from the garden

Archive for August, 2007

Turn it off and go out and garden.

During the Urban Sprouts summer program with Garden for the Environment we did a great taste test where youth rated various qualities of corn based foods. It was AMAZING to watch their assessment. The highest scoring item out of a selection of fresh steamed corn on the cob, canned corn, corn chips, corn tortillas and [...]

August 29, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

The Food Battle!

Our friends over at Free Range Studios just came out with a new movie about the Farm Bill in which an Apple battles a Snack Cake! Watch it here! Read the “Farm Bill Quick Facts,” to learn how the current Farm Bill negatively affects Nutrition, the Environment, Hunger, Justice, and our Tax Dollars! Or click [...]

August 28, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

A Complete Meal Equation

Writer and longtime local food advocate, James E. McWilliams recently provided a counter point to the local food philosophy, in the New York Times op-ed “Food That Travels Well.” Spurred by a New Zealand study, McWilliams calls into question whether reducing food miles is better for the environment. We are asked to consider the full [...]

August 8, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment