EatsNearly two years ago, I logged into the Eat Local Challenge website to find a large spike in hits. An article had been published in the New York Times about Colin Beavan, aka "No Impact Man," and his New York-dwelling family. Beavan had embarked on a year-long journey to make no net impact on the earth. The family didn't use electricity, bought nothing new, and famously stopped using toilet paper. So why the spike on Eat Local Challenge? Beavan's blog had linked to mine in reference to his family's no-impact efforts to eat food from…

  • Save the Date: October Eat Local Challenge

    jen maiser
    9 Sep 2009 | 6:57 pm
    In October, for the fifth year in a row, this site will be hosting a Nationwide Eat Local Challenge to encourage folks from all corners of our country to consider eating local food.  We're putting the final touches on the details, and they will be coming shortly.  So for the time being, please mark your calendar and start to consider ways -- large and small -- that your family can participate.Past challenges have reached thousands and have included:October 2008 ChallengeSeptember 2007 Challenge April 2007 Pennywise Challenge May 2006 Challenge August 2005 ChallengeSo, stay…
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    Eden Foods Recipes

  • Aduki Beans with Winter Squash

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:18 am
    Place all ingredients in a saucepan, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the squash is tender. Extra water can be added during cooking, if necessary.

  • White Bean Chili Cornbread Pie

    30 Jul 2009 | 8:32 am
    Preheat the oven to 375°. Combine the chili and corn. Place in a lightly oiled 10" pie plate. Combine the dry ingredients for the cornbread topping and mix thoroughly. Combine the wet ingredients and let sit for 2 to 3 minutes. Blend the liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Pour the topping evenly over the chili and corn. Bake approximately 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the cornbread comes out dry. Remove and scoop out to serve.

  • Chili with Cornbread

    30 Jul 2009 | 8:14 am
    Preheat the oven to 350°. Place all the cornbread dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add the sweet corn and onions. Mix thoroughly. Mix Edensoy, vinegar and oil together and let sit for 2 to 3 minutes. Combine the dry and liquid ingredients and mix again. Lightly oil a cast 8" to 10" cast iron skillet or an 8" x 8" baking dish. Pour the cornbread mixture into the skillet or dish. Bake for 35 minutes in the skillet or about 45 minutes in the baking dish. When the cornbread is almost done, heat the chili in a medium saucepan. Remove the cornbread from the oven and slice. Ladle the chili into…

  • Chili & Polenta

    30 Jul 2009 | 8:04 am
    Bring water to a boil, add sea salt, and whisk in the polenta. Bring to a boil again, cover and reduce the flame to medium-low. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. When the polenta is almost done, heat the chili. Spoon the polenta into serving bowls, ladle the hot chili over and serve. NOTE: 1/4 cup each of sweet corn, minced onion and minced red or green bell pepper can be cooked together with the polenta for variety.

  • Quick & Easy Asian Pasta

    17 Jul 2009 | 8:03 am
    Cook udon per package directions, drain and place in a medium size mixing bowl. Mix together the oils and shoyu in a small bowl or cup. Pour over the pasta, add green onions and toss to evenly mix. Place in a serving bowl. Serve garnished with gomasio.
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    Science Daily: Organic Chemistry News

  • Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers decode the next frontier

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Biologists and engineers have dramatically improved the speed and accuracy of measuring an enigmatic set of proteins that influences almost every aspect of how cells and tissues function. The new method offers a long-sought tool for studying stem cells, cancer and other problems of fundamental importance to biology and medicine.

  • Protection facilitates construction of molecules

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Sulfate groups are crucial building blocks for many molecules but are difficult to handle. Chemists have now discovered how sulfate groups can be protected during the construction of a molecule. Thanks to his method new molecules, which could be used for the production of medicines, can now be constructed far more easily.

