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vegetables

Best Water Saver Ever: Say Hola to the Olla

by Kevin McCann 04.01.2010

Why it matters:
Because if you’re like me, keeping your plants properly watered is about as simple as designing and building an intergalactic starfighter… Oh, and it saves gallons and gallons of water.
Recap:
Some radical advancements in technology turn out to be… [...]

How Local is Your Local?

by Kevin McCann 03.04.2010

Why it matters:
Finally, a way to get the nitty-gritty on your “food environment”.
Recap:
Planet Green is getting the word out, as part of the Obama administration’s Let’s Move program, the USDA has released its “Food Environment Atlas”.
The Yellow Pages this is [...]

Whole Foods: Uncertified Organic?

by Kevin McCann 02.23.2010

Why it matters:
Because if Whole Foods is selling products carrying a “certified organic” label, those products should be certified organic.
Recap:
According to Washington D.C.’s ABC affiliate WJLA, Whole Foods may have some ’splainin’ to do.
The expose is just another in a [...]

In Defense of Food

by Argam DerHartunian 10.16.2009

The Conscious Foodie

by Jennifer Morone 05.09.2009

Why it matters:
Our choices concerning how we eat and what we eat play a crucial role on our impacts on the environment.
Recap:
The more we understand and are conscious of our food system, where our food comes from, how it was [...]

Grow Your Own Fruits, Herbs and Vegetables

by Wyatt Shev 05.07.2009

Why it matters:
Mass-produced, store-bought fruits, herbs and vegetables often contain pollutants and can lack certain essential nutrients.
Recap:
Commercially-grown produce is often subject to questionable practices, with harmful pesticides and forced-growth methods resulting in bland produce with low nutritional value. And with [...]