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Doug Racine’s Localvore State Tour! This week, July 25 – 31, Doug will be traveling around the state to meet with Vermonters and eat lots of local food. He will go to farmers markets around the state, talking to customers and vendors about the issues that [...] Registration Deadline: August 16 Is going local “akin to making sure that everything is fine in our own neighborhood and then turning ourselves into a gated community” ? Join us for some lively discussion as we explore “the omnivore’s dilemma” from another point of view! Thursdays, September 2, 9, 16, and 23 New Hampshire
Enfield Shaker Museum Community Garden Enfield, NH – The Museum’s Sustainability Committee has designed the organic garden and is offering plots in two sizes to meet different needs and abilities. Children are encouraged to participate. The garden organizers are Barbara Woods, Happy Griffiths, Colin High, Mardy High, and Nan Munsey. Fees for the [...] Students from the Regional Resource Center at Hartford High have built a wonderful garden shed for the Canillas Community Garden. We had a celebration of the completion of the shed on May 27. The students now have a raised bed in the community garden. Upper Valley HEAL and The Dolben Company (owners of Emerson [...] “Lawns use more equipment, labor, fuel, and agricultural toxins than industrial farming, making lawns the largest agricultural sector in the United States.” -Food Not Lawns by H.C. Flores There’s a growing interest in putting lawns to more productive use. In my downtown Lebanon neighborhood, with very little space between houses, Doreen Schweizer has planted several fruit [...] Local Foods Meal For Meeting If it’s your job to plan the meeting, and you want the food to come from local farms, how do you start? First, plan the menu. Be flexible in what to serve: it’s best to offer food available in the current season. (Vital Communities staff can help with this. For example, summer is [...] Localvores are people committed to eating foods grown within their local foodshed; many focus on foods grown within a 100-mile radius of home. These local food advocates recognize that there are many economic, environmental, political, and health benefits to eating foods grown close to home. The Upper Valley Localvores are an informal group of people practicing [...] |
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Whole Grain Pop Tart?
“Wholly Grains” is the name of an Odwalla smoothie.
“One serving of whole grain,” declares a package of frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts.
“With whole grain guaranteed,” says a box of Chocolate Cheerios.
Whole grains have been the darlings of the food industry ever since the government’s 2005 food pyramid recommended we eat more of them — at least 3 [...]
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