If you’re in New York City Wednesday or Friday night, check out the Media that Matters Film Festival. I’ll be at the premiere tomorrow at the IMC (at 7pm–get tickets here) with our friend, Kerry Trueman from Eating Liberally.
MTM is a project of Art’s Engine, a nonprofit organization that “supports, produces and distributes independent media [...]
Entries from May 2008
NYC Event–Media that Matters 2008
May 28th, 2008 · No Comments
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The News Feed
May 24th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s settled Menu Foods Inc and other pet food companies involved in last year’s massive recall and resulting scandal have agreed to settle with pet owners for $24 million. (Reuters)
A penny a pound Burger King and Coalition of Immokalee Workers reached an agreement, too– one that will earn tomato pickers an extra penny a pound, [...]
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Guest Dish: Travel the world, meet new people and get your hands dirty
May 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Riffing off Severine’s post on farm camps for kids, one of our recent interns shares a few resources he’s found in his own quest for a summertime eco-agri-experience. Chrisso Babcock, 20, would be a junior at Skidmore College, but he is currently taking a semester off to work, live and play in NYC. [...]
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Guest Dish: Start them early
May 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Last week, we were treated to a lovely guest dish about the growing green food movement, as evidenced by the booming popularity of foodie books, by maverick young farmer, blogger, filmmaker and organizer Severine von Tscharner Fleming. This week, Severine’s got some ideas for eco-moms looking to expose their children to some greener experiences [...]
Tags: In Season · guest dish
The News Feed — Drink Well
May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The web is awash in stories about green drinks today. Our cup runneth over! Bear with us — sometimes you just can’t stem the tide of foody — or in this case, drinky — puns.
Got organic milk? All organic milk is not created equal. Check out Tom Phillpott’s breakdown on organic milk [...]
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