Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Organic News 5-4-11


Kosher Organic Sweet Treats Are Also Eco-Friendly
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
Both dads were committed to feeding their children only healthy, hormone-free organic foods, and each struggled to find snacks and desserts that qualified without tasting like cardboard. Originally from Mexico City, Bica was living in Los Angeles with ...


The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
A living lesson on bamboo
San Luis Obispo Tribune
If you have heavy clay soil, add organic material when planting, or mulch heavily to attract earthworms. Because bamboo is a forest plant, it does best with a layer of mulch over its roots and rhizomes. You can simply allow fallen leaves to collect at ...

“I Heard That”: SFJAZZ Presents Living Legend BUDDY GUY; The STANDBY; Glen ...
Beyond Chron
Mingled with festival-goers, cheered by the laughter of playful children; observed the many booths selling art, jewelry; enjoyed LUMPIA (SOOO good) from HAPA SF, Modern organic Filipino cuisine, served from the Filipino mobile van, parked at Diamond ...

Beyond Chron
Rio Ferdinand – red devil turned unlikely green guru
The Guardian
"We grow organic food in the garden," he says, "we've got a little vegetable garden with a greenhouse where we grow tomatoes, lettuce, peppers and strawberries." Any tips for other green-fingered types? "Tomatoes are the easiest. Green beans as well. ...

Sunflower Farmers Market Enhances Online Strategy To Engage
Grocery Retail Online
Sunflower Farmers Market offers a variety of natural and organic foods through its store departments, including a Fruits and Vegetables Department that is home to a variety of seasonal, specialty, and local produce; a Meat and Fish Department that ...
Family Roundup: How to Get Out of the School Lunch Slump
Patch.com
She is also the co-producer and host of the popular on-line cooking show, Cookus Interruptus, which shows how to cook family-pleasing meals from organic ingredients, despite life's interruptions. She recommends bento box style containers including ...

Researchers create perfect Texas lawn
Austin News
"You really want to get a good six inches of loose soil with a bit of organic matter and a good quality compost and then put your seed on top of that." In order to properly create this lawn it means tearing out the grass that is currently covering your ...