The Dirty Life: An Excerpt

March 23, 2011

Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life takes readers along on her path from New York City to the sprawling, ramshackle property in Upstate New York she tranforms with her farmer husband.

Does Sustainable Food Taste Better?

March 18, 2011

It’s a surprisingly tough question to answer. Hear from a range of people on the topic.

Rethinking Bees and Honey

March 11, 2011

In this excerpt from Farm Together Now, maverick beekeeper Sam Comfort talks about industrial beekeeping and the treatment-free alternatives. Photo by Anne Hamersky

The Stone Fruit Gamble

March 4, 2011

Bad weather can damage fruit blossoms, leading to lower yields or lost crops.

CoFed Builds a Web of Student Food Co-ops

February 25, 2011

Co-ops are forming on college campuses, leading to greater accessibility and affordability of good food.

A Bird With a Rich Heritage

February 18, 2011

The folks at Mountain Ranch say their heritage chickens eat more, run more and aren’t bred to fatten up so quickly. So why do they raise them?

Planting an Urban Orchard

February 11, 2011

How do you address food deserts while avoiding concerns about toxicity in city-grown food?  Fruit trees are a great start. 

A Chat with Joan Gussow

January 28, 2011

A conversation with the “matriarch of the eat-locally-think-globally food movement.”

Getting to Know Your Meat Labels

January 21, 2011

What is organic meat? Is it different from “natural” meat? Do “free range” and “grass fed” mean the same thing? Is “pasture raised” an official term? We explore the confusing world of meat labels.

Local Subtropicals

January 12, 2011

Think of tropical fruit and chances are warm temperatures come to mind. So it can feel like lucky that — in California — fruit like mangos, guavas and cherimoyas are ripe in winter.

A New Frontier for Kosher Food

January 7, 2011

Magen Tzedek, a new certification, is getting involved in the manufacturing of kosher food to ensure religious standards are maintained alongside sustainable production.

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.