Green Website Spotlight: Sustainable Table

October 9, 2008 by Jennifer  

Green Website Spotlight: Sustainable Table

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

Organic Food Costs Rise – 11 Ways to Save Money on Organic Food

May 20, 2008 by Jennifer  

Organic Food Costs Rise – 11 Ways to Save Money on Organic Food

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

Farmer’s Market: Make the Organic Suggestion

March 11, 2008 by Peggy  

Farmer’s Market: Make the Organic Suggestion

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


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