Topic: sustainable agriculture

I’m a hybrid. I try to eat as local and organic as possible wherever I am, but I don’t know that anything is an all-or-nothing game. I drive a car and fly on planes, so who am I to criticize? We live in a complex, demanding world, and I try to harness what’s happening instead of railing against what’s not.

Iâ��m a hybrid. I try to eat as local and organic as possible wherever I am, but I donâ��t know that anything is an all-or-nothing game. I drive a car and fly on planes, so who am I to criticize? We live in a complex, demanding world, and I try to harness whatâ��s happening instead of railing against whatâ��s not.

– Chef, author, TV host, and green living expert Renée Loux on how to live and eat in as environmentally conscious a way as possible

Got a guilty liberal conscience, a big appetite, and money to burn? Then check out these 10 new “green-certified” restaurants across the U.S. (via Treehugger)

Summer Reading: Top 10 Books on Our List

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Mark Bittman’s Not a Vegetarian, He’s a Lessmeatarian: Q&A With the Author of “How to Cook Everything”

Mark Bittman writes some of my favorite cookbooks (just ask my Mom, who lugged his five-pound kitchen bible, How to Cook Everything, all the way from Seattle to Prague so that I could make his mac n’ cheese, muffins, and … More »

New Roots for Refugees – Farming Empowers Women

New Roots for Refugees â�� Farming Empowers Women

Asian and African female refugees arriving in the U.S. usually have pretty limited options in the working world, as culture shock and language barriers make adjusting to their new home incredibly difficult. But there’s one skill common among refugee women … More »

Karen Coates of Rambling Spoon on Health: The World’s Best Food Bloggers Answer Our Q&A

Remember our Best Food Bloggers on Health series? Well, we got in touch with Karen Coates of The Rambling Spoon to give you another taste of what the best food bloggers are doing to keep up their health while they … More »