  • GEN reports on enhancing the applications of qPCR

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology is experiencing a surge of interest and rapid expansion as a result of advances such as instrumentation that pushes capacity to 1,536 wells and optimization-free multiplexing. The technique's ability to both detect and simultaneously quantify specific DNA sequences is increasing its use in basic research and diagnostics, according to a new study.

  • Using Darwin in helping to define the biological essentiality of silicon and aluminium

    17 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    In this year, 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’ a UK scientist has used Darwin’s seminal work on Natural Selection in helping to define the biological essentiality of the second (silicon) and third (aluminium) most abundant elements of the Earth’s crust.

  • Nanoparticles used in common household items cause genetic damage in mice

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, cause systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study.
 
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    We Like It Raw

  • Dr. Oz Turns Meat-Eating Cowboy Vegan

    Dhrumil
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Very cool! Big ups to Dr Oz. And big thanks to Veronica Bosgraaf for the link.

  • Dr. Doris Taylor: Meditation yields largest increase in stem cell creation she's ever seen

    Dhrumil
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    Speaking of Faith's host, Krista Tippett, interviewed leading stem cell researcher Dr. Doris Taylor about role of stem cells in healing the body. The following is an exchange that blew my mind:Stem Cells, Untold StoriesMs. Tippett: Talk to me about the experiment you did with Matthieu Ricard, who is a famous French philosopher Buddhist who's worked with the Dalai Lama.Dr. Taylor: Right. And …Ms. Tippett: Oh, and he's said to be the happiest man alive, I think.Dr. Taylor: Yes. He's written a book called Happiness.Ms. Tippett: Right.Dr. Taylor: He's doing some studies with some people at the…

  • Spirulina Salad with Courtney Pool

    Dhrumil
    31 Oct 2009 | 4:31 pm
    Two of my favorite peeps! Tim Van Orden and Courtney Pool.

  • Crazy Sexy Love

    Dhrumil
    23 Oct 2009 | 5:15 am
    I want to give some major love to Crazy Sexy Life and Kris Carr. They are really killin it over there with some of the most fantastic holistic health content I've ever seen.If you haven't been there recently, def check it out sometime.crazysexylife.com

  • Philip McCluskey's Rockstar Birthday Party in NYC

    Dhrumil
    22 Oct 2009 | 9:08 am
    Hey NYC Tribe!It's time to do things BIG again in NYC. I'm taking nice venue, dope music, tons of hotties, lots of amazing food... You know, NYC RawkStar Style!This time we're celebrating Philip McCluskey's birthday and how far our little NYC Tribe has come in the last 2 years.Yes... I know Philip McCluskey is a Scorpio who loves to be showered with attention and love, but shit, I say let's use that as an excuse to get together anyway!Full details listed below, hope you can make it out.Philip's Rockstar Birthday PartySo you want to party like a rockstar? Join us on Nov 7th and part it up in…
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    FocusOrganic.com

  • Eco-Friendly Friday Tips Volume Seventy Three - Tiny Steps

    Stefanie
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    This entry is part 73 of 73 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday November 20th's Tip Glass food storage: Storing the food in your refrigerator in glass may seem like a tiny step, but it helps in a number of ways. First, the most obvious - less plastic. You're using less plastic, but you're also avoiding the leeching of chemicals into your food that plastic storage containers have become well known for. Glass containers will almost certainly cost you less in the long run. The up front extra cost may discourage, but if you consider how much longer your glass storage will last you than plastic…

  • From Soil to Oil, Naturally

    Stefanie
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm
    crambe abyssinica Fancor and Nature’s Crops will be announcing a merger to bring sustainable and traceable organic ingredients, including Abyssinian oil, to the cosmetics industry. Abyssinian oil has a unique molecular structure not found in any other naturally occurring oil, is very stable against heat breakdown, and highly resistant to oxidation. It naturally improves the skin's complexion and hair’s luster. I had a chance to ask Dr. Alan Wohlman, Sr. Vice President of Science and Technology of The Fanning Corporation and Andrew Hebard, President and CEO of Nature's Crops, a few…

