Grow Your Own: Self Sufficiency for Everyone
... We love homegrown. Why? Because we know where it comes from. As we often repeat, CONSIDER THE SOURCE.Well, today it was announced that an organic food garden will be planted on the White House grounds, with the food to be eaten by the Obamas and served at official events. Not only annuals (tomatoes, lettuce, etc.) but also blueberry & raspberry bushes and rhubarb - plants that keep on giving). Very cool.We think everyone should grow their own, no matter how small a part of ...
The Organic Connection (For What it’s Worth)
An article in today's New York Times raises a question lots of folks have especially as they are trying to spread their diminishing food budget among growing expenses -- is organic better? The points raised address issues such as inspections and what the USDA Organic seal does and doesn't mean and how private organic certifications entities intersect with issues like food safety and their own continued profits.As we've been explaining for years, just because a food says it's organic doesn't ...
Green Food: More Than Popeye Imagined
We all know that greens are good for us. Popeye had spinach, George Bush the Elder had broccoli (ok, it was his nemesis, but that's another story). Hopefully, most of us who have opened our eyes to the role of food in our lives now eat and enjoy lots of greens in lots of delicious ways (kale and potato soup, spinach with garlic, tatsoi salad, etc).Now, there’s a new type of green – the eco-friendly type – that is all the rage now that the world seems to be unraveling at the seams: ...
