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Happy Halloween!
Spooky! The Chinese melamine scandal has expanded to include eggs and has prompted a massive chicken cull.
Fishy! Friends at the Consumers’ Union tell us that organic standards are at risk in the seafood department. Basically, farmed fish that are fed wild fish (which sounds good, but many of these fish are from [...]

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This post was written by Luba Guzei.
There’s no way around candy on Halloween, but for those of us concerned about our health and the health of the environment, the thought of all that individually-wrapped commercially produced candy can be a little spooky! But so is being “that house” that gives out healthy snacks.
Your challenge this [...]

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This post is by Luba Guzei, an Eat Well Guide intern, who studies and eats in the belly of New York City (also known as lower Manhattan/Brooklyn). As a student at New York University, her academics include contemplating the importance of food on an international scale. However, Luba is also interested in [...]

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This post was written by Pooja Mottl.
Today’s Healthy Monday tip: Watch your bread (labels).
We’ve talked about reading between the lines of the label-crazed food industry before. Earlier this month, our government’s watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), released a report giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for oversight of [...]

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Our new friend Ari LaVeux, whose Flash in the Pan column is a favorite new read (check out his interview with Obama and this deliciously clever Food Club) is in Turin for Terra Madre. I’m guessing he’s found his way into the Salone by now — he missed it the other night but it [...]

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Yes, they are! Yesterday, Barrack Obama said that “America’s farmers are America’s future. And it’s time we had a President who understood that.”  Check it out on Obama’s site, and see Good Farm’s lovely visual stylings here.
Yes, it can! The UN just released a report that suggests that organic farming “could feed Africa.”
Industry secrets. Check [...]

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The Glynwood Center, a nonprofit organization located in Cold Spring, New York that is dedicated to promoting community-based agriculture has for the past six years recognized outstanding groups in four different categories through their National Harvest Awards. The Harvest awards were designed to, “…highlight the creative work by individuals and organizations from across the country [...]

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There’s been a lot of talk about food waste in the media lately. Speaking to that issue from inside the food industry, today we have another one from Devra Gartenstein, aka the Quirky Gourmet, owner of Seattle’s Patty Pan Grill and author of The Accidental Vegan and the soon-to-be-released Local Bounty.
Anyone who has worked in [...]

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Fresh, locally-produced, pastured meat delivered right to your door? In New York City? It’s true! Our friends at Fleisher’s Grass-fed and Organic meats in the Hudson Valley are a home delivery service in early November to Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island City residents. If you are interested in participating, sign up on their website for [...]

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This tip was originally posted on Sustainable Table’s Daily Table blog.

Today’s Tip: Start thinking about healthy Halloween treats!
It’s unavoidable; you and your kids are going to end up in front of a tasty bowl of Halloween candy sometime soon. We can hope that it doesn’t happen and assume our friends and family know better [...]

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