Here’s a simple recipe for a hearty, vegan tomato basil soup.
More Happy Meal Toy Bans on the Way?
December 13, 2010 By
There were plenty of people, I’m sure, who hated the recent decision in San Francisco to ban Happy Meal toys (or, more specifically, toy incentives in fast food meals that don’t meet basic nutritional guidelines). But there were also plenty of supporters, of course, and some of those supporters from different areas of the country [...]
President Obama Signs Into Law the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
December 13, 2010 By
This morning, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law. This bill will improve the nutritional standards of the National School Lunch Program. The USDA will set minimum nutritional standards for foods served in schools and increase the amount of reimbursement for each school lunch served by six cents. This is the first [...]
Whole Foods Market’s Local Producer Loan Program
December 13, 2010 By
Whole Foods Market offers loans to small businesses that meet Whole Foods’ quality standards through their Local Producer Loan Program. Loans range from $1,000 to $100,000.
Sustainable Restaurants: One British Chef Tackles Restaurant Waste
December 13, 2010 By
British chef Aurthur Potts-Dawson runs two sustainable restaurants in the UK: Acorn House and Water House. In the TED Talk below, he talks about how he’s mimimizing waste through alternative power, design, portion control, composting and more.
5 Things to do with those Cranberries
December 10, 2010 By
Food Crisis: World’s Biggest Looming Problem?
December 10, 2010 By
A recent article in NZ Herald News discusses the looming food crisis and how it might become the world’s biggest problem in the decades to come. ”If the world doesn’t act now, it faces a catastrophic global food shortage by mid-century,” Greg Ansley writes. Ansely cites numerous recent studies concerning the degradation of our oceans and potential mass [...]
