Monday July 13, 2009

no hunger

As someone who eats on a very regular basis, never in want of food, I cannot fathom what it is like to wonder where my next meal is coming from. When I am hungry, I go

Categories: blog eating food/drink health movies Tags: climate change eating food justice humanitarian social justice

Monday July 6, 2009

follow this man: will allen

If you didn’t catch this weekend’s New York Times Magazine, you missed out on an article about one of the best role models for young Americans, and heck, old ones too. Will Allen — urban farmer,

Categories: agriculture blog eating food/drink Tags: composting eating farming permaculture urban agriculture urban homestead

Tuesday April 7, 2009

my l.o.v.e. – day 2 morning/afternoon

It’s day 2 of the live.organic.vegan.experience, woohoo!

Related posts:

my l.o.v.e. (live organic vegan experience)
my l.o.v.e. – day 1 morning
my l.o.v.e. – day 1 afternoon
my l.o.v.e. day 1 evening
another reason for l.o.v.e.

8:00 am – Start the day with

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Sunday October 26, 2008

new york times covers proposition 2:

support for humane farm animal treatment

[Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States.Image: Michael Kelley for The New York Times]

In the Barnyard Strategist, Maggie Jones for the New York Times details all sides

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Monday October 20, 2008

appetizing arts

Also at the Red Hook Harvest Festival were Elizabeth Johnson and Ludie Minaya of Conscious Cravers.

At the Harvest, Elizabeth and Ludie were selling some adorable and provocative t-shirts, with messages focused on healthy eating and farm

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Monday October 20, 2008

red hook harvest

This past Saturday my friend Anne and I hopped on our bikes (after the helpful guys at Bicycle Station put Anne’s bike chain back on) and headed down to the Red Hook Harvest Festival hosted by

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Friday October 17, 2008

banksy dolittle

Instead of talking to the animals, he talks for them. Today, I took a look at British street artist Banksy’s latest statement at The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill (7th Ave South btwn West 4th

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Friday October 17, 2008

apple day, this sunday

Eat some apples in the big apple while learning simple ways to go green, this Sunday on the Lower East Side. It’s New York City Apple Day!

Sunday, October 1911am to 4:30pmOrchard St btwn Broome and Grand

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Friday October 17, 2008

an open letter to the new president

[Image source: 7x7]

Michael Pollan challenges the future president to take a serious look at revolutionizing the current state of the food industry in a recent NY Times article. An excerpt:

After cars, the food system uses more

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Tuesday September 30, 2008

more about our emptied oceans

It seems like a challenging task to demonstrate how vast our negative impact on the oceans is. Most obviously because, when we look out at an open sea, we can’t see below the surface.

Randy Olson, documentarian

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