  • Have a Veggie Thanksgiving

    Stefanie
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we all know it's nickname - Turkey Day. Besides the obvious veggie substitute, Tofurkey, it might be difficult to find recipes for the meatless. I've put together a bunch from some great people, thanks everyone who sent some in! Click the + next to the recipe name to expand the recipe. Click again to close. Hope everyone has a great (and tasty!) Thanksgiving! Entrees Acorn Squash Stuffed With Sage Polenta and Seitan Bourguignon Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project Serves 8 Squash 4 acorn squash 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil ½ tsp sea salt ½ tsp black…

  • Introducing A New Network of Environmental Websites

    Mike Lieberman
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Last week it was announced that a group of the Internets highly respected and viewed environmental websites have formed a partnership and become syndicated through a new start-up company called Simple Earth Media. I had the opportunity to talk with one of the co-founders Adam Shake about what Simple Earth Media is and what this partnership means. What is Simple Earth Media? Simple Earth Media is an environmental blog network with five Websites underneath it and one Podcasting branch. Each one of our websites has been online for quite a while and are really "Stand Alone" sites with their own…

  • All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Seventy Six

    Stefanie
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:52 am
    This entry is part 76 of 76 in the series all things ecoWelcome to the November 16, 2009 edition of All Things Eco. Be sure to Stumble the posts you like, or submit them to other social bookmarking services. Let's promote each other, as well as this blog carnival. Activism Ann Margrain presents Depleted Uranium ? just a matter of time posted at Heroin and Cornflakes. Ann says, "What is depleted uranium and is it a danger to the environment? Let’s take a closer look." Alternative Energy Katy Unitek presents Solar Training is Boiling Over - Boots on the Roof posted at Boots On The Roof.
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  • Eco-Friendly Friday Tips Volume Seventy Three - Tiny Steps

    Stefanie
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    This entry is part 73 of 73 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday November 20th's Tip Glass food storage: Storing the food in your refrigerator in glass may seem like a tiny step, but it helps in a number of ways. First, the most obvious - less plastic. You're using less plastic, but you're also avoiding the leeching of chemicals into your food that plastic storage containers have become well known for. Glass containers will almost certainly cost you less in the long run. The up front extra cost may discourage, but if you consider how much longer your glass storage will last you than plastic…

  • From Soil to Oil, Naturally

    Stefanie
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm
    crambe abyssinica Fancor and Nature’s Crops will be announcing a merger to bring sustainable and traceable organic ingredients, including Abyssinian oil, to the cosmetics industry. Abyssinian oil has a unique molecular structure not found in any other naturally occurring oil, is very stable against heat breakdown, and highly resistant to oxidation. It naturally improves the skin's complexion and hair’s luster. I had a chance to ask Dr. Alan Wohlman, Sr. Vice President of Science and Technology of The Fanning Corporation and Andrew Hebard, President and CEO of Nature's Crops, a few…

  • Have a Veggie Thanksgiving

    Stefanie
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we all know it's nickname - Turkey Day. Besides the obvious veggie substitute, Tofurkey, it might be difficult to find recipes for the meatless. I've put together a bunch from some great people, thanks everyone who sent some in! Click the + next to the recipe name to expand the recipe. Click again to close. Hope everyone has a great (and tasty!) Thanksgiving! Entrees Acorn Squash Stuffed With Sage Polenta and Seitan Bourguignon Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project Serves 8 Squash 4 acorn squash 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil ½ tsp sea salt ½ tsp black…

  • Introducing A New Network of Environmental Websites

    Mike Lieberman
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Last week it was announced that a group of the Internets highly respected and viewed environmental websites have formed a partnership and become syndicated through a new start-up company called Simple Earth Media. I had the opportunity to talk with one of the co-founders Adam Shake about what Simple Earth Media is and what this partnership means. What is Simple Earth Media? Simple Earth Media is an environmental blog network with five Websites underneath it and one Podcasting branch. Each one of our websites has been online for quite a while and are really "Stand Alone" sites with their own…

