Artificial bovine growth hormone — rBGH. Partially hydrogenated. Monosaturated fat. Low fat. Reduced fat. As if label deciphering wasn’t already difficult, we’re now facing down...
This Thanksgiving, try a few new dishes to mix into your favorite traditional fare and you will be sure to please all your guests. The staple centerpiece of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is the...
Sweet Pea Gardens is an organic herbal tea farm run by Shelley Ruhlen, located in Eureka, California. Sweet Pea Gardens is a wonderful example of a small, value-added, farm business. From growing, to...
It’s a wonder Hollywood hasn’t optioned the story of how Myra and Drew Goodman met and built their hugely successful Earthbound Farm. Growing up as New York City kids and deciding to wing it as small...
Mulch to a garden is like bugs to a chicken or grass to a cow, it keeps the garden happy and healthy with nutrients, plus holds moisture in the soil. But mulch and compost can be pricey if you try...
by Dr. Leisa-Marie Grgula D.C. Ingredients: 1/2 pound broccoli florets OR ½ of a 1 pound bag frozen organic broccoli florets 2 garlic cloves, peeled, green shoots removed 2T toasted pine nuts or any...
by Clare Ellis Craig and Tara Smith bought a farm in Petalumashortly after they read Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and were blown away. “That’s a dangerous book,” says Craig. Once...
By Clare Ellis You’ve probably been there – that moment at the end of a film that has just exposed some terrible wrongdoing. You’re emotionally pumped, full of outrage, and ready to do something...
By Clare Ellis How did one small goat farm in Pescadero, California manage to collect almost 12,000 “likes” on its Facebook page? “It just kind of happened,” says Adriana Serrano, who works Harley...
Ah, yes. It’s that time of year again and soon enough the scent of pecans will be filling the house. Having grown up, and now lived in Georgia my whole life, pecans have always been a big part of my...