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Eating Close to the Ground at The Splendid Table

By Ang Jordan | Published: September 14, 2011
I was checking out the redesigned Splendid Table site and liked the featured Eating Close to the Ground page, a collection of vegetarian recipes “to inspire you to eat in a more wholesome and earth-attuned way.” Some examples: Oven-Steamed Herbed Carrot and Leek Chunks; Kashmiri-Style Collard Greens; and Slow-Roasted Bell Pepper with Red Lentils.
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Tips & Tricks from the $5 Challenge

By Ang Jordan | Published: September 13, 2011
Check out the tips and tricks for healthy eating on the cheap submitted by readers in response to Slow Food USA’s $5 Challenge. There are many recipes, including these promising looking ones: Four recipes that serve eight (with leftovers) for $5 a person. I also like this post on Intention, Portion, and Commitment.
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Daniel Goleman on Bill Moyers Journal

By Ang Jordan | Published: January 2, 2010
At the Bill Moyers Journal site you can watch video or read a transcript of his interview with Daniel Goleman, psychologist, science journalist, and best-selling author. They discuss his 2009 book Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. Also mentioned, the Good Guide web site and how it [...]
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Ten Web Sites That Will Help You Eat with Greater Awareness

By Ang Jordan | Published: October 10, 2009
From Culinate comes this handy list of sustainable food resources online where you can learn more about your food. Included are many that I read and reference regularly, and some I’ll be adding to the rolls. Here’s the list only (the article explains what resources you can find, and gives some additional links): The American [...]
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Eating Alabama EP

By Ang Jordan | Published: August 17, 2008
I’m happy to see that the folks up north have extended their “Eating Alabama”:http://www.eatingalabama.org/ project for two more months, for a total of six. They were originally planning on April through July, but Andrew Grace writes: “We haven’t eaten enough food from our great state. We haven’t visited enough farms. We haven’t talked to enough [...]
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Farmer Connect, a New Service from Alabama’s Farmers Market Authority

By Ang Jordan | Published: June 15, 2008
The “Alabama Farmers Market Authority”:http://www.fma.alabama.gov/ is excited to announce a new web-based program connecting farmers with local chefs, restaurants, other farmers and/or other potential consumers wanting Alabama grown produce. The new program is appropriately named “Farmer Connect”:http://www.fma.alabama.gov/connect/. We encourage you to visit our site and register as a seller, buyer or both. (All participants are [...]
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Make a Trip to The Illustrated Garden

By Ang Jordan | Published: June 15, 2008
I was recently contacted by reader Val Webb, a Mobile resident who blogs about organic gardening and sustainability at “The Illustrated Garden”:http://www.ghostrabbitgarden.blogspot.com/. The real treat is that Val, a professional illustrator, uses her own work throughout the site. It’s gorgeous. Be sure to check out the archives at the “blog’s previous address”:http://valwebb.wordpress.com/, since that’s where [...]
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Wasted Food

By Ang Jordan | Published: June 15, 2008
“Wasted Food”:http://www.wastedfood.com/about/ isn’t about local food, but it is food-related and timely, given our rising food prices. From the blog’s About page: bq. Americans waste more than 40 percent of the food we produce for consumption. That comes at an annual cost of more than $100 billion. At the same time, food prices and the [...]
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Farmers Market Coalition

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 27, 2008
Here’s a resource I’ll be adding to our ‘Gardeners & Growers’ links: the “Farmers Market Coalition”:http://www.farmersmarketcoalition.org/. It’s an educational and advocacy organization for people who produce and participate in farmers markets. From their web site: “The Farmers Market Coalition will be the central hub from which to locate allies, identify and share best practices, and [...]
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Take a Bite Out of Climate Change

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 22, 2008
A relatively new project and blog (and a beautifully designed web site) from Anna Lappé, Take a Bite Out of Climate Change, addresses issues of agriculture, eating, and sustainability as one means of taking on the challenges of climate change. Lappé is the co-author of Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, and Hope’s Edge: [...]
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