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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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