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 was watching Gordon Ramsey’s F Word the other day when I was again reminded of a sad fact.  According to Ramsey, one out of three children don’t know where French fries come from.  In America, when asked where food comes from, a sizeable percentage of children answer “the supermarket” or “the store.”
As a food […]

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Although picnic season is several months away, I’ve been eying a display in my local grocery store of Bambu picnic utensils.  So far I haven’t caved in and bought them, but they were so cute I had to look into them.  I’d seen something similar featured in an Australian cooking magazine, and was intrigued, so […]

Last Friday night I found myself literally stuck in the middle of one of those conversations most people never want to be stuck in the middle of.
While waiting for a concert to begin, I introduced two of my friends, one who has spent time in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - my husband’s homeplace and one of […]

What may have been a joke years ago just might end up becoming a reality. A group of scientists from the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in College Station joined forces with NASA for a “Salad Bowl” project. I kid you not.
The researchers have successfully grown wheat and lettuce in low-pressure chambers that are […]

Originally posted on Cook Smarter by Al Rosas.
Tips For Cooking Grass Fed Meats
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 […]

Budget Travel Magazine’s Trendspotting column recently featured news on what’s in store for travelers’ diets this year. Sean O’Neill reports that “[a] slew of hotels, cruise ships, and theme parks are banning trans fats–partially hydrogenated oils believed to escalate the risk of heart attacks and strokes–from their restaurants.” Disney was one of the […]

What’s really going on?   Just about everyone has something to say about how “mature” our children are.   They’ve never been older at a younger age.  Along with that comes a whole host of new psychosocial problems that face our Nation’s children.  Too much sexual attention too soon, problems adjusting, problems in school, body image issues […]

One of our very hard working writers has taken the time to make live links for all our FBA nominees to make your voting much easier. I realize that the absence of hyperlinks has been an issue with the polls, but I was not able to find a poll that provided the IP blocking security […]

The AP reports that a refrigerated trailer with $50,000 pounds worth of broccoli was recently stolen from the Chicago suburb of Villa Park.  The trailer is 48 feet long and was parked in a rented parking space when it was stolen some time between Sunday and Tuesday morning. 
The detective in charge of the case, also […]