  • All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Seventy Six

    Stefanie
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:52 am
    This entry is part 76 of 76 in the series all things ecoWelcome to the November 16, 2009 edition of All Things Eco. Be sure to Stumble the posts you like, or submit them to other social bookmarking services. Let's promote each other, as well as this blog carnival. Activism Ann Margrain presents Depleted Uranium ? just a matter of time posted at Heroin and Cornflakes. Ann says, "What is depleted uranium and is it a danger to the environment? Let’s take a closer look." Alternative Energy Katy Unitek presents Solar Training is Boiling Over - Boots on the Roof posted at Boots On The Roof.
 
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    Grandstand Organics

  • First Drawing Giveaway Tonight

    grandstrandorganics
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm
    Organic Holidays 2009 Giveaway – Enter NOW for the First Drawing tonight at Midnight. Win a sample package of all six (6) scents of MiEssence Certified Organic Botanical Perfumes.  See all details HERE Posted in Green News Items

  • MiEssence Certified Organic Botanical Perfumes Video

    grandstrandorganics
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:43 am
    www.Glamology.com is also running a perfume giveaway with our products.  Charmaine has done an excellent video describing all six of the scents of MiEssence Certified Organic Botanical Perfumes.  Stop by her site and enter to win a perfume on December 1, 2009.  And don’t forget to enter our giveaway contest to win samples sets (3) and [...]

  • Organic Holidays 2009 Giveaway

    grandstrandorganics
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:04 pm
    Win one of three (3) sample sets and/or one (1) full size bottle of MiEssence Certified Organic Botanical Perfumes.  The first drawing is Friday, November 20, 2009 and the last drawing is on Friday, December 4, 2009.  You can submit multiple entries and they are valid for all four (4) drawings.  Get all of the [...]

  • Top 10 Green and Eco-Friendly Toy Manufacturers

    grandstrandorganics
    14 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Here is a list of the top ten Green and Eco-Friendly Toy Manufacturers: PlanToys–PlanToys are wonderful wooden toys that have very high play value. All PlanToys are made with clean, natural rubberwood from rubber trees which no longer produce latex. PlanToys does not use dyes containing lead or any other heavy metals. They use non-toxic water-based [...]

  • Organic Bouquet for Thanksgiving

    grandstrandorganics
    13 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    25% Off Site Wide Sale from Organic Bouquet (sale items, gift cards & gift club excluded) Ends 11/20 We are always on the lookout for good vendors of organic products.  Organic Bouquet is one of the best.  They’ve been around for a long time.  They reliably market truly organic products.  And I have used them [...]
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  • Thanksgiving Countdown: Appetizer, Cranberries, Sides & Dessert

    foodietots
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:21 am
    Hopefully you’ve already ordered your local, free-range, and/or Heritage-breed turkey, but now what? cranberry baked brie My strategy for cooking Thanksgiving dinner with a toddler underfoot is to prepare one simple but impressive appetizer. My favorite cranberry baked brie is sure to get your family and guests oohing and aahing while they wait for dinner, just in case it takes a little longer than planned to make it onto the table… Here are a few other favorites from the Foodie Tot family over the years: organic maple spiced cranberry sauce Organic Maple Spiced Cranberry Sauce…

  • Pear Ricotta Sausage Pizza (and Curious Chef product review)

    foodietots
    10 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am
    I’ve written a lot about apples this fall, but I’d be remiss not to mention that other star of late autumn fruit stands: the pear. From crisp Asian pears, perfect for salads, to sweet Bartlett pears, poached for dessert, and the boy’s favorite, toddler-hand-sized Seckels, we’d be hard pressed to take sides in a pear-apple face-off. We always enjoy the samples offered by Papa’s Orchard at the West End Alexandria farmers market, and the boy has been known to devour a Seckel (or two) before finishing our stroll through the market. These sweet and savory pizzas also…

