Ever since Julius Caesar ruled much of the world, the wine business has been huge. In 2009, California alone sold 554 million gallons domestically and abroad. But back when Caesar was toasting his latest military victory they probably weren’t thinking about the ecological effects of a 100 B.C. vintage. By the same token, their vineyards [...]
We are on the heels of the hot sunny summer season – and what with global warming, things are only going to be getting hotter. Let’s face it, you’re going to want something cold to drink – and if you’re anything like me, you’ll go for a beer. Since environmentalists love The Ancient Brew of [...]
March 18, 2010 – 10:07 am
Four Bay Area women — none of whom actually know one another — are building chicken coops in their backyards. They all raise organic produce. Berkeley, California is the capital of locavorism, the church of Alice Waters. Kitchen gardens are as ubiquitous in Berkeley as indoor plumbing. But chickens? Well this means business. All of [...]
November 11, 2009 – 4:32 pm
The Scoop It turns out that eating organic food is a win/win situation. Firstly fruits and vegetables simply taste a whole lot better when they are picked ripe and eaten quickly. Actually buying in season is economical and buying organic products ensures environmentally sound farming practices. As you read, try to imagine: a tomato which [...]
October 22, 2009 – 4:31 pm
I found this list floating around that was just too…unique to pass up. Recommended foods to eat “just once before you die”, or in my words, to serve to your loved on as a once-in-a-lifetime gift. “Just once,” probably because they are unavailable in your local Winn Dixie, America’s supermarket every day, or whatever the [...]
September 12, 2009 – 1:21 pm
They’re called Eel River Brewing and they are the first organic-certified brewery in the United States. While there’s nothing magical about organic beer and it doesn’t taste different from conventionally made good beer, it may push us lazy beer drinkers into the organic frenzy and generate some real economic demand. Eel River began as a [...]
September 7, 2009 – 12:49 am
They are Duane and Chantra Boehm, and they have a small organic farm. For people new to this blog, the term “organic” means farmers avoid pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. Everything they put in, they grow. The farm becomes an inner nature cycle instead of having input form outside sources. Of course, they have to [...]
September 4, 2009 – 2:20 pm
Ever since the Fleischmann Company decided to vacuum pack yeast back around World War II, bakers have been using instant dry yeast for their breads. Vacuum packed yeast allows it to have a shelf life of up to two years, as opposed to what bakers used before, which was wet yeast, and that went bad [...]
August 31, 2009 – 3:44 pm
Backpackers are known to have short budgets on road trips, but this is something new. It’s actually becoming trendy for European backpackers to visit farms on their journey, shovel manure, feed animals, and make butter thanks to Worldwird Opportunities on Organic Farms, a site that networks travelers with organic farms that need volunteers, is a [...]
August 11, 2009 – 2:43 pm
I live in a country where you get about 7 cents for every aluminum can you turn in to the supermarket. It may surprise you that the vast majority of the cans I find on the street are energy drinks. They’re carbonated, caffeinated, juiced up with God knows what, and they taste disgusting. In fact, [...]
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