Our colleagues over at AT:New York already mentioned the great series in today's Home & Garden section of the Times that features young college students and their cheap, creative, and stylish ways...
If you've shopped at Rainbow Grocery or Bi-Rite Market, you've probably seen those glass bottles with the cream-top milk and creamer. Most likely, they came from Straus Family Creamery in Sonoma Coun...
In an era almost bereft of "local" grocery stores, we are so excited that City Feed and Supply has opened up a second location on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain! More details after the jump......
The word "sustainable" can bring up a lot of confusion and anxiety. It seems like every day there's something new to consider or switch to using or avoid altogether. Sustainability coach Deborah Tull ...
For those of you living in or around Ames, Iowa and looking for a CSA, here's one option: Farm to Folk....
We've been talking about clams a lot recently, so we thought we'd take a look at how these mollusks are farmed and what makes them a good seafood choice!...
Keeping up with which kinds of seafood are good choices and which ones are best to avoid can be a challenge. There's lists and websites and iPhone apps to help us out, but we prefer the Celebrate Seaf...
We found this article in the New York Times on the cost of shipping groceries around the world very thought-provoking, and wanted to share it with you. ...
One of our favorite vendors at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market is Marin Sun Farms. Marin Sun is a local family farm in Marin County, California that raises organic, grass-fed cattle, pigs, goat, lamb...
When we think of sustainable seafood, two images tend to come to mind. First, we have seafood that has been sustainably and ecologically caught in the wild, and then we have aquafarms like Kona Blue. ...
We love CSA's because we believe in supporting our local farmers and we love getting fresh produce delivered to us direct from the farmer. Now, those of us in most Bay Area locations can have local m...
Did you know that there's a beekeeper right in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco that produces honey? Well, now you do!...
Reading the New York Times Magazine yesterday, we were struck by the quiet beauty of these photographs by Gareth McConnell. They are all portraits of female farmers in the Northeast, stunning women de...
Starting yesterday, Slow Food Nation has begun stripping up the sod in front of San Francisco's City Hall in preparation of planting a large victory garden. With food prices rising and arable land sh...
We've finally reached dessert in a series of posts about making my wedding a couple of weeks ago. I've already written about the main dishes and the accessorizing of the fish. Even though I knew it wo...
I got married a week ago. Instead of the usual fears -commitment, weather, stepkids' sabotage - I spent the weeks leading up to the event wondering if I was capable of cooking a meal for 50 hungry peo...
Artist Sarah Cihat likes to take old dishes and give them a new life. ...
We love these biodegradable dishes made from 85% bamboo (with some coconut and rice by-products) by artist Tom Dixon. ...
Sustainable seafood? Seasonal ingredients? Cooking demos from top Boston chefs? Yes, please! We recently had the chance to attend the latest of the Celebrate Seafood dinners at the New England Aquar...
Whoa. Have you seen this yet? It's slightly old news, but still very timely. Last January Jamie Oliver invited guests to a dinner with cute centerpieces: baby chicks. He separates the males from the f...
We've heard the cool spring has made for slim pickins early on, so some CSAs have delayed their first delivery. Ours starts next week. So, what are we looking forward to the most?...
Garden-lovers without backyards, go vertical! Such is the cry of a Park Slope resident who recently showed a crowd of New Yorkers (including yours truly) how to start a green roof garden. Since star...
May and Garden Month can be slightly agonizing. All these growing things, but nothing to show for it yet. What can we eat now? Here is a brief list of in-season fruits and vegetables that we enjoy thi...
E-i-e-i-oh my. Last night, Sara Kate and I went to a Gastronomica forum on Faith and Food at the Astor Center. Zaid and Haifa Kurdieh spoke about the challenges of farming while holding to their re...
We asked for gardening questions for kitchen gardening expert Jennifer Bartley. Here's an answer to two of your questions. Susmita asks: I have always had a brown thumb, but I would like to grow so...
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