March 2009 | Simple, Good and Tasty, page 5

Slow Food Shifts Towards Social Activism

Posted in Out & About on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 11:17am by lee -

Great, pertinent article on slow food in today's Oregonian, specifically related to how the mission of Slow Food International is changing to better meet the needs of its members and of its times). Here's an excerpt:

The Quick Story About Slow Food

Posted in Out & About on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 6:41am by lee -

According to Slow Food USA:

Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.

Healthy Eating/Living with Brenda Langton

Posted in Health on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 10:03am by lee -

Twin Cities' own good, local, sustainable, vegetarian-friendly food restaurateur Brenda Langton will be hosting a 3 session class on Health Living and Healthy Eating. Here are the details:

Dates: March 10, 17, and 24 Time: 6 - 9 pm Cost: $225 includes 3 classes, food, and The Cafe Brenda Cookbook Contact/more information: 952-933-4428

You can find more information at Live Green Twin Cities.

Mix My Granola

Posted in Out & About on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 6:11am by lee -

Michael Pollan Featured on Authors@Google (2008)

Posted in Books & Media on Sun, 03/08/2009 - 6:18pm by lee -

This video is not new - in fact, it's just over a year old. Still, if you haven't had a chance to see Michael Pollan speak, this video provides almost 60 minutes of the author discussing "In Defense of Food", why it was written, the value of local and sustainable food, nutrients, and all sorts of other things. He's a great, compelling speaker, as you might have guessed. And his material is as compelling as he is.

Great Article on Locally Produced Meat

Posted in Out & About on Sun, 03/08/2009 - 1:50pm by lee -

citizen-times From Asheville's Citizen Times today comes a terrific article on the benefits of knowing where your food comes from as well as the cost of buying locally. Here's a quote:

“People are so disconnected from farms nowadays that they desperately want a relationship with a farm,” said Jamie Ager, who with his wife, Amy, runs Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview, where their meat operations have enjoyed annual growth rates of about 20 percent since they started eight years ago. “It's almost like an innate thing — you need to have this relationship with the land, and we help provide that relationship.”

Sustainable Sourcing and Himalasalt

Posted in Out & About on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 4:37pm by lee -

Found this cool Himalasalt website the other day, all about Sustainable Sourcing and a cleverly named product called Himalasalt, described on the site like this:

HimalaSalt™ is the Purest Salt on Earth™. While there are many pink Himalayan sea salts on the market, HimalaSalt™ is the only Ethically Sourced, Artisan Made Himalayan Pink Sea Salt that is Kosher Certified, Green-e Certified (made by 100% renewable wind and solar energy), sustainably packaged, with 5% of profits going to the environment and back to the source community.

Fair Food Fight

Posted in Books & Media on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 3:10pm by lee -

I'm just checking out - and totally loving - the site Fair Food Fight. The whole site is designed like a circus featuring a three ring wrestling match. Here's what it says on their Why We Fight page:

Choose Grass Fed!

Posted in Books & Media on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 8:05am by lee -

Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau gives us yet another good reason to eat grass fed meat in this week's blog. Here's an excerpt:

Blogging About the Corner Table Blog

Posted in News & Views on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 7:04am by lee -

Corner Table is consistently rated one of the top restaurants in Minneapolis. Nestled in a mostly non-descript corner in South Minneapolis (save for Anodyne Coffee Shop, and Roadrunner Records), Corner Table (43rd and Nicollet, 612.823.0011) has served delicious food made from local and sustainable ingredients since 2004.