Having taken on a dormant and unloved plot of land last year in order to grow my own food I was shocked by how “poor” the soil was. Stony, dry and nutrient-depleted it resembled more of an untended meadow than a productive vegetable plot. Fortunately soil is a living, breathing [...]

  The average person has a hectic and frantic lifestyle sometimes not making it easy to eat well and be active. If you are watching your waistline then it’s important to eat the right foods, however it’s not always easy when hunger kicks in at home or at work. When [...]

When people think about moderating meat consumption, they typically think of the health benefits and costs. Eating less meat is said to be a healthy practice since it reduces the risks of heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. But according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, meat consumption [...]

From Monsanto to MSG, there are a million reasons to pay attention to your food. Meet million and one. People finding gross things in their grub hasn’t been the topic of conversation since this woman found a chicken’s head deep fried into a McNugget in Virginia in 2007. Sure she [...]

Since becoming vegetarian, I enjoy cooking shows like I imagine men enjoy watching strippers – we can look but we can’t touch. Unlike many vegetarians I know, giving up meat was a huge sacrifice – I loved the taste, the texture, the smell, the sauces – I guess it was [...]

Your health is very important. You can be rich, have all the material things you want and even have wonderful relationships with special people. Unfortunately all of this can disappear if you do not take care of your health. If your body is not functioning at an optimum level, you [...]

Ever wonder what it would be like to grow your own garden? Many “green thumbs” out there enjoy the benefits of gardening each and every growing season – from all different areas of the globe. Each region has its own types and variations of crops that perform well, and with [...]

I enjoy strawberries and it was a struggle for me not to get any (or small portions) in winter. That’s why I did some research on how you can plant strawberries in winter and summer. I finally found the perfect combination of planting and protecting the strawberry so that I [...]

Food independence refers to an individual or communities right to produce and distribute food without government intervention or control. Also inherent to the food independence movement is a desire to remove the power of food production from vast international corporations and place it back in the hands of ordinary people. [...]

The best excuse for cruelty seems to be the existence of more cruelty, especially in the animals-we’ve-deemed-worthy-of-being-our-food industry. In 2004 California enacted a law that gave the foie gras industry 7 1/2 years to find an alternative way to produce the diseased and grossly enlarged liver of a duck or [...]