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Entries from May 2008

NYC Event–Media that Matters 2008

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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