Saturday, April 16, 2011

Organic News 04-16-11


Organic Vegetable Gardening with Patti Moreno
Your-Story.org (press release)
Working in the garden is great exercise, reduces stress, and enhances your standard of living. Patti Moreno's websites and videos include all kinds of tips and information on raised bed gardening, Square Foot Gardening, organic vegetable gardening, ...
How to do eco in style, by green living expert Joanna Yarrow
Telegraph.co.uk
Can reducing your environmental impact really be as fun as phone apps, fashion and organic vodka? Green living expert Joanna Yarrow shows us how to do eco in style. Consultant, broadcaster and green living writer Joanna Yarrow. ...

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Travel Notes
Calgary Herald
The two former Albertans behind the successful Planet Organic Markets are parlaying their passion for French food and cooking into adventurous culinary tours to Paris and Provence, starting this summer. Diane Shaskin and Mark Craft -now living in ...
Healthy Soils gets the life back into your dirt
BCLocalNews
Tower, himself a grower of organic vegetables, began looking into soil composition and nutrients a few years ago and quickly became aware of just how many nutrients are missing from the soil. “I was not satisfied with what I was growing and I really ...
Spring Clean Green: Living Spaces & Closets
Patch.com
Learn more about organic clothing options. Support local environmental enthusiasts at Daughter Earth – a portion of the profits go toward a variety of conservation organizations. Donate Drop off old eyeglasses at LensCrafters or Target Optical that ...
David Attenborough and the beautiful life - Life on Earth
The Daily Maverick
The emotion was palpable, from the lady mesmerised to see the man behind “the voice”, to elders debating about organic farming and Karoo fracking – sensitive subject, if there ever was one – everybody waited impatiently for the legend. ...
'Eco-burial' turns bodies into compost
UPI.com
The body is then frozen in liquid nitrogen, becomes very brittle, and is then reduced to a fine organic powder and placed in a biodegradable container made of cornstarch. "The remains are buried in a shallow grave and the living soil turns it into ...
Are Organics A Healthier Option? Perceptions and Evidence
Big Think (blog)
In general, organic food consumers are women who have children living in the household, according to the Journal of Consumer Behavior article. And because of this, organic products “marketed to children will probably continue to thrive because they ...

Friday, April 15, 2011

Organic News 04-15-11

In the K/Now: Living a Life Organic
WBEZ
Organic, biodynamic, natural, sustainable, farm-raised, fair trade: do these products provide a healthier lifestyle? Can they be affordable? Join our Earth Day–inspired discussion about new trends in the organic revolution and just how far some ...
Living with (grrr) weeds: Ways to minimize the madness | Philadelphia Inquirer ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
"In our research, we found that the healthier your soil, the more microorganisms are working in there, especially with organic [additions] like compost and leaf mulch," Trefny says. "They all work to benefit the plants that you want to have in there. ...
Wakeman Town Farm Preps for Local, Organic Growing Season
Patch.com
Members of Westport's Green Village Initiative, a non-profit group focused on sustainable local living, lobbied the town to keep alive the century-old piece of Westport's rich agricultural heritage. In late 2009, the town agreed to lease the farm to ...
Healthy hue: New Green Painter store in Rice Village brushes toward non-toxic ...
CultureMap
"There's a movement to create no-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints, but they've been limited and expensive to date," Large said. The Green Painter aims to paint that movement red. A gallon of NOVOC paint is listed at $36 on the New Living website. ...
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A Life That's Wright
Madison Magazine
There's an organic quality even to this, the homestead Taliesin—how its families interact, how their conversations dovetail and stories about life there are in agreement. This was part of his plan, a Wright legacy and an embedded tradition. ...

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Failth Perspectives: Lent is time to get back to basics
Green Bay Press Gazette
More farmers are growing organic produce. Environmentalists encourage us to leave a smaller footprint by using natural items, recycling and being mindful of the amount of energy we use on a daily basis. In architecture, there is a movement toward ...
How Eco-Friendly is Your Garden?
DIY Life
Martha Stewart Seeds are 100% certified organic -- hooray! Photos: Martha Stewart Living Starting your own plants from seed guarantees that they haven't been treated with chemicals -- it also gives you the satisfaction of a front row seat to the ...

