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Tag: California
Planting Justice Brings Fresh Food, Jobs To Oakland
Planting justice is empowering one Oakland neighborhood to produce its own, fresh food. And creating jobs while they’re at it.
Drought-Stricken Fort Bragg Requires Disposable Dishes in Restaurants
The city of Fort Bragg, California has had an interesting response to the severe drought they’re experiencing: they’ve ordered restaurants to switch to disposable dishware.
Is there lead in your chocolate?
You might expect to see cocoa, sugar, cream, and even soy in your chocolate…but lead?!
Sebastopol, CA: MacPhail Family Wine Tasting Lounge @ The Barlow
Looking for somewhere fun to visit in Northern California? The MacPhail Family Wines Tasting Room at The Barlow in Sebastopol is both a delicious and eco stop on your wine tasting travels.
Election Results: GMO Labeling in Oregon and Colorado
Final election results are still coming in, but as of right now, it doesn’t look like GMO labeling is going to pass in Oregon or in Colorado.
Task Force to Identify Farmers Market Fraud in California
We trust farmers markets to be the anti-supermarket. There are no unflattering fluorescent lights, loud disorienting music, those confusing price tags or dizzying endcaps. But what if farmers market stalls were just going to the supermarket for you—and bringing those store-bought items to their stalls? It’s happening in California, and the state is cracking down.
California’s Neighborhood Food Act is in Effect
Want to turn your front yard into a radish garden? Or how about making that empty lot you own into a pumpkin patch? If you live in California, the recently [ … ]
Napa Earthquake Relief: #quakecuvee Wine
Napa Valley in California sustained a 6.1 magnitude earthquake two weeks ago. What can you do to help with Napa earthquake relief? Buy wine. Although most folks are safe after [ … ]
Thirsty Thursday: Hopscotch’s Tin Lizzy Summer Cocktail Recipe
This summer cocktail recipe from Hopscotch Restaurant & Bar in Oakland, CA is a crowd pleaser and makes great use of what’s fresh in season at the farmer’s market right now.
Remember that Sriracha shortage? Here’s an update!
Hot sauce lovers have been hoarding bottles, afraid that a Sriracha shortage was just around the corner. Here’s why, plus the latest in the Sriracha saga.
Nearly Nine Million Pounds of Beef Recalled
Nearly nine million pounds of beef have been recalled. Rancho Feeding Corporation of Petaluma, California has recalled about 8,742,700 pounds of beef, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
URGENT: California Plastic Bag Ban Vote Next Week
Speak out now to help win a California statewide plastic bag ban. I just received an urgent email from a guy named Nathan Weaver, who calls himself an ‘Oceans Advocate’ [ … ]