Dawn Brighid
Interested in nutrition and healthy living since she became a vegetarian 25 years ago, Dawn enjoys promoting local sustainable food here at GRACE. From California, she spent her summers eating vegetables out of her Grandparent’s garden and cultivating picky taste buds that love organic and local foods. She hopes to shed some light on the confusion about eating, not a simple task in this information heavy environment.
In a little-known Hallmark holiday back-story, Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, spent the last years of her life fighting its commercialization. Obviously, she lost that fight, but read on, there are sustainable options!
In this new video project from the IATP Food and Community Fellows, Food Justice From The Ground Up, we hear from each of them.
Pea shoots and some other early spring favorites are surely right around the corner but for now, at least here in NYC,the pickin’s are slim: we’ve got meat, dairy, apples (lots of apples!), root vegetables and some good looking sweet potatoes.
If you're familiar with modern chocolate production, then you likely know that child labor is a reality in the industry today. With Valentine’s Day just past, and close to 60 million pounds of chocolate sold for that one day, child labor issues are an urgent topic now and until they are reversed.
Valentine’s Day is all about love. But you know who doesn’t get much love on Valentine’s Day? Mother Earth. Send our eco-friendly e-cards now!
Dear McRib, Word on the street is that you have been discontinued, again. Is it true? I’ve been trying to avoid you, but you are on TV, blogs, websites, newspapers... everywhere. People love you and I don’t understand why.
After co-hosting our first (very fun!) Twitter Chat with Grist, we are happy to announce we are doing it again, this time with Good Guide and good food guru, Pooja Mottl. Join us December 7th at 4pm Eastern, using the hashtag #SustainableMeals!
It’s that time of year. The growing season is winding down, but there is still quite an abundance of local fruits and vegetables at all but the northernmost farmers’ markets. But there is a way to extend the bounty. Preserve, preserve, preserve!
While we have had our bad eating habits explained to us before, vegan triathlete Brendan Brazier brings a new perspective to the topic in his new book, Thrive Foods.
Sadly, this most current outbreak – involving Listeria monocytogenes, has been linked to 13 deaths in 18 states. It’s clear that more stringent standards are needed to keep pathogens out of the food system.
In which the Ecocentric team takes Slow Food's $5 Challenge a few days early. The mouthwatering dishes pictured here are our delicious attempts to "take back the value meal."
The upcoming Food Day, October 24th, 2011, is feeling like the first Earth Day in 1970, when people who were frustrated by lack of action finally had a forum to express their concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes and air in the US. Similarly, Food Day will be an opportunity fo[...]
Show Some Love with Ecocentric Valentine’s Day E-cards
Twitter Chat: Sustainable Holiday Meals with @EatSustainable, @GoodGuide & @PoojaMottl
