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Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World
(New York Times)- The year round sale of exotic fruits and vegetables at grocery stores has become commonplace. However, the true environmental cost of shipping food around the world is staggering, not only because of the carbon emissions, but also because of excess packaging. Tesco, a British supermarket [...]

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Among the many benefits connected with eating and cooking local and seasonal foods is the excitement of discovering new ingredients and recipes that weren’t previously on your radar. Our ongoing series, In Season, will investigate the presence of new and possibly unusual or unfamiliar goods showing up at your local farmers market or in [...]

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We wanted to mention this exciting event and point out that you can find events like this one on the Food, Farming and Food Politics Event Calendar created by our friends at The Ethicurean.  If you know of an event that should be listed here, please send a note to info[at]eatwellguide.org.
Food, Faith, & Farming
An Evening [...]

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When we talk about sustainable food, in almost every aspect, we are talking about a movement of “retrovorism,” a movement back to a less industrial and more local way of producing and distributing food. We are also talking about community, because food, when it’s not created in factories and served through windows, is a [...]

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I was offline, traveling yesterday, and just got online and finally saw the blog (thanks and congrats to everyone at Eat Well for making it happen!) and some of the fantastic responses we’ve gotten so far. Thanks everybody! I’m writing today from a cafe in New Orleans, where I’ll be for the next [...]

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Welcome and Happy Earth Day! The Green Fork officially launches today, so we’ve cooked up 20 tips on how to green your fork. Enjoy!
1. Buy local & Save money. Farmer’s markets are springing up (and so are gas prices)! Why pay more for goods shipped across the country when you have fresh [...]

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Spring finds us very busy here at Eat Well. Since emerging as an independent program under the leadership of new director, Destin Joy Layne, the Eat Well Team has been working feverishly to develop some new tools to make it easier for North Americans to find good food. Among the new developments:
Eat Well Everywhere [...]

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I have been chomping at the bit to launch this blog, and I just couldn’t wait to write about this farm, so Bonnie Powell and the team at Ethicurean kindly let me post it there first, back in February. Thanks, Ethicureans!

Last weekend, my partner Jaimes and I picked up our friend, Nikki, in a bright yellow rental car and drove about 20 miles outside of Baltimore to Springfield Farm. I’d discovered it through the Eat Well Guide last fall and had been there once before, to pick up a goose for Thanksgiving.

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Welcome to the Green Fork, the official blog of the Eat Well Guide. My name is Leslie and I’ll be your host. Today, and hopefully, for many days to come, we’ll be serving up an assortment of all things green and edible. Who are we? Collectively, we are friends of the Eat [...]

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