Growers and Grocers

I love entertaining, and if I can incorporate “going green” along with it, even better.  I’m a little late to the party on this one, since it was published in 2006, but it still ranks as a cool find in my book.  Danny Seo, a popular environmental activist and columnist for Country Home magazine, recently […]

Lynda Fassa, an ex-model and mom, started the organic clothing company, Green Babies, nearly fourteen years ago.  Still embracing the green movement full-force, she recently added author to her resume with her new book, Green Babies, Sage Moms.  In a recent issue of People magazine, she gave a few of her favorite tips on bringing […]

Earth Day was only a few weeks ago, but there are still heaps of suggestions on little things we can do here and there to do our part. The book, 1,001 Ways to Save the Earth, is a great example of new earth-friendly habits that are very easy to implement, but that reap big […]

I had a bit of trouble obtaining a copy of Eat Here: Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket, by Brian Halweil. First, I checked my local library. Then I checked the local Barnes & Noble, who drove off all of the independent booksellers in my hometown a while ago. Then the not-so-local Borders. Finally, I […]

Hopefully, you’ve already read Sara Maamouri’s review over on Fit Fare of Grub by Anna Lappé and Bryant Terry.
When our copy of Grub arrived in the post, I thought Denise had ordered another cookbook. The subtitle intrigued me: “ideas for an urban organic kitchen.” So I picked up the book and was surprised to see […]

When I visited the Buckeye Highlands farm of Max and Mary VanBuren a month or so ago, it was the first time I stopped and thought about where the food that I cook comes from. Like most Americans, I think about food production hardly at all, unless I find that my local mega-mart is […]

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Do you lie awake at night wondering where your food comes from? Do you toss and turn over the real meaning of organic, or whether your meat eats grass or grain? Are you easily distracted by the idea that the US government pays farmers to grow corn that nobody needs? […]

What to Eat - An Aisle by Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating by Marion Nestle

The supermarket can be an intimidating place if you’re trying to eat healthy. Figuring out good food choices can require an advanced education in math, science and possibly even advertising. It’s enough to send one running to […]

The Way We Eat – Why Our Food Choices Matter by Jim Mason and Peter Singer
I generally have two concerns with any book about food ethics. First and foremost, that the authors are inadvertently “preaching to the choir”; that is, unless you are already interested or concerned about where your food comes from, you’re unlikely […]