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Loco for Locavore: 9 Ways to Taste the Food of the Futurenew
In a world where big brand mayo companies are pushing their locavore roots, we've got to cut through the noise. To help you freshen up your locavore diet we're feeding you nine freshly-picked ideas that source no further than 100 miles from your front door and grow as close 10 feet from your back steps.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
04-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Vermont Restaurants Struggle With the Packaging Issuenew
Nearly everybody gets food "wrapped up to go" at some point. And eco-conscious diners judge restaurants on their packaging. But when options include Styrofoam, aluminum, corn, bamboo and recyclable plastic, the decision is anything but easy.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
06-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
Green Beers That Are More Al Gore Than Dr. Seussnew
Green beers are friendlier to the environment, and most of the ingredients are grown without pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. For a beer to be USDA-approved organic, 95 percent of its ingredients must be organic.
INDY Week |
Matthew McGibney |
06-18-2009 |
Food+Drink
Rebuilding the Burger: Tastes Great, More Sustainablenew
The hamburger may be destroying life as we know it. Several recent studies have confirmed that CO2 emissions from the production of red meat and dairy have a significant impact on global warming, larger than other segments of food production -- even chicken and pork.
Isthmus |
Linda Falkenstein |
04-27-2009 |
Food+Drink
Why Right Now May be Your Best Chance to Eat Oysters for Years to Comenew
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike have limited the Gulf oyster harvest and damaged oyster reefs. And failures in West Coast hatcheries may be the result of an even more disturbing problem.
Houston Press |
Robb Walsh |
02-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
Giving Thanks for the Cheap and Eco-Friendlynew
It is hard enough to stick to a budget and also make environmentally responsible choices on a normal week. How on Earth can we all manage it during the holiday season? Actually, it is easier than you might think if you follow a few simple guidelines.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
11-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Colorado City Debates Allowing Backyard Hens as Interest in Urban Farming Surgesnew
Although it's legal to keep chickens in the city of Boulder and in many other communities along the Front Range and across the country, you're likely to get a citation if you try it in Longmont. But this might soon change, as the city is scrambling to review and perhaps change its codes in response to citizen demand.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
11-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
University of Arkansas Wants Bottled Water Off Campusnew
But bottled-water executives ready for another bout with the Sustainability Council at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
10-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Project Green Fork Aims to Make Memphis Restaurants More Eco-friendlynew
Project Green Fork will employ a four-pronged approach to greening local restaurants: recycling, composting, energy-efficiency, and sustainable products.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stacey Greenberg |
09-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Where's the Beef Tax?new
Eating meat is like driving a Hummer, but no pol has the guts to push a carbon tax on it.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
In Miami, Bottled Water Gets the Bootnew
As containers and costs mount, tap water is the rule in the city's eateries.
Miami New Times |
Lee Klein |
08-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
If Bottled Water is the Devil, What's a Thirsty Person To Do?new
Mounting evidence suggests bottled water -- between the waste produced by the bottles and the energy consumed to produce and transport it -- is a considerable threat to the environment. Green-minded folks have been trying to find alternatives to plastic bottles, but the alternatives are few -- and raise environmental questions of their own.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Charlotte Jusinski |
08-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Comparing Tap Water to Bottled Waternew
At a recent meeting of the Mount Washington Green Club, members held a blind water tasting to figure out once and for all: Do tap and bottled waters taste differently? The point was to illustrate that buying bottled water is not only costly and environmentally unsound but also pointless, since there's not much difference in flavor.
Baltimore City Paper |
Laura Laing |
05-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Eco-Friendly Ways of Virginia's DelFosse Vineyardsnew
It has long been gospel that Virginia wines will never be organic; the sheer number of bugs and mildews pretty much necessitate spraying. But organic is sooo hippy dippy 1990s anyway; sustainability is what's hot.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
04-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wine Goes Green ... Like Everything Elsenew
The wine industry, after years of doggedly clutching to tradition, slowly came around in the early 1990s but within the last few years has multiplied its efforts. Although a relatively small-scale polluter compared with agri-business, its changes -- from power to packaging to pesticides -- are helping to make my purchases guilt-free.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
