Growers and Grocers

With summer barbeque season in full swing and everyone eating burgers and hot dogs on a regular basis, I was curious about a new organic ketchup by Wholemato.  This new product is a gourmet organic ketchup.  I just wasn’t sure something sweetened with Agave, which is a natural sweetener, would make me want to switch from […]

In a whirl of muddling and shaking in a Boston Shaker, a barman at The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London taught me to make an iced tea using only fresh mint. 
The arrival of organic black mint at the Union Square Greenmarket provides an experimental update on the recipe. 
With a sublimely refreshing taste, and soothing […]

“You do that one egg thang,” said Carol Ann, in reference to a vendor at the Fredericksburg farmer’s Market (FFM) who came in the first market day with less than a dozen eggs. Carol Ann of Boggy Creek Farm in Austin, Texas, was referring to the idea that the best way to start selling in a […]

If you are looking at a bottle of Pure Heart - Raspberry Revolution from Guayaki, then it’s their latest healthy, invigorating drink offering.  Guayaki is a unique drink company in that the drinks they market are organic, vegan, rainforest grown and fairly traded.  I was intriqued by them because they are so eco-friendly and the drinks […]

Today, Friday, June 20th, the boutique locovore and sustainable restaurant The Green Table, and the West Chelsea biodynamic Appellation Wine and Spirits will host a wine and food pairing.
Located in The Chelsea Market, The Cleaver Company’s Green Table creates exquisite dishes made from locally sourced sustainable and often organic ingredients. For this wine tasting, the […]

Punk Rock Cabinet de la Meridienne, Alison Nelson’s Chocolate Bar – located on the third floor atrium of Bendel’s – is the perfect respite for fair trade organic tea and single origin fair trade truffles.
After an exhibit at MoMA, a visit to the polar bears at the Central Park Zoo, or window shopping at Tiffany’s, […]

One of my tomato plants with silver mulch underneath (photo: author)
If you garden, you no doubt know the wonders of mulch: it moderates soil temperature, conserves water and helps to build the soil. But silver reflective mulch, as opposed to plain old bark or other organic matter, can also repel pests, including thrips and aphids, […]

As the Organic Chef, organic beef farmer, nutritionist and organic consultant, one of the comments that I hear most often is that organics are too expensive. How can anyone afford to feed their family organically? My response is always “You’re not thinking pragmatically”.
There is a solution - the 80% solution. There are ways to feed […]

Did you know that most of the birdseed you find at the grocery and hardware store are covered in chemicals or traces of pesticides? Treat your winged friends right with all-natural birdseed.
Cole’s Wild Bird Feed
Wild Wings
Or if you’d rather make it yourself, The Organic Report suggests the following:
Making your own organic bird feed is […]

I’ve been telling people grass is good for years. As The Organic Chef and an organic grass fed beef farmer, it’s only natural that I’ve heard just about everything a person could tell me about grass fed beef.Here I’ve chosen three “myths” about grass fed beef to debunk:
1) All beef is grass-fed
2) Grass-fed beef is […]