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Chelsea Dewitt


Chelsea, a native Floridian, has always had what some may call an obsession with scrumptious eats. Her interest in promoting and providing sustainable food options for all stems from her involvement with the student-run, organic farm at Pomona College and weekly visits to the local farmer's market. She received her BA in Environmental Analysis focusing in Biology and is an avid lover of the outdoors, travel, and photography. Chelsea is committed to help spread the word about sustainable food and build community one picnic at a time.


Lowering your Carbon Foodprint

December 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

It might come as a surprise to many that our current food system and food choices are largely responsible for exacerbating the global climate crisis. Our friends over at Sustainable Table have recently featured an article by Anna Lappé in which she addresses the multiple facets connecting how our decisions regarding how we farm and [...]

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A New Crop of Young Farmers

December 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

There’s a budding social movement underway and it’s cropping up in fields and markets across the country–America’s newest generation of farmers are stepping up to the pitchfork. Young, excited and energized they’re beginning their own farming operations, facing many challenges, but also reaping many wonderful rewards.
To celebrate this burgeoning interest in farming, Stone Barns Center [...]

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Organic Halloween candy? Sweet!

October 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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Pumpkin Palooza

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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 the very food [...]

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It’s Turkey Time!

October 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Don’t wait! Yes, now’s the time to order that local, pasture-raised, heritage turkey for your Thanksgiving feast.
Why settle for a factory farmed turkey from the supermarket when you have the option of treating yourself and your guests to a much more flavorful bird that was raised in a humane manner.
Since labels are one of [...]

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