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Organic News 04-14-11

Flowers Come to Life in Talk by Nationally-Known Garden Writer
Patch.com
"The Seed Library is a way for the library to promote sustainable living." Beth Bradley, a volunteer with the Fairfield Organic Teaching Farm, explained how easy it was to extract the seeds of a ripe heirloom Brandywine red tomato, her favorite. ...
Crazy, Sexy Skin Care
PR Newswire (press release)
Followers to Carr's Web site visit for tips and advice on the natural and organic lifestyle. On her acclaimed 'Love List,' Carr reveals her favorite organic products, as well as the things in life for which she is grateful. ...
Green Guide 2011
Weekly Volcano
Organic, local, sustainable, fair trade, eco-friendly, recycled and natural are all terms that fall under the big green umbrella of living what we call a conscious lifestyle. To stop and think about the environmental impact of each of our actions ...
Township resident spreads the word about going green
NorthJersey.com
A self-proclaimed homesteading expert and garden building specialist, Alfieri owns his own local farm with his wife and has six organic gardens. He believes that living a greener, more sustainable life will not only help promote a stronger community ...
Award Winning Author Shannon Kring Buset Joins EarthRise at IONS Conscious ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Workshop participants will indulge in exceptional world class cuisine from the retreat center's permaculture garden featuring organic offerings along with complementary wine pairings. In addition, participants will enjoy dining alfresco among the ...
The Organic Pharmacy's Margo Marrone on Toxins to Avoid
BellaSugar Australia
What are your top tips for living a greener lifestyle? Choose locally grown seasonal organic food — you reduce your exposure to pesticides, you don't develop intolerances because you are eating seasonal and you support the environment through organic ...
Organic love vs. Contract theory
The Yorker
A real relationship to me should be organic. And yes, there are compromises, but these should be effortless and done without thought, because that's what love is. Love is living, happily without questioning the way you feel. ...
If you build it, plants will grow
West Hartford News
... is...inhabited by a prodigious number of living organisms, leading lives of which we can form only the haziest conception yet somehow linked up with our lives.” This micro-herd or soil animals break down organic matter which produces nutrients for ...
GCC to launch agriculture program; classes would address issues of food ...
GazetteNET
Tonight's talk is by Tom Stearns of Vermont-based Center for Agricultural Economy, who is also president of High Mowing Organic Seed Co., and is featured in the recent book, "The Town that Food Saved." He will speak at 6:30 pm at the GCC Downtown ...
 

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Organic News 04-13-11


Healthy Living: 'Milks' vary, in content and calories
San Antonio Express
It's not enough to decide on conventional vs. organic. If you're shopping for dairy-free milks, the choices spilleth over. How about a cup of chocolate coconut milk or vanilla hemp milk? Plain soymilk or whole grain rice milk? ...
Gourmet lunch recipes on the cheap
CBS News
More from Health.com: 5 surprising things you don't have to buy organic (istockphoto) For many, brown bagging it to work every day has become a way of life, so there is no reason that you shouldn't be able to pack yourself a delicious, ...

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New Mexican restaurant brings life to empty building in Bellingham
Bellingham Herald
For fertilizer, the store carries a variety of phosphorous-free and organic products. The store is open 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, 8 am to noon Saturday and closed Sunday. For details, call the store at 360-676-6925. • Nama Living Foods ...

Bellingham Herald
Lawn and Garden--Outdoor Living Category shows steady growth at National ...
Garden Center Magazine
The Lawn & Garden/Outdoor Living area at the National Hardware Show continues its steady growth in 2011, reflecting the growing trends of outdoor rooms, Staycation and organic and “grow-your-own” gardening. The show, which will be held May 10-12 at the ...

Garden Center Magazine
San Francisco's eco-friendly Terminal 2 is Virgin territory
Cheapflights.com
SFO expects the restaurants and bars in T2 to use organic local products, organic or natural meats, cage-free antibiotic eggs, sustainable seafood, fairly-traded organic coffee, non-modified agricultural products, biodegradable to-go containers and ...

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What We're Reading, April 12-18
New Hampshire Public Radio
A retelling of the famous Johnny Appleseed myth; a devastating memoir about the birth of the organic farming movement and its effect on a homesteading family; an attempt to discover the secrets of Little House on the Prairie; and an NPR contributor's ...
Swedish green-burial firm to turn frozen corpses in compost
The Local.se
... the company Promessa Organic, inspired by the Italian word promessa meaning oath or truth. It is founded on the firm belief that a body can be returned to the ecological cycle in a dignified manner as a valuable contribution to the living earth. ...
Rainbow: Fans are reeling at bakery's closure
Omaha World-Herald
The 5-year-old company — beloved by many Omahans for its handmade, organic sourdough loaves — just couldn't make it, Brown, the bakery manager, said. The price of everything was going up, Brown said. Flour, gas, rent, plastic bags. ...
Empowering through cuisine
Vancouver Sun
Her entry into the world of food began about 15 years ago as a volunteer worker at an organic apple farm on Denman Island under the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) program and then volunteering to sell the apples at the Trout Lake ...

