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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

(Image courtesy of morgueFile)
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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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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In Season: Tomatillos

September 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Among the strikingly, plump and colorful heirloom varieties of tomato at the farmers’ market, you may have also spotted a petite husked relative, the tomatillo, or husk tomato. At first glance, this smaller cousin resembles a little paper lantern, but peel away that outer husk to reveal a shiny, firm, slightly sticky, brilliant green fruit. [...]

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Young Farmers Unite!

September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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Join Eat Well Guide’s Field Team: Our National Internship/Externship Program

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Spotlight On…Tamarack Hollow Farm

July 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Eat Well regularly features a ‘Local Spotlight’ on our website, where we highlight the work of groups and individuals who are plowing new ground in the sustainable food movement. Presently, our attention is on Mike and Elsa Betit, farmers and owners of Tamarack Hollow Farm in South Wheelock, Vermont. Interview by: Eat Well interns Rebecca [...]

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In Season: Squash Blossoms

July 8th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Among the seasonal selections at the farmers’ market this week I spied blueberries, radishes, and beets among many others—all tasty, but I was looking for something different that I hadn’t tried before. Strolling past the booths, my eye caught a box filled with bright yellowy-orange flowers–squash blossoms. They called to me to come and investigate.
I’ve [...]

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