Growers and Grocers

I started going green two years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. We started with cleaners and worked our way around to using fewer paper products, greener soaps and shampoos and detergents. But for dishwashing, I have long stuck with my tried-and-true detergent.
But, now I am finally trying to take the steps to […]

I’ve been a devoted Method laundry detergent user for more than three years. Prior to that, I used All Free and Clear for years because it was free of fragrances and dyes that make me itch and give me hives. I changed detergents because Method was more natural and more environmentally friendly. The variety I […]

It’s almost that time. Father’s Day is less than a week away. Scrambling for a gift yet?Well, stop-scrambling and get buying! There are a lot of great options out there for the eco-friendly dad. Over the next three days, I will tell you about some of the coolest, Earth-conscious gifts you can find.
Today, I’m highlighting […]

My daughter is just beginning to eat baby food. So far, it’s Earth’s Best Organic Rice Cereal and First Apples. But ultimately, I would rather be making her baby food with fresh produce.
Therein lies the dilemma: Is it better to make fresh baby food with grocery store produce, since the growing season in the northeast […]

For the past year, I’ve been working on greenifying our lives. Safer cleansers, natural (non-antibacterial) soaps, and less waste. It’s been a tough undertaking — reusable dryer sheets just didn’t do it for us. And the ones we tried - Method - still had waste when all was said and done: the sheets themselves, the […]

Chicago did it earlier this year, horrifying fine dining experts everywhere. Now New York might be getting in, or out as the case may be, of the foie gras game.
I was forwarded an email from Ariane Daguin of D’Artagnan, a fine food purveyor in New Jersey, about a proposal that’s supposedly going to be introduced to the […]

The latest in the recent spate of food recalls is the voluntary recall of pork by an Ohio packing company. According to the Ohio Farm bureau, the Herman Falter Packing Co. of Columbus, Ohio, has recalled 1,178 pounds of pork packaged there because it might contain Listeria monocytogenes.
Specifically this is what is affected by the […]

Just as the FDA has said that spinach is safe again, they are warning consumers to avoid certain Bolthouse Farms carrot juice packages. A similar warning has been issued in Canada. The farms have issued a voluntary recall on the products in the meantime.
The product from Bolthouse Farms of Bakersfield, Calif., was identified by the […]

The principal of supply and demand regulates a lot in the business world from prices to availability of goods. A recent decision by Wal-Mart to carry organic milk under its store brand label at a discounted price is likely to drive organic milk costs down across the board, experts say.
The New York Times reported Saturday […]

When I was in high school, it was the Laundromat. For some kids it was the mall as well. Or the pool hall. For those in my mother’s generation it was the pizza joint. Teens have forever had an evolving sense of where they belonged and translated that into hangout spots like this. In truth, […]