Liquid Gold from the Land Down Under: Yellingbo Ships Recyclable Cask-Fulls of Goodness Right to Your Door

January 15, 2009 By
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Question: What does organic olive oil, the environment, love songs, Tsunami relief and adventures on the high seas all have in common? Answer: One extraordinary man. And his name is Jeremy Meltzer, philanthropist-adventurer-musician turned entrepreneur-olive farmer who found passion, purpose and prosperity in a 100% recyclable cask of extra virgin olive oil. So, when Divya [...]

Back to Earth Organic Catering

January 14, 2009 By
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Back to Earth Organic Catering is an awesome option for those of you that inhabit the Bay Area, and an excellent case study for city caterers looking to go local and organic. They are an admirable example of what every eco event planner is looking for. Back to Earth’s ultimate evolving vision is to“build the [...]

Vegging Out: Easy Meat Substitutes for Optimal Health

January 12, 2009 By
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Chicago’s health commissioner recently urged Windy City denizens to give up meat for the entire month of January, in a bid to improve locals’ health. Getting residents of Chicago—a city famed for its sausages—to go vegetarian for a month, or even a week, may seem like a tall order. Heck, I’m a vegetarian-leaning omnivore and [...]

Feeding America

January 12, 2009 By
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Recently, talking about the food crisis globally on our sister site Feel Good Style, I also thought about these same issues domestically, here in the United States, and rediscovered Feeding America (previously known as Second Harvest). Feeding America is a national supporter of local food-banks and kitchens, and they do all this through the use [...]

At Expense of Carbon Footprint, Avocados Could Get Cheaper

January 11, 2009 By

The United States has lifted an eight-year ban on the importation of Hass avocados from Peru, a move which Californian farmers dread as it is expected to decrease the value of their crop anywhere from 1 to 6 percent — a big loss for the already-ailing $250 million industry. But how does such a move [...]

Exploring Raw Food: Juices and Smoothies

January 9, 2009 By
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This year, one of my new year’s resolutions was to eat more raw and living foods. I recently started attending a monthly raw food potluck and have been inspired by all the delicious recipes and information. I have learned that eating uncooked plant foods is healthy for several reasons: raw fruits and veggies contain lots [...]

Have Your Health and Eat Your Cake, Too: Nutritionist Jodi Greebel Teaches You How to Splurge Responsibly

January 7, 2009 By
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For me, eating ‘healthy’ used to mean one stick of butter instead of two.  But for the sake of my arteries (and wardrobe!), I decided to ditch fatty foods in favor of an all-natural diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and any other low calorie, high protein substance that typically had a distinct flavor, resembling cardboard. [...]

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