Thursday January 6, 2011

an exercise in mindful living

If you’ve started down the path of “greening” your home or making your lifestyle more eco-friendly you may have noticed how easy it is to get caught up in minutiae. Maybe you’ve faced dilemmas like, I

Categories: blog environment food/drink health news Tags: farming food justice

Tuesday November 10, 2009

green books campaign: the raw milk revolution

This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take

Categories: agriculture blog books food/drink health Tags: drinking eating food justice politics

Friday August 21, 2009

lettuce eat local!

I mean Let Us Eat Local. It’s a gala event for Just Food, advocates for healthful, sustainable food access for all. Check it!

Tickets are now available for our second annual Let Us Eat Local Gala and

Categories: action agriculture blog events food/drink Tags: eating food justice gardens

Tuesday July 21, 2009

brooklyn food coalition general meeting

Do you like food? Do you like food that’s healthful and sustainably produced? Want to get involved in shaping the way food is produced and distributed locally?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, come

Categories: action agriculture blog events food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming food justice gardens local urban agriculture

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

Wednesday June 24, 2009

standing up for bees

[Image: Green Brooklyn]

There’s a movement happening in this city right now to develop a strong localized food system. Urban farms, community gardens, backyards, and rooftops are the sites for productive vegetable gardens, chicken coops, and even

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: bees farming food justice gardens local nyc politics urban agriculture

Tuesday June 23, 2009

this just in from just food

If you care about food issues in NYC, here’s your chance to get involved!

Join us at two important City Council Hearings on food justice issues…today and tomorrow!

June 23rd Hearing on Food Access Disparities, 1pm

Today at 1pm

Categories: action agriculture blog community events Tags: food justice gardens politics

Wednesday April 15, 2009

land, people, food… happy days

Not exactly. This isn’t your abuela’s garden. The Garden follows a South Central LA community fighting to keep their 14-acre garden. The trailer alone was enough to get me riled up about the “powers that be.”

Categories: blog movies Tags: food justice social justice urban agriculture

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