Healthy Food Blogs

Have you ever thought about what you eat in your efforts of going green?  Besides going organic we should avoid or at least limit the amount of meat we consume.  A friend of mine shared the following:  (I will post the link and content because I hate having to navigate away from what I am doing)

http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/66075/

"People are drawn to vegetarianism by all sorts of motives. Some of us want to live longer, healthier lives or do our part to reduce pollution. » read more

Oh yes, that's me.

I love being a little "loca".

Let me tell you what's up (yes, I know, I ended with a preposition):
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My friend who is a professor of forestry says, “There are no weeds - -just plants in the wrong place.”I’ve spent the morning removing such plants from their wrong places in a Nebraska flower garden.I’m from Florida.When I grasp these plants tightly by what could be their ankles, I sense they are yelling at me, “You’re the one in the wrong place! We’re native grass!”Shhh.You can relax in the compost. » read more

After living in rural Vermont for a couple of years and living in and among the very farmers who put food on our tables, I have come to appreciate how really important that connection is between farmer and eater.  Food has become more of a celebration and an element of community.  And it enriches on so many different levels.  I wonder why we ever let that slip away from us.  The warm handshake of a caloused hand cannot be substituted by sanitary gloves lit by artificial light. » read more

Early this week in Tallahassee, a spotlight shone on Florida businesses and individuals receiving awards for Best Practices in Sustainability. As a member of the organization bestowing the awards, Sustainable Florida – Collins Center for Public Policy, I always enthusiastically anticipate making the trip to the state’s capital to meet the winners.  I’ve never failed to be impressed beyond my own expectations when I meet the innovators for sustainability that are improving the state, often in unexpected ways. » read more

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Local may top Organic in food and fiber production 

TS Designs and a group of folks from NCSU and Cotton Inc. » read more