Farmers Markets on Wheels
Living in New York City, one can easily get spoiled with having access to a slew of Farmers Markets offering fresh produce any day of the week. In other parts of the country…
240 Sweet Artisan Marshmallows
No doubt you’re aware of many businesses tripping all over themselves to assure you how “green” they are. And I think that’s fine. But I have a lot more respect for those companies,…
Liberating Sustainable Beef Producers in the Northeast
At Scott Stringer’s NYC Food & Climate Summit this past winter, one issue that was consistently brought up was the complete lack of slaughterhouses in New York State. Even though land in this…
Seven Stars Farm: Biodynamic Dairy
I like yogurt. And I like many different flavors and several styles and a number of brands. But no matter how many variations on this theme I try, there’s one brand to which…
Tierra Farm: Organic, Raw & Nutty
There are few things happier in life than those that begin as an experiment and end up as a great success. In my way of thinking, such a situation describes the nut butters…
Make Responsible AND Healthy Seafood Choices: A Visual Guide
I’ve been very happy to see friends consult Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Seafood Guides when making choices at restaurants. The oceans are severely at risk and it’s very important that we all make…
OwowCow – Ice Cream off the Beaten Path
If this isn’t the middle of nowhere, it’s certainly in the same neighborhood. I’m on a local road in eastern PA, driving past farmland and not too much else. My destination is easy…
Organic Flavor: 479º Popcorn
We all recognize them. As soon as you see one of those giant tins in your office, or at someone’s home, you know immediately that it’s going to be filled with flavored popcorn….
Heirloom Grains: Timeless Natural Food
I don’t know enough about the agricultural history of the United States to explain why particular grains and legumes are grown or not grown here. But somewhere along the line, the U.S. became…
Flaxtastic: Barlean’s Organic Oils
It’s hard to believe, but for once I might have been ahead of the nutritional curve. It has been with something of a sense of wonder that I’ve read about health claims for…
Food for Life: Sacred Sprouted Grains
“Take also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make bread of it.” Biblical verses are not my strong point,…
Massa Organics: Wholesome Rice
Time and again, I’ve heard it said that all products need a good story behind them. Here is a great story. In 1916, Manuel Fonseca planted rice near Chico, CA. In 1997, Fonseca’s…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
