fair trade

Simple, Good, and Tasty Launches Book Club with Mississippi Market Co-op

Posted in Twin Cities, Books, Activities on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 1:26pm by lee -

We're excited to announce the launch of a brand new club in town - ours! Simple, Good, and Tasty - in partnership with the good folks at Mississippi Market Co-op in St. Paul, MN - is launching a book club focused on local, organic, sustainable, fair trade, healthy food books (we can think of about a thousand to start). We think a book club and discussion is a fantastic way to engage the community and get people talking about food in our families, our culture, our homes, and our markets.

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This Wednesday: Buy Fair-Trade Holiday Gifts and Benefit Land Stewardship Project

Posted in Uncategorized, Twin Cities, Sustainable, Organic Food, Midwest, Local Food on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 4:47am by Shari Danielson -

 I don't know about you, but I've suddenly realized, with a panic, how few shopping days are left before the December gift-giving holidays are here.

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This Halloween, Beware of "Tainted" Chocolate

Posted in Organic Food, Specialty Food, Sustainable, Twin Cities on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:59am by Shari Danielson -

This Saturday night, as you give candy to the little ghosts, witches, pirates and princesses who've come to your door yelling “trick or treat,” you may get something in return: A piece of chocolate. And an education.

This Halloween, thousands of children across the country will be “Reverse Trick-or-Treating” to tell grown-ups the ugly truth about the chocolate industry. To do so, they will distribute chocolate samples that are Fair Trade Certified and will be accompanied by cards that say this:

Thank you for the candy that you are generously sharing tonight.

Like Halloween, chocolate should be a source of joy for all children, including those in countries where cocoa is grown. Unfortunately, that is not the case today.

Why?

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Chipotle Restaurant Supports Florida Tomato Pickers

Posted in Sustainable, Restaurants, Local Food on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 12:13pm by lee -

I've long been a fan of meeting people where they are. It's a strategy that offers a nice complement to "hitting them over the head," and is often perceived as more agreeable than "bowling them over with the hard truth." I'm not saying those techniques don't have a place - it's hard to care about real food (or anything!) and not get angry about it once in a while. Still, one must acknowledge that fast food isn't going away anytime soon, and - as a result - those who produce it in a mindful way can do the world some good. Which brings me to Chipotle.

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Lenny Russo: Why There's No Such Thing as Cheap Food

Posted in Local Food, Organic Food, Restaurants, Sustainable on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 4:48pm by lee -

Lenny Russo photo by Kate SommersLenny Russo photo by Kate SommersLenny Russo has been considered one of the top chefs in the Twin Cities for more than a decade. He’s served as Executive Chef at W.A. Frost; General Manager/Chef at the New French Café; Food and Beverage Director/Chef at the Loring Café; and Executive Chef at Faegre's. In 2006, four years after he and his wife Mega had opened Heartland Restaurant in St. Paul, Chef Russo was contracted by Bon Appétit Management Company to helm the kitchens of the restaurants in the new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, including Cue—a post he left in 2007.

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