Conscious Living, Food Culture — Thursday, August 19, 2010 0:32
Protein University
Now that’s a Steak: Beef at The Country Cat
Sunday, May 23, 2010 14:26
What do you look for in a steak? Price? Hearty flavor? Quality of life for the cattle and a humane slaughter? A healthy feed profile? Eating isn’t simple anymore, and eating meat isn’t what it used to be. In a world inundated with corn fed, chemically dependant cattle, it is difficult to get a good [...]
Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food
Sunday, May 2, 2010 22:36
Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food. Jamie Oliver has been drawn to the kitchen since he was a child working in his father’s pub-restaurant. He showed not only a precocious culinary talent but [...]
Is it Pork without a Hog?
Thursday, April 29, 2010 22:27
The hog has gone the way of the eggplant, of corn, of wheat: pork will soon be produced by white cloaked scientists in laboratorys far away. Dutch scientists are transforming the stem cells from a hog into edible pork. This meat posesses the consistency of a scallop and is deficient in protein, yet could be used [...]
Abby’s Table-Gluten and Dairy Free
Monday, April 19, 2010 9:10
Abby’s Table Sauces, Dips and Dressings are 100% organic and free of gluten, dairy, soy, casein and refined sugar. Handmade in Portland, Oregon, our products are refrigerated to maintain optimum nutritional integrity. We are proud to announce that our delicious sauces are being sold in the following Portland retail locations:
Is it still meat?
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 19:46
The evolution of agricultural science which lifted off in the 1960′s (well, the process may have started in the forties, but didn’t actually receive the sobriquet “Green Revolution” until sometime in the 1960′s) worked increasingly well: Oregonstate.com grain production increased signifcantly, yet ”global increase in crop yields per” hectare “across 1961 – 1999 were accompanied [...]
Abby’s Table – Food Your Body Loves
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 18:31
Abby’s Table Sauces, Dips and Dressings are 100% organic and free of gluten, dairy, soy, casein and refined sugar. Handmade in Portland, Oregon, our products are refrigerated to maintain optimum nutritional integrity. We are proud to announce that our delicious sauces are being sold in the following Portland retail locations:
The Future of Food
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 13:40
By: Deborah Koons Garcia & the crew at Lily Film The Future of Food, a groundbreaking documentary released in 2004, distills the complex technology and key regulatory, legal, ethical, environmental and consumer issues surrounding the troubling changes happening in the food system today—genetically engineered foods, patenting, and the corporatization of food—into terms the average person can [...]
Monsanto gets a kick in the eggplant
Monday, March 22, 2010 23:14
Recently hundreds of of farmers in India met outisde the auditorium of Bangalore University. They waved placards and chanted praises for the new, genetically modified Aubergine. This was the final public consultation on whether the genetically altered eggplant known as BT Brinjal would be allowed access to India. BT Brinjal is the result of a [...]
Permaculture Strategy: Community Mobilization
Saturday, March 13, 2010 20:26
An introduction to Bright Neighbor. This is a year 3, level 1 home. The event is a rally to organize neighbors for growing and fixing farms outside the city. Permaculture Strategy: Community Mobilization
