A New Year, a New Certification for Blue Bottle Coffee
December 29, 2010
After years of roasting organic beans, this popular company has certified its roastery and taken the guessing game out of buying their coffee.
Crab Season: What You Need to Know
December 17, 2010
Fishing regulations maintain the sustainability of local Dungeness crab. But here’s the catch: no-limits crabbing shortens the season and increases commercial competition.
Sustainable Christmas Trees
November 26, 2010
Double K Christmas Tree Farm is more than a hobby for Bill and Nan Krelle. The farm is born out of a love for forestry, and the Krelles’ growing practices show it.
Waste Not, Want Not
November 19, 2010
An interview with author and food waste expert, Jonathan Bloom.
Food Access Focus: City Slicker Farms Gets a Permanent Home
November 19, 2010
Urban Farming in West Oakland gets a much needed boost.
The Transparency Business
November 5, 2010
As the number of farmers markets goes up, market managers work to maintain
transparency despite flawed infrastructure.
A Local Loaf
October 22, 2010
Expert tips on the best local ingredients for baking artisan bread. Recipe included!
Fresh and Frozen
October 15, 2010
Fishing for sustainability? Alldrin and Sons catch, freeze and sell wild Alaska salmon.
Growing School Gardens
October 8, 2010
Arden Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Pringle of the SF Green Schoolyard Alliance spell out their new how-to book on school gardening and the garden-based education movement.
Fresh Off the Presses: Two New Artisan Tortillas
September 24, 2010
Handmade tortillas aren’t just delcious, they’re also the kind of added-value product that help makes sustainable farming possible.
A Plot of Her Own
September 3, 2010
Annabelle Lenderink is in a unique position to grow the unusual and heirloom vegetable varieties she finds most interesting.
Eating Local: More Reasons Than Meals in the Day
August 27, 2010
The local food movement is about much more than food miles. Advocates sound off about compelling reasons to support local farms.