If you aren’t yet hip to the Eat the View campaign, you should be. A non-partisan attempt to get the next president (whoever they shall be) to install an edible landscape on the White House lawn (not to be confused with the WHO Farm, another similar, also wonderful, campaign), Eat the View enjoyed a [...]
Entries from September 2008
History of a presidential lawn: A new Eat the View video
September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Eat Healthy Monday!
September 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Today’s Healthy Monday Tip: Be an egg-head and know your labels.
This Healthy Monday post was written by Pooja Mottl.
Labels. They are truly becoming ubiquitous in the food industry. On even a quick run to your local grocery, you can’t pass an aisle without reading words like: “all natural”, “nitrate-free” or “gluten-free”. According to a [...]
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News Feed
September 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Taking TIME to task Anna Lappe wrote back in response to TIME magazine’s Sept. 15 biotech-promoting, post-Slow Food Nation article. Check out the fierce letter she sent as well as the de-fanged version that got printed at Anna’s Bite blog.
What’s a little rocket fuel in the fountain? Flying in the face of some [...]
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Dispatch from Paris: the EU loves organics
September 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Here’s another one from Pooja Mottl, our newest guest blogger, who was lucky enough to get over to Europe a few weeks ago. Enjoy!
During a recent visit to Europe, my taste buds couldn’t help but take note of some fantastic organic produce and meats while my eyes couldn’t believe how many listings of “free-range” [...]
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In Season: Tomatillos
September 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Among the strikingly, plump and colorful heirloom varieties of tomato at the farmers’ market, you may have also spotted a petite husked relative, the tomatillo, or husk tomato. At first glance, this smaller cousin resembles a little paper lantern, but peel away that outer husk to reveal a shiny, firm, slightly sticky, brilliant green fruit. [...]
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