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Love was in the air indeed at South Street Seaport last night as vendors from Hoboken and neighborhood environs converged to celebrate the launch of Edible Manhattan, the latest of the acclaimed Edible Publications, which celebrates all things local and delicious.
From homemade donuts with glazes from seasonal fresh fruit (apricots and strawberries to name [...]

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On September 20th, the annual Farm Aid Concert will take place in Mansfield, MA. This will be the first time Farm Aid takes place in New England, making it a very exciting time to be in the Boston Area!
Farm Aid began over 20 years ago as a benefit concert to raise awareness about the loss [...]

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This past weekend The Greenhorns held a Rabbit Roast event at Glynwood Center in Cold Spring, New York. It was a gathering of young hearts and young minds energized to learn new skills and share innovative ideas about how our generation of young farmers, chefs, eaters and activists may continue to grow deep roots into [...]

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Joining the Green Fork to serve up Healthy Monday tips and more, Pooja Mottl comes to Eat Well after spending several years living (and eating) as a committed greenmarket supporter in London, England. With degrees in Economics and International Relations, Pooja is interested in helping pave the way for  Americans to learn how to eat [...]

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Formula for disaster The Chinese government is investigating makers of infant formula that tested positive for melamine, the same plasticky substance involved in last year’s pet food scandal. So far, one baby has died and another 50 have been hospitalized for kidney stones. Marion Nestle, who is as freaked out as us but [...]

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We’re honored today to serve up a guest post from Jeanne Hodesh, who attended Just Food’s “Let Us Eat Local” event earlier this week. Jeane is a freelance food writer and committed locavore. She blogs regularly for Takeabite.cc, Saveur.com, and has been published in Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan. She also composes [...]

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We are seeking college interns/externs throughout the United States and Canada who are interested in food issues and would like to increase their research, writing, and communications skills by helping expand the Eat Well Guide, a free online directory of local and sustainable food sources. Eat Well Guide interns will work from our New York [...]

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I mentioned in my short take on the Slow Food Nation festival that the Lucas Benitez of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) had hinted at an agreement with Whole Foods. Well, that agreement was announced today.
Those who are familiar with Whole Foods (dubbed “Whole Paycheck” by those who consider their wares economically inaccessible [...]

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This entry was originally posted at Sustainable Table’s Daily Table blog.
Today’s Healthy Monday Tip: Eat your way healthy.
Supplements promise a lot, but the best source of valuable vitamins, minerals and antioxidants is still real food. Just be sure to make balanced food choices so you meet all your nutrition needs. Eat a variety of colors! [...]

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Time is maybe not on our side Time magazine, who last year presented a piece on “local vs. organic,” as if the two were mutually exclusive, just printed a piece in response to the “more inclusive” Slow Food unveiled at last weekend’s Slow Food Nation, entitled “Can Slow Food Feed the World?” Sounds like [...]

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