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The internet is a-buzz with the recently released Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report, which revealed that the food industry spent $1.6 billion on advertising to children and teens in 2006. US Food Policy’s Parke Wilde came out heavy on Tuesday, when the study was released, and the Ethicurean’s Mark R. is sick about it. [...]

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Just as we expected, the recent New Amsterdam Market was a another huge success, one that saw thousands jostling, sampling, smiling, asking questions, and buying good food from good-natured farmers, foragers, cheesemongers and even — it was true — popsicle vendors. A brief downpour did little to dampen the mood. Our friend Severine was [...]

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Thanks to Women’s Health for including the Eat Well Guide in their list of 100 favorite websites! Other foodie sites included Chow.com, Chez Pim and Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch, groups with whom we are proud to rub elbows.  Of course, there’s more to life than food, so check out the whole list to [...]

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Today’s Healthy Monday tip: Pick up a good book!We are in the throes of summertime and what better to do with your free time than dive into a good book. Now is the time to indulge in your own foodie reading fest- a great way to further educate yourself on food and farming issues. Whether [...]

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Nothing says independence like eating outdoors (unless it’s fireworks — which are none too eco-friendly, though scientists are working on greener pyrotechnics — still best to leave them to the professionals and enjoy your local display). If your festivities are going to involve hamburgers, do be sure they aren’t part of the Kroger’s [...]

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It’s been over a month since the death of 17-year-old Maria Isabel Vasquez Jiminez, who died of heat stroke while laboring in a Stockton-area vineyard that, it later turned out, provides grapes for Bronco Wine’s notoriously cheap Charles Shaw — aka Two-Buck Chuck — sold exclusively at Trader Joe’s. Maria fell into a coma [...]

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Summer wouldn’t be the same without outdoor festivals. One of our interns, Joanna Lehrman, a recent graduate of CUNY Hunter College with a degree in Urban Planning, writes about a wonderful event put on this past weekend by The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. in Croton Point Park, along the Hudson River. Joanna’s personal interest [...]

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“Old New York…was once New Amsterdam…”
Back then, a widely diverse population of city dwellers bought their food at the market, not at the Quizno’s.
If you are in New York on Sunday, come join thousands of other foodies, farmers and activists at the New Amsterdam Market. This is the third New Amsterdam gathering so far–the [...]

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Here’s another one from Gwen Schantz, who was down in my neck of the woods awhile back on her search for good food on the road. She even made a video about this lovely creamery. Enjoy!

Recently I visited Baltimore, MD, where I was hosted by my good friend and fellow natural foods enthusiast, [...]

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Ahoy! If you are in NYC this weekend, head down to Croton Point Park and check out the Clearwater Festival. It’s going on from 10am until dusk both Saturday and Sunday on the shores of the Hudson River, and highlights will include live music and singalongs, camping, boat rides, and the Clearwater Environmental [...]

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