Ten ways to get kids to eat their veggies
Start calling Brussels sprouts "hero buttons" and your kids may decide they're OK. As a parent, you might look at the government's new nutrition icon and think, "Really?" The...
Many ways food can get tainted from farm to fork
On the path from farm-to-fork, there are many ways that foods can pick up nasty germs like the E. coli bug sickening more than 1,600 people across Europe. But there are steps consumers can take to avoid getting...
10 Foods To Always Buy Organic
With so much buzz and research about the benefits of eating organic and avoiding harmful pesticides, the cost in buying organic and pesticide-free produce and foods can take a toll on your budget. While there a...
Question of the Day: Do You Buy Organic?
There are stores devoted to natural and organic foods, entire sections in your local supermarkets. There are many reasons to go organic - among them, no growth hormones or antibiotics, no chemicals and supporti...
Organic Agriculture Defies Global Recession
Despite the crippling effects of the recent economic slowdown on many industries, organic agriculture more than sustained itself - it actually grew. In 2009, 37.2 million hectares worldwide were farmed organic...
New sustainable food TV show has its roots in Berkeley
By Liza Mock In November of 2008 three friends — food journalist Stett Holbrook, producer Brian Greene and producer and photographer Greg Roden, who lives and works in Berkeley — met for dinner at a...
Plate icon to guide Americans to healthier eating
The food pyramid has been dismantled in favor of a simple plate icon that urges Americans to eat a more plant-based diet. One half of your plate should be filled with fruits and vegetables, with whole grains a...
Natural and Organic Products Industry Sales Hit $81 Billion
The natural and organic products industry joins the rebound list with 7 percent growth By Penton Media Inc. BOULDER, Colo., June 1, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine's 2010 Marke...
Go organic on the cheap
An organic lifestyle could not only save your health, it should save your wealth, too. That thinking led one Black Hills merchant to stock his shelves with affordable organic items. “Organic food should...
The Sustainable Pastry Chef Gets Cooking
by Meaghan Morelli Chef Robyn Eads, founder of Peace Tree Desserts, calls herself The Sustainable Pastry Chef, because of her dedication to locally sourced, responsibly produced foods. From the product to the p...