Tuesday June 9, 2009

a philly in the white house garden

Just watched this great little vid (via elephant journal, via Huffington Post) featuring Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies and of course, Sam Kass, the White House Chef. What a great way to promote organic gardening

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Wednesday May 27, 2009

what the @#$% are they putting in our food?

and what are you gonna do about it?

Join the members of New York State Against Genetic Engineering (NYSAGE) on

THURSDAY, MAY 28, 20097PMSixth Street Community Center638 East 6th Street (Between Avenues B & C)Manhattan

to organize for SAFE

Categories: action agriculture blog food/drink health Tags: eating farming

Wednesday April 22, 2009

earth day events from just food

In keeping with the Earth Day theme today, here are some more ways to get involved – through education – from local food advocacy group Just Food.

Garden Maintenance, Planting Techniques and Growing for Market: April

Categories: agriculture blog events holidays Tags: bees earth day farming gardens

Monday April 13, 2009

flatbush farmshare

For any of you interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), there’s a new CSA in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. It’s called Flatbush Farmshare.

I just got word from them that they’re still taking members for this

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming local

Thursday April 9, 2009

buzzin’ and a-bumblin’

I feel all abuzz and I’m going to thank the lovefast for it.

I’m also feeling buzzed ’cause the bees in NYC are getting some new attention. I’ve mentioned before that beekeeping is illegal in this crazy

Categories: agriculture blog Tags: bees endangered species nyc

Thursday March 26, 2009

permaculture applies

[Image: Chelsea Green via Treehugger

If there’s one thing I want to focus on from a permaculture class I attended last weekend it’s this: start small and intensively.

The principles of permaculture can apply to gardening, but they

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Wednesday March 25, 2009

brooklyn food conference

More than exercise, nutrition dictates a person’s health and fitness level. Unfortunately, there is a frightening amount of inequality in access to healthful food. Here are some (NYC-centric) facts:

Residents in the poorest neighborhoods of NYC have

Categories: agriculture blog community events food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming food justice nyc politics

Wednesday January 7, 2009

pastured meats: good for you, good for the planet

By now you’ve probably heard — pasture-raised animals provide healthier meat, and the practice of raising these animals is also easier on the planet than big agribiz. Now you can meet the farmers who are part

Categories: agriculture blog education food/drink Tags: eating farming

Monday December 15, 2008

for the bees

Q. What do cows, goats, and bees have in common?

A. None of them can be legally kept in NYC.

But you can help change that — for the bees at least. How? By signing the petition to

Categories: action agriculture blog Tags: endangered species farming

Sunday November 16, 2008

baby farm animals!

Writing from Sydney, Australia(11:06pm Sydney, 7:06am NYC)

Yesterday we went to Paddington Market, a nice outdoor shopping market where local artists and designers peddle their wares. Before we left I checked out their website… it mentioned that

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