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Posts tagged “organic”

Straus Family Creamery
Sonoma County, CA

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...

The Cheesemonger: Calling All Questions!

We've heard it all, so don't be shy. We're taking any burning questions you may have for our resident cheesemonger and will start answering them in the following weeks, every Tuesday. Just leave your ...

Survey: Have You Ever Toured a Farm?

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...

The Cheesemonger: Is Grass-Fed Best?

This week in cheese, in honor of our garden month, we're exploring the backyard diet of the ruminants that make the cheese we love. What exactly does grass-fed mean? And if a product is made from gras...

Organic Cheese: Friend or Foe?

With Earth Day upon us, we find it only appropriate to devote this week's Cheesemonger contribution to one of the fastest growing sectors of the food industry and how it relates to cheese. What is org...

Hot or Not? Organic Batter Blaster

As we've said before, we're not too keen on overly-processed foods, and we have a stubborn resistance to cake mixes, but there are sometimes exceptions. We're curious to know what you think of the Or...

Online Sources for Sustainable Easter Ham

With Easter coming up, we've started thinking about where to buy Easter ham from sustainable-raised pigs. We did some research and found several farms that raise their pigs without hormones or drugs,...

Urban Agriculture: Raising Chickens in New York City

We've missed the lectures that Owen Taylor, city farms training and livestock coordinator at Just Food, has been giving about raising chickens in NYC. Twice, actually. But we had to know more about th...

San Francisco Home Produce Delivery: Westside Organics

Every so often, we're too tired to go to the market. But, we still want to eat healthy! Salvation comes in the form of Westside Organics, one of the many home produce delivery companies in San Franc...

How To Grow Your Own Alfalfa Sprouts: Part Two

We feel like proud parents. We watered, swished, rinsed, and nurtured our little alfalfa seeds, and look how grown up they are! At only 6 days old, no less......

Store Review: The Park Slope Food Coop

When it comes to the Park Slope Food Coop, unbelievers are everywhere. They say that there are too many rules, which are too stridently enforced. They complain about crowded aisles and long lines. The...

How To Grow Your Own Alfalfa Sprouts: Part One

News of alfalfa sprout recalls prompted us to call our mother. Why? Because when we were in kindergarten, she came and taught everyone how to grow their own sprouts in a jar. It seems like a good idea...

Equal Exchange: Online

What if you could buy all the organic goods you loved in one spot, and you knew the profits were going to a good cause? Welcome to Equal Exchange, one of our favorite web shops. Organic coffee, tea,...

NYC: Organic Cranberries Debut at Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket

Can the canned cranberries, Brooklyn. We discovered a couple from DeNike Bogs in Plymouth, MA selling organic cranberries at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket last weekend. We heard some people waxing...