As kids, Fred and Stacia Monahan spent their summers working on farms. In fact, working on the same farm in Connecticut as children is where the two first met. It was only natural that one day would own and operate their own farm.
In 1998 the Monahan’s founded Stone Gardens Farm in Shelton, Connecticut, not far [...]
Bree Shirvell
Bree Shirvell a recent graduate of George Washington University is a contributing writer at OZOlife.com, ToTheCenter.com, t&T News, and works as an editorial intern at La Cucina Italiana.
Farm Thrives as Demand for Local Flavors Blooms
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments
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The Dairy Debate – a Snapshot of Raw Milk Legislation
April 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The national debate over food safety and the right to choose what you eat continues, and as it has been for the last few years, raw milk is right in the thick of it. Raw milk is milk from cows, sheep, or goats that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. Pasteurization kills the bacteria in [...]
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Drought highlights California water shortage, will lead to higher food costs
March 10th, 2009 · 8 Comments
In this country, water is one of those resources most of us tend not to think too much about, at least until there’s a problem. If the current California drought and a new study published by CERES are any indication though, water is about to become one of those resources we start to discuss a [...]
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More Bad News about BPA
February 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Bree Shirvell graduated in May 2008 from George Washington University with a degree in political science in journalism. She is currently a freelance writer in New York, and has wrote for La Cucina Italiana, OZOlife, ToTheCenter, and PG Media.
As if eating right wasn’t hard enough, a new study has found that anyone who was [...]
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