How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food by Ben Hewitt, rodale books (2010), $24.99
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A Chemical Reaction, a film that tackles the dangers of yard pesticides, makes its main point very early: These products are designed to kill living things, so why are we so surprised when they make humans—who also happen to be living things—sick?
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The Adam and Eve debacle notwithstanding, I never thought that eating fresh local fruit could be so controversial. I also assumed that, with seasonal farmers’ markets sprouting up all over Philadelphia, it couldn’t be that much work to bring one to my suburban neighborhood.
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Last week, I slowly but surely packed up my life and moved it across the city. Conclusion: moving is hard. And I’m sure most can agree that in times of transition tasks like disassembling the queen-size bed become top-priority, while things like recycling can fall to the wayside. Usually this is a result of busyness,
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Yup, people are still talking a lot about raw milk, especially in light of Wisconsin Governor James Doyle’s surprise veto of a bill that would have allowed the state’s dairy farmers to sell it directly from their farms. Michael Feldman took up the issue on the New York Times‘ Op-Ed Page: Things loosened considerably over the
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So, it's Philly Beer Week (obvs), and after a post-work game plan discussion with a coworker (Doobies for Flying Fish and then Bells in West Philly perhaps?), I jumped on the internet to cruise for blog worthy items. That's when I see this: "The Death of Beer?"
So, sales of Bud and Miller are down. People
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Keswick's Vermeer
UPDATE: From Paul Lawler: "Thanks for posting about Keswick Creamery/Carrock Farm but the situation has changed.
Cheesemaker Melanie Dietrich Cochran emailed me last night to tell me to stop spreading the news. The family's lawyer realized that due to new changes in SEC law their Cheddar Notes scheme is illegal. So please pull the posts
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Just this morning, Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) announced that it has received a $5,000 grant from the Finish Line Youth Foundation. The grant will help provide scholarships for youth attending NBW's Bike Camp 2010, allowing NBW to further its mission of providing opportunities for youth through bicycling. This is the second year the foundation has supported
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Meritage, the recently updated restaurant at 20th and Lombard (across the street from Pub & Kitchen) is launching “Vegan Tuesdays.” Every week for $35, Executive Chef Anne Coll will serve up a four-course tasting menu of vegan goodies. Here’s a sample menu: Amuse Bouche:Vegetable tartlette with star anise tomato chutney First course: Heirloom tomato salad with cucumber granita,
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File this under “Awesome.” The California State Assembly has voted to ban plastic bags at grocery stores: The hottest debate Wednesday was in the state Assembly, which voted 41 to 27 to pass a bill that would ban single-use plastic grocery bags — the first of its kind in the nation, according to lawmakers and
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