Sustainable Table rocks pretty much all over the place, which is why it’s my green website spotlight of the week.

You will LOVE this site. It’s a one-stop shop (ok site) for everything edible and sustainable. You can spend hours on this site and never get bored, or run out of topics to explore.
What you’ll see when you visit: 

A gigantic introduction to sustainable eating – issues like why eat sustainable, how to get started with sustainable eating, a handy dictionary, and more are covered.
Recipes and cookbook reviews. PS the recipes look amazing.
A huge how-to shopping guide.
An entire section on sustainable foods …read more

A recent slew of high-cost organic food articles have been making the rounds lately. There’s a good one at Newsweek; but many others of the same type all over.
I agree that organics are insanely high when compared to conventional, but we’ve talked about this before, and your family can eat organic; maybe not on the cheap, but organic foods can be surprisingly affordable using some basic tactics.
1. Don’t shop at Whole Foods. I wish I had a nickel for each “Whole Foods is too expensive” reference I see in organic food articles. Well then, don’t shop there. Currently, they’ve created …read more

Fresh, local vegetables are almost in season again in many areas. If you have a favorite farmer you buy from at the market, try suggesting they grow organic produce if they don’t already.
Farmers listen, and they want your business. One book you can suggest, or even give as a gift, is Organic Farming, Everything You Need To Know by Peter V. Fossel.
I gave this book to my dad last year and he loved it. He’s a farmer and he’s looking into organic methods because his customers at the farmer’s market asked for it. See, I don’t make this stuff …read more