Dirty Birds
“Poultry was the most commonly identified source of food poisoning in the United States in 2006, followed by leafy vegetables and fruits and nuts, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers...
View ArticleAmerica’s Most Influential Farmer on the Future of Food
Treehugger has published a great, in-depth interview with Joel Salatin today. If you’ve read Michael Pollan’s book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” you’ll remember Salatin as the plucky farmer who refused to...
View ArticleAmerica’s Food Crisis and How to Fix It
There’s a great article in the latest issue of Time magazine about the problems with the way the U.S. produces food–and what we can do to change things for the better. Check it out.
View Article7 Surprising Things That Can Make You Gain Weight (and Most Aren’t Even Food!)
You eat veggies and whole grains. You hit the gym. You’ve got your portions under control. So what’s the deal with those last few stubborn pounds? Seven unexpected weight saboteurs could have something...
View ArticleAnother Reason to Hit the Greenmarket: ADHD Linked to Pesticide Exposure
People love to pooh-pooh organic or famers market fruits and vegetables, saying it’s just not worth the higher cost. But would it be worth it to you to pay more for produce if you knew it would protect...
View ArticleDoes “Organic” Mean It’s Healthy?
Organic foods used to comprise a miniscule percentage of food sales. But no longer. As the amount of money spent on organic food in the U.S. has risen over the years, food marketers have started to pay...
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