Welcome to Eat Drink Better: Sustainable Food for a Healthy Lifestyle
When the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, representing more than 90% of Florida’s tomato growers, agreed to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food principles last month, it seemed the workers’ struggles for fair pay and working conditions were nearly over. But there are still some holdouts. On November 15, the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange signed [...]
The daylight hours are short this time of year, and the cure in the UK for that seems to be mulled wine – red wine, served warm, with lots of Christmassy spices – “Christmas in a glass”, if you will. Sadly, I’ve learned that eggnog is no where to be found here, but starting in [...]
Umeboshi paste is great way to add umami to vegan and vegetarian dishes, and can be used to replace anchovies, fish paste, or fish sauce in recipes.
As I think everyone here knows by now, Americans eat a ton of meat, more than we need or than is healthy for us. The Environmental Defense Fund recently put together some simple, clear statistics on this matter as well as a few others and I thought I’d share them here. Check ‘em out (& [...]
The other day, I ran across an amazing tool that looks like it’s going to take a lot of the guesswork out of planting and harvesting my garden: a vegetable diary planner! With food prices on the rise, planting a vegetable garden is a great way to not only ensure that your food is safe [...]
This video, narrated by Kate Winslet, sheds light on the horrific lives of ducks and geese raised for foie gras.
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Hi there! I'm Becky Striepe, a green crafter and vegan foodie living in Atlanta, Georgia with my husband and two cats. My mission is to make eco-friendly crafts and vegan food accessible to anyone who wants to give them a go.
Jennifer Kaplan is the founder of VineCrowd.com and the author of Greening Your Small Business (November 2009, Penguin Group (USA)). She is adjunct faculty in marketing at Goldengate University and is also totally stoked have been named one of The 16 Women You Must Follow on Twitter for Green Business.
Jessi Stafford is a 20-something attempting to be a vegan on a recent graduate's budget. She currently writes for Vegan Mainstream and The Next Great Generation and graduated in 2009 from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Tanya Sitton is an ecovegavore, messy chef, green girl, food revolutionary, and general free-thinkin' rabble-rouser. M.S. in a health profession, with strong interests in biology, health, and nutrition.
Who is Urban Artichoke? I'm Patricia Larenas, a writer and dedicated gardener living in Silicon Valley, doing my part to heal the planet one garden at a time. I recently left my career in the tech sector to dig in the dirt full time- and write about it. My personal blog is urbanartichoke.com.