  • Meatless Monday Meal Planning

    foodietots
    9 Nov 2009 | 8:21 am
    The nice thing about Meatless Monday falling on a Monday is that it’s good incentive to eat something lighter after the heavy foods typically eaten on a weekend. Particularly a weekend such as ours, with two toddler birthday parties = pizza for lunch and dinner and way too much birthday cake. In the summer I often have a smoothie for lunch on Mondays just to detox from all the carbs I seem to stockpile on the weekends. And if the weekend was too busy for shopping, well, what better excuse to raid the pantry and clear out some pasta or grains, canned beans, and any of last week’s…

  • Countdown to Thanksgiving: Order Your Local Turkey Today!

    foodietots
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:17 pm
    @ South Mountain Creamery If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, it’s time to pre-order your local turkey! If you read a lot of food magazines (or blogs) to prepare for your Thanksgiving feast, you’ve probably seen a lot of talk about brining the turkey in recent years. Soaking the bird in a saltwater is supposed to add succulence to the meat. But here’s a secret: turkeys are naturally juicy. Conventional turkeys, like conventional chickens and other animals, are raised in confined quarters where they are stuffed full of grain (often genetically-modified, aka…

  • Meatless Monday: Creamy Lima Beans

    foodietots
    2 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pm
    I can’t say I have a particular affinity for lima beans, but I’ve never feared them the way so many people (my mother included) do. Call it more a casual indifference. But when I saw the pretty little pale-green beans, pre-shelled, in a basket at Alexandria’s West End market recently, I couldn’t resist. This simple preparation brought out the beans’ natural creaminess without obscuring their mild flavor. Next time, I might use more garlic instead of onion, but otherwise it was pretty good. And, the husband didn’t hate them, so I’ll count that in the…
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  • Learning to Drink Local

    Tracy Morgan
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am
    Photo Credit: Univerity of MinnesotaWith the last of the mild fall weather eeking its way out, my friend and I decided to make the annual pilgrimage to the apple orchard and winery last weekend. Aamodt’s Apple Farm and the St. Croix Vineyards – conveniently located together just west of Stillwater – make the short journey too easy to pass up. If you’ve ever spent an afternoon on this idyllic little bit of land, you know how nice it is to escape the city, watch the kids jump around on hay bales, taste some lovely wines, and go home dreaming of what to do with your big bag of apples.

  • How Sweet It Is! Candied Yams Are a Thanksgiving Requirement

    Shari Danielson
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:21 pm
    My husband and I won’t be cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year. Instead, we're invited to the home of his brother, sister-in-law and three teen-age nephews, who live in a suburb north of the Twin Cities.“What could we bring?” we asked. The Hashed Brussels Sprouts with Lemon Zest we served when we had Thanksgiving dinner at our house? Or the Classic Cranberry Sauce made from scratch? Or the heritage turkey we smoked in our Big Green Egg?“No, thanks,” we were told. This year's host and hostess were looking for more of a sure-thing, a crowd-pleaser that would appeal to every guest,…

  • Talking With Curt Ellis from "King Corn" About His New Film "Big River," Part 2

    lee
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:32 am
    Today’s post is the final half of a two-part interview with Curt Ellis (the first part of our "Big River" article is here), who will be in Minneapolis this week showing “Big River,” a companion to his 2006 documentary “King Corn.” Both films will be screened at the Riverview Theater on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00, with a panel discussion afterwards. Admission is $10. Simple, Good, and Tasty: "Big River" is a very serious film that addresses very serious issues. Was it a conscious decision to make the film less “light” than “King Corn”? Curt Ellis: We looked for places for…

