2011 January

Winter Vegetable Recipe: Refrigerator Pickles

January 12, 2011 By Becky Striepe

These refrigerator pickles keep for about a week in the fridge

Man, I forgot how much I love making refrigerator pickles! Normally, I think of pickling as more of a fall activity – preserving the harvest to eat over the winter – but when I ran across this recipe for pickled carrots, turnips, and peppers, I knew I had to give it a go! I changed [...]

No More Shellfish Due to Global Warming

January 11, 2011 By Heather Carr

There may be no more shellfish due to global warming, a recent study indicates. One effect of global warming is the acidification of the oceans, which reduces the availability of carbonates for immature shellfish to produce their skeletons… Read More About This on EcoScraps Image by bikehikedive, used with Creative Commons license.

Avocados, Guac Style Quiz, and Guac Sweepstakes

January 11, 2011 By Zachary Shahan

I love avocados, as you know. Avocados have been my favorite food for as long as I can remember and, actually, based on the stories my mom has told me about my avocado eating habits as a young one (with plenty of photo evidence), they might have been my favorite my whole life.

Winter Vegetable Recipe: Seasonal Veggie Roast

January 11, 2011 By Peter J Levine

Rutabaga and carrots on a cutting board.

Here’s a great comfort food recipe that’s hearty, healthy and very economical. I started doing this as a side dish for Thanksgiving meals, but with enough veggie diversity, it is a great main dish. Winter is a great time for root vegetables, and the portobello mushrooms give this dish an almost meaty kick.

How Organic Are Your Organics?

January 11, 2011 By Becky Striepe

What do organic standards mean, if organic produce can be sprayed with non-organic pesticides?

Another Useful Garden Planning Tool

January 11, 2011 By Rachel Shulman

Check out this free Seed Calculator to help you with your garden planning.

“Humane” Labeling Coming?

January 10, 2011 By Zachary Shahan

"The artificial insemination of birds raised for meat on factory farms is rough and brutal."

Animal welfare is a very important issue for most Americans, but it is definitely not a concern for the factory farmers “raising” most of our farm animals these days. Is a “humane” labeling reform on the way to help people choose better meat and animal product options?