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You shop local and buy organic when you can, but how can you tell if your farmers market produce is really organic? There have been a few scandals in recent years where farmers market vendors were found to be purchasing and...

Being committed to sustainable living is all about balance. While staying healthy is a top priority, you also need to think about living as eco-friendly as possible. Balancing these two commitments can be challenging, but...

‘Tis the season for pies, soups, breads and fall produce. Whether you roast, puree, bake or sauté it, squash is one of the few fall/winter options for cooking with fresh produce, thanks to its tough outer skin that shields...

When you cook at home, there is nothing better than using fresh, seasonal produce as ingredients in your recipes. But it can be difficult to remember what is in season near you throughout the year. Luckily, there is an app...

Online farmers markets are becoming increasingly popular with the rise in demand for locally sourced produce. With an industry that makes hundreds of millions annually, online farmers markets provide consumers with fresh...

The imperfect food movement continues to rise in popularity as companies, like Imperfect Produce in Silicon Valley, capitalize on a growing trend to fight food waste around the country...

Whether you get an iced latte to-go in the morning, your restaurant leftovers in a plastic takeaway container, or forget to take a reusable bags to the store, there are numerous ways disposable plastic  adds up -  and...

What was once a tree nursery is now home to Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands (RBUFW), Seattle’s largest urban farm and home to a host of community programs run by Seattle Tilth...

Gardeners and farmers who live in colder climates are well aware of the limitations posed by a short growing season. These challenges often yield outstanding innovative practices, such as those used by Growing Power in Milwaukee,...

Introducing Hearth & Market, a wood fired food truck & mobile farmers market that connects you to organic farms and their way of life. Offering the best tasting, most nutrient rich, certified organic produce, it will...

Combine a powerful, supportive civic society with killer marketing chops and enlightened grassroots activism, and amazing things can happen. Case in point is the Westwood Food Co-op in Denver, Colorado, which just raised...

5 Green Snacks for a Healthy Labor Day Celebration While it feels like summer is still in full swing, it will soon be Labor Day. If you, like many Americans, will be enjoying a three-day weekend for the holiday, its likely...

140 employees have been laid off, as Good Eggs announces they will end their Brooklyn, Los Angeles and New Orleans services on Friday, August 7th.

A world devastated by climate change is like a night where The Day After Tomorrow, Planet of the Apes, and A Clockwork Orange turn on some Marvin Gaye, burn some incense, and hit the bed to breed a mega dystopia...

  It's been a long winter, people, but Jack Frost went packing to the North Pole and the summer sun is back in the lifeguard seat. Summer's always been the best time to be outside for barbecues, nighttime guitar jamming...