May 2009

Fresh & Local Radio Show Keeps it "Home Grown"

Posted in Local Food, Organic Food, Sustainable, Twin Cities on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 3:16pm by lee -

freshandlocalEvery Saturday at 8:00 am, the Central Minnesota Vegetable Growers Association presents Fresh & Local, a fun, local MN food show on AM950.

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Fast Food Makes You Stupid

Posted in Local Food, Organic Food, Sustainable on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 9:24am by lee -

[caption id="attachment_1980" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Are our kids lovin' it?"]Are our kids lovin' it?[/caption] Great recent post by Jill Richardson in La Vida Locavore entitled Fast Food Makes You Stupid (Yet We Serve It In Our Schools). Here's an excerpt: [A recent study found that] children scored between 58 and 181 points in the reading tests, gaining an average score of 141.5.

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What's in This Week's Farmshare (CSA) Box?

Posted in on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 3:25am by fivefivefour -

The weeks go so fast! I’ve barely finished last week’s box of goodies from Harmony Valley Farm’s CSA, and it’s Thursday again! To be honest, I do occasionally get a small sense of panic. I don’t want to waste any of the amazing foods I’m getting, especially when I consider the work our local farmers have done to produce all this sustainable, organic food - and get it to the city. Sometimes an embarrassment of riches can feel, well, embarrassing. For recipes and advice, I’ve been following another great blog called Green your Plate, chronicling Amy P’s experience with her Harmony Valley Farm’s CSA bounty - it’s worth checking out.

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What's in This Week's Farmshare (CSA) Box?

Posted in Local Food on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 1:19pm by lee -

csa111The weeks go so fast! I've barely finished last week's box of goodies from Harmony Valley Farm's CSA, and it's Thursday again! To be honest, I do occasionally get a small sense of panic. I don't want to waste any of the amazing foods I'm getting, especially when I consider the work our local farmers have done to produce all this sustainable, organic food - and get it to the city. Sometimes an embarrassment of riches can feel, well, embarrassing.

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Deconstructing a Pig on Heavy Table

Posted in Local Food, Sustainable, Twin Cities on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 12:34pm by lee -

pigExcellent Heavy Table post by Becca Dilley today - with fantastic pictures - detailing the "deconstruction" of a local pig from Hidden Stream Farm, located in Elgin, MN. Chefs Scott Pampuch from Corner Table and Chris Olson from Paired do the work, which is documented in somewhat gory detail.

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WSU To Restore Common Reading Program!

Posted in Local Food, Organic Food, Sustainable on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 11:41am by lee -

It's so nice to see that sometimes a little bit of activism works. Shortly after posting last night's blog In Defense of Michael Pollan, I received this (form) letter from Elson S. Floyd, President of WSU. Nice job! Here's the letter: Thank you for writing to express your concerns.

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Food Democracy Now: In Defense of Michael Pollan

Posted in Local Food, Organic Food, Sustainable on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 1:48am by lee -

fooddemocracynow1 This is from the site Food Democracy Now, via my friend Shari (thanks Shari!): Last week, Washington State University announced that it was pulling Michael Pollan’s best-selling book The Omnivore’s Dilemma from its required Common Reading Program for all incoming freshman due to pressure from corporate agribusiness. This type of censorship cannot stand! In March of this yea

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Where Does Riverbend Farm's Food Go?

Posted in Local Food, Organic Food, Sustainable, Twin Cities on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 3:39pm by lee -

This 90 second video features Danny Schwartzman from Common Roots and Greg Reynolds from Riverbend Farm discussing where the food produced on the farm goes, and a bit about CSA programs, and who certifies food organic in Minnesota. Filmed on May 24, 2009 at Riverbend Farm.

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Will Allen Named One of Fast Company's Most Creative People

Posted in Local Food, Sustainable on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 10:30am by lee -

will-allenUrban farming legend Will Allen is everywhere these days. In 2008 he won a MacArthur Grant. Just a few weeks ago, he was presented with an Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) Growing Green Award.

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Simple, Good, and Tasty Featured in City Pages Hot Dish

Posted in Twin Cities, Sustainable, Local Food on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 4:03pm by lee -

hotdish In case you missed it when it was posted last Friday, 5/22, Simple, Good, and Tasty was featured in Rachel Hutton's terrific City Pages Hot Dish blog.

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