  • Talking With Curt Ellis from "King Corn" About His New Film "Big River," Part 1

    lee
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:06 am
    I recently had a chance to catch up with Curt Ellis, whose “Big River” documentary picks up where his film 2006 “King Corn” left off - in the banks of the Mississippi River. Where “King Corn” was a light-hearted look at our industrial food system through the lens of two wide-eyed Yale graduates (Ellis and his partner-in-crime Ian Cheney) cultivating a single acre of corn in Iowa, “Big River” - which shows at the Riverview Theater this Wednesday, November 18 - is a harsh reality check, examining the impact industrial farming has on the Mississippi River. The new film is…

  • Lakewinds is "First in the U.S." to Use Biodegradable Shopping Bags Made from Tapioca

    Shari Danielson
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:44 am
    This shopping bag won't be around for long. It was a serendipitous encounter on a red-eye flight back to Minneapolis that led Penni Rubin to an amazing discovery.Rubin, operations director at Lakewinds Natural Foods, sat next to a man who was also heading home after business travel in Indonesia.After a few minutes of small talk, Rubin learned that David Melander, of St. Louis Park, was leading the development of a new kind of shopping bag. Not plastic. Not paper. But biodegradable tapioca resin.Since that fateful meeting, Lakewinds has become the first in the U.S. to use these bags.  Now…
 
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  • Homemade Pie Crust

    Cooking Up A Story
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    The baking season is upon us, with Thanksgiving just ahead. In this video, Catherine Schon, of Sassafras Catering, demonstrates how to make a tasty homemade pie crust. Now for some of you this will be old hat, but for many who are rediscovering the baker within, this will be very useful to watch. Actually, even as a seasoned home-baker, you might pick up some tips – I did! Ms. Schon was kind enough to also share her Home Made Pie Crust Recipe. Catherine Schon, Sassafras CateringTraditionally folks will make pumpkin pie for their Thanksgiving meal. Or, you might want to consider apple…

  • The Organic Community, the USDA, and the Morning After

    Cooking Up A Story
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Our previous look at the history behind organic agriculture delved into the grassroots community’s courtship of federal recognition and the consummation of that relationship with the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) in 1990. Today’s discussion will pick up in the light of the morning after and the reservations – felt to this day – whether hooking up with Uncle Sam turned out to be as advantageous as hoped. A healthy match between the two has always been a tricky proposition, given the USDA’s top-down approach to decision making and the organic community’s commitment to…

  • Genetic Engineering: Road to Paradise or Paradise Lost?

    Cooking Up A Story
    13 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    This video from the political advocacy group Greenpeace, provides an overview of the contentious issues of biotechnology (genetic engineering) as it applies to food production. In some ways, biotechnology is the equivalent of the abortion rights issue of the agriculture world. Both sides of the debate hold entrenched views; those in opposition to its use in foods are often referred to as being “anti-science” or “anti-technology”. GMO proponents are often accused of representing the vested interests of a few global conglomerates that derive billions in revenue from the…

  • Manual Fruit Tree Pollination -Part 2

    Cooking Up A Story
    11 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Ashley Terry (right) and Rachel (wife) This is the second installment of my three-part series on manual pollination in Japan from the upcoming feature, “WWOOF! The Movie”. It reveals the way in which pollen is extracted from the anthers of the apple (or any other fruit) flower through a special grinding mechanism. Grandmother Sifts This video features Mari (our host’s niece-in-law) and Grandmother. Kazusan said to just call her Grandmother, because she may be embarrassed if we call her by her given name. Grandmother would go on and on to us during tea time as though one day we would…

  • Commercial Composting: Why One Restaurant Recycles

    Cooking Up A Story
    9 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Cooking Up a Story: Stories Saving the planet may well stem from the small act of many, than bigger actions undergone by the few. One restaurant chooses to participate in a city-wide program, recycling its food waste into reusable garden compost—the owner explains her reasons for doing so. I started composting much of my food scraps last year. I wanted to start a vegetable garden and I felt the two go hand in hand. I always struggled with the first steps of composting. How do you do it? Yes, I have a container, but what’s the ratio between food and grass cuttings? What about the smell?
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