food

Food costs are going up...here's a few simple reminders on how to eat cheaper without sacrificing your ethics.

The Internet is so big, it’s easy to miss shopping resources, especially if you’re environmentally conscientious. Here’s an easy guide to green shopping online:

Plans and details about how to build a solar food dryer. Dry your garden, or organic vegetables and fruits so they can be stored all year round without loosing flavor or nutrients. The site includes details about how the solar dryer works and the book includes lots of great information on building and using your solar food dryer.

David Gracer is a guy that thinks consuming insects is bothleasing to the palate and good for the planet. He’s a bug eater and likes his creatures sautéed, filleted and roasted. Most importantly, Gracer thinks we all should do it.

Sure, bringing your own bags to the supermarket doesn’t sound like something that will save the planet. The effort by itself it won’t. Still it’s an important gesture that would become a habit that could resonate into other ways to cut waste and pollution like driving less and turning out the lights when you leave a room.

- Kristan Peters

Interview with Google's Gardener.

Today I saw this article reporting on a study clearly linking declining fish stocks to algal blooms (so-called 'toxic tides'). For me this situation drives home three things about sustainability.

So, which is worse: "OMG! This person is a virgin!" or "OMG! This person is a vegan!"

20 questions to test your knowledge on food, apprentice or experienced.

Senator Grassley rebuts the argument that ethanol and corn farmers are to blame for rising food prices. He says increased oil prices play a role.

Too many methods, too many chefs, too many pastas. But are you complying with food science?

Seed vault opens

Cinco de Mayo may be over, but you can keep the fiesta going with these awesome, low-fat veggie tacos.

Here is an interesting story of a Hampshire village that decided to become less dependent on supermarkets and grow their own food.

The idea kicked in 2003 by Nick Snelgar that got his inspiration from the 70s BBC sitcom where characters where taking care of their own food.

Today on our Monday's green books series, Eco-Libris is getting into the kitchen and learning how vegan food can not only be notorious but also very yummy! Our book for today is Get It Ripe: A Fresh Take on Vegan Cooking and Living by Jae Steele.