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Entries from April 2009

Happy Earth Day! A Look Back at the Last Year in Green(er) Food

April 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Aside from Earth Day, today marks the Green Fork’s one-year anniversary. That we launched this blog one year ago today (with 20 Ways to Green Your Fork) is no coincidence — the team at Eat Well, along with a growing number of consumers, are  concerned about how our food choices impact the environment.  Social justice [...]

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The Doctor With A Dirty Prescription To Purge Our Bodies, And Our Planet

April 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Enough with the Earth Day blah-blah-blah–until we start celebrating earth with a small “e” everyday, all the compact fluorescent light bulbs and reusable shopping bags and hybrid cars and stainless steel water bottles in the world won’t cut it. We need to learn to love and cherish our dirt, because without healthy soil, we’re toast. [...]

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Eat Healthy Monday: Make an Earth Day commitment to skip meat on Mondays!

April 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Originally posted on Sustainable Table’s Daily Table blog.

Today’s Healthy Monday Tip: Make an Earth Day commitment to skip meat on Mondays!
Give it a try. Make the plan today. Next Monday can be your first Meatless Monday. Try it for a week. A month. A year.
With World Health Day and Earth Day both in April, health [...]

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“We Need More Farmers on the Land”

April 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

It’s been sitting quietly in the left hand sidebar for a couple of weeks, but we have yet to give this gorgeous video its due. Because it’s spring and in honor of Earth Day (we’ll be running Earth-friendly stories all this week to celebrate), please enjoy this short video of farmers and shoppers at [...]

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News Feed

April 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Yes! The Spring issue of Yes! magazine is entirely devoted to food and mentions the Eat Well Guide. Thank you, Yes!
Failure to yield That’s the name of a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists on yield increases in Bt cotton and corn, which Elanor at The Ethicurean calls “stunningly lame.” [...]

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