Category Archives: Food

Meat Me Halfway – Educating Your Children about the Food Chain

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[Guest post by Susan Black] The decision to eat meat shouldn’t be taken lightly by anybody. Animals being raised and slaughtered for our enjoyment is a process which provokes debate and has resulted in a growing vegetarian movement. Deeply entrenched views cloud the situation and detract from the actual ethical decision, meaning that children often…

Reduce Pesticide Exposure from Produce with the Shopper’s Guide

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We know that we ought to be eating lots of fresh produce as a part of a healthy diet, and we should also be making sure that our kids have access to fresh fruits and vegetables in their daily meals. Our family’s focus is on organically grown produce, to get the most nutritious options available,…

Enter the Father’s Day Grill Giveaway: Two Days Left

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BradsDeals and Sears have teamed up to honor dad with a 2011 Father’s Day Grill Giveaway, but the time to enter is running out, so check it out and enter now to win a grill and accessories worth over $500.

Farmanac: Empowering Better Decisions when Shopping for Produce

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Knowledge is power. The more we know, the better decisions we can make. When it comes to the food we buy and prepare, how do you know which produce is the best choice for you and your family? There is no shortage of checklists and guides available to help steer you in the direction of…

Hank D and the Bee: Share Your Apples

ABC’s–Apples, Bees, Cartoons From Sustainablog: Sustainable Fruit Production: Eliminating “Shrink” From Ecolutionist: Vanishing of the Bees: Documentary Gets to the Bottom of the Growing Honeybee Decline Show ur love for green humor. Tweet “@GreenCartoons, I’m a #hankhead!” and share your favorite Hank D and the Bee cartoon with the twitterverse!

Share Your Story with Stonyfield Farm’s Just Eat Organic! Campaign

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Stonyfield Farm has just launched a year-long “Just Eat Organic!” organic education campaign, with two efforts designed to get people talking about organic: Just Eat Organic, a music video by Stonyfield President & CE-Yo Gary Hirshberg, and Organic Moment, a space on the web for people to share personal stories about what organic means to…

Hank D and the Bee: Hank gets egged

More on Backyard Chickens From Ecolutionist: Free-Range Eggs: What’s the Price for Freedom? From Planet Green: Choosing a Heritage Breed Chicken From NaturalPapa: The first Hank D cartoon with Wendy the Chicken Show the Twitterverse you’re a Hankhead. Say “@GreenCartoons, I’m a #hankhead!” and share your favorite Hank D and the Bee cartoon with the…

Hank D and the Bee: Backyard Chicken

More on backyard chickens From EcoChildsPlay: Sustainable Living: Raising Chicks into Hens From Ecolutionist: The Environmental Sustainablity of Giving Ex-Battery Chickens a New Life From Grit: Backyard Chickens: New Mobile App Helps You Choose the Best Breed From Mother Earth News: Fighting to Keep Backyard Chickens in the City Follow the rest of the Hank…

School Gardens Start with One Parent, One Teacher, One Class

“At Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley, twice per month, 400 children experience cross-disciplinary learning in the garden. It’s school under sky.” The Lunch Love Community Project is an open space documentary project by Helen De Michiel and Sophie Constantinou, produced by 30 Leaves Production, Citizen Film and Media Working Group.

Red, White and Green: The Best Fairtrade and Organic Wines

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Wines come in a subtle spectrum of color and tints, as well as flavors – but that spectrum isn’t simply book-ended by dark rich reds and honey yellows. There’s another dimension to the color of wine these days, one related to its environmental credentials. Green wines have swollen to become a major force in the…

New Equal Exchange Chocolate Bars Review and Coupon Code

Equal Exchange Chocolate

I’m pretty picky about the chocolate I eat – not only does it have to be made with great ingredients, it has to be produced with Fair Trade ingredients, and preferably organic ones. I’ve recently mentioned the link between non Fair Trade cacao and slavery and supporting dictators, and one way to avoid being a…