Recent Posts Tagged With 'organic'

• fresh: the film

  Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 16:23 in movies, animals, sustainable, organic, eating, farming, urban agriculture

  If you didn't get your fill from Food, Inc., Fresh looks like it takes the story of sustainable agriculture one step further. Featuring Will Allen (Growing Power), Michael Pollan (the man who needs no introduction), and Joel Salatin (Polyface Farms),...

• the real dirt on farmer john

  Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 15:49 in community, organic, eating, farming, biodynamic

  A farm isn't dreamed of, conceived, and born over night. Sometimes it takes a lifetime, even generations, for a farm to really hit its stride. And a farm cannot survive, cannot thrive, without the community behind it. And sometimes the right communit...

• nyc has 48 hours worth of food

  Posted on Friday July 24th, 2009 at 11:54 in brooklyn, organic, nyc, gardens, eating, farming, urban agriculture

  What would happen if we were cut off from the US food supply chain? A scary prospect, but NYC has become wholly dependent on outside resources for food. But there's a growing trend in this city - urban agriculture. Come support this movement toward f...

• farm to table guest post

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 13:54 in brooklyn, sustainable, organic, nyc, gardens, eating, farming, biking, green roofs

  On Sunday, I visited Rooftop Farms, an amazing (as the name suggests) rooftop farm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Read all about it in this guest post I did on Farm to Table, sustainable food blog and reality show....

• blueberries are in!

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 15:57 in recipes, Local, cooking, organic, eating, seasonal

  I don't usually think of summer as a time to bake. In fact, if you can't take the heat of the oven and end up offsetting it with air conditioning, summer baking can be a pretty wasteful endeavor. But blueberries are in season and I had the craving fo...

• a philly in the white house garden

  Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 10:20 in sports, politics, organic, gardens, eating, farming, Bees

  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 and closing the loop with c...

• get somethin' nice for your mama

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 20:18 in holidays, flowers, organic

  Mother's Day is Sunday, and I'm writing this post to remind myself to send my mama some beautiful flowers from Organic Bouquet.Last time I sent her flowers from Organic Bouquet, she wouldn't stop talking about how beautiful they were. So the fact tha...

• loomstate sale at greenloop

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 09:58 in shopping, fashion, organic, sale

  This Swan's for You!These days, I'm trying to focus on buying less, especially new things. But there are a few things I'll buy new - underwear and Loomstate 100% organic cotton t-shirts. They might be the softest t-shirts I've ever owned.I just got m...

• celebrate earth day with peaceful valley

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 09:17 in shopping, organic, trees

  Attention conscious consumers: Shop at Peaceful Valley between now and April 25th and you'll be doing something good for your health (and the planet). For Earth Day, this eco-friendly e-tailer will plant 10 trees in your honor when you purchase from ...

• spawn of punky

  Posted on Wednesday April 8th, 2009 at 20:59 in kids, fashion, organic

  Remember little Punky Brewster, cute and sassy chica -- snazzy dresser of 80s sitcom fame?Alright, her name is Soleil Moon Frye and I think she's long been past the Punky phase. Anyway, a couple of years ago she launched an online kids' shop stocked...