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Organic News 04-12-11


Green living: City-zens celebrate 42nd annual Earth Day
The Coloradoan
We can be part of the solution by using low volatile organic compound paints and stains, stopping at the click when filling the gas tank, not idling our car engines and opting for a reel or electric mower instead of a gas-powered one. ...
Coffin for the dyed-in-the-wool environmentalist
Toronto Star
They come in your choice of brown or ecru, updated for this season in North America with an organic cotton mattress for open viewings. “Funeral directors tell us people are immediately drawn to your product. They want to touch it. It calms them down, ...
Meat-free living in Korea: expat tips
The Korea Herald
Mipa Lee, author of vegan blog Alien's Day Out feels things are getting easier: “As more Koreans are making a conscious effort to eat less meat and more 'well-being,' organic, natural and slow foods, I think the demand for vegetarian fare is going up, ...
Green Living-Harvard Composts!
Harbus Online
Compost is the product of a biological process during which naturally occurring aerobic microorganisms break down organic materials (such as food waste) into nutrient-rich material that can be used to improve soil quality. The end product is purchased ...

Carla Carlisle on James Lovelock
Country Life (blog)
We like the vows of provenance bestowed on the food, the perfection of grey oak tables, the matte white of the dishes, the organic promises. This week, we gaze at the ceiling, a sea of recessed lights that are gobbling up energy, and wonder if organic ...
Fruit and Veggies Get Washed and Cleaned Using Organic Products. They tasted ...
IBTimes
Green Living Vermont Soap, the certified organic soap manufacturer, is pleased to inform health conscious consumers that its 100% natural, certified organic fruit and veggie wash not only makes the food they consumer safer, but taste better too. ...
Fresh Lamb, Asian Greens and Chamomile Tea
Patch.com
For sweet potatoes, onions and organic vegetables, visit the T&D Farm and Capay Organic stands. If it's meat you're looking for, stop by Healthy Family Farms for seasonal lamb, chicken or pork. "Next week I will have the usual eggs and chickens to sell ...
Oakland filmmaker screens work at Oakland International Film Festival
Oakland Tribune
He learned at a young age through his father the benefits eating organic vegetables. At his house in Oakland, there is a small garden in the back where various vegetable seeds have begun to sprout. Since 2002, Bedar has chosen to live a dietary ...
             

Monday, April 11, 2011

Organic news 4 11-11


Get a taste of North Carolina farm life with these 6 weekend field trips
MiamiHerald.com
These are noncorporate entities; many if not most follow organic or natural growing methods, using minimal chemicals. "Farm Fresh North Carolina" includes 427 listings, many with mini-portraits of interesting people she met doing research. ...

The seeds of spirituality
Times of India
What has given panspermia a measure of scientific respectability of late has been the detection of complex organic substances on the surface of cosmic dust grains in space and the discovery of life forms called extremophiles. ...

2011 Earth Month: Annelise Braakensiek and her Sexy Smalls
FabSugar.com
When cotton is used in my designs, it's an organic cotton blend and I'm happy to say that Bras N Things are supportive of the fact I'ma passionate environmentalist, and we are looking into sustainable materials such as bamboo for future designs. ...
Sacred kitchen
Times of India
Devote a corner of your kitchen to grow herbs in organic soil and compost. Paint your herb containers with words such as love, joy, health, peace and abundance. Believe that each of these herbs is a physical manifestation of the word. ...
Organic cafe to open on Lincoln Way
Iowa State Daily
"I make a good living, but I don't see it being good enough to help my parents out." Runner already has his own catering business, but hopes to one day expand to the basement of the West Street Cafe, still basing his theme on locally-grown and produced ...
Young farming couple win Tommy Cooper award
Owen Sound Sun Times
By DON CROSBY, SUN TIMES CORRESPONDENT A couple who operate an organic dairy farmer near Dundalk are the 2010 winners of the Tommy Cooper award for their outstanding contribution to agriculture. Paul and Dorien De Jong were nominated as a couple by the ...

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Organic News 04-10-11


Landscaping in the modern age
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Another modern trend is the increase in the use of organic fertilizers. They are more expensive that hemical-based types, but a natural-based fertilizer is "the best way to promote plant health and vigor" and the ecosystem, Kelsey said. ...
Humans may owe more than smooth feet to pumice, claim scientists
Telegraph.co.uk
“Osmotic gradients would also have seen other important organic chemicals accumulate inside these vesicles. What we end up with is a substrate that provides all the conditions for the first living cells to form.” Professor Brasier and his colleagues ...

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Meet Eve Kaplan: Organic Farmer, Garden of Eve
Patch.com
Our goal has always been to be able to farm and also be a sustainable living for us as farmers. Long Island is a very expensive place to live. And we're a young business and also a young family. So we have those typical costs – a house to pay off and ...
Rare-Plant Auction Raises Money for Plant Research and Living Laboratories
GardenNews.biz (press release)
A program of the Chicago Botanic Garden, Windy City Harvest is an organic vegetable and plant production enterprise that provides instruction in sustainable horticulture and urban agriculture to.
Kinkade writes as well as he paints in new novel
News Chief
There is the quaint tearoom and adjoining lending library, the Bramble antique shop, of course, the general store and a new interest -- the Gilroys' goat farm specializing in goad cheese and organic herbs. Two main characters step into major roles ...
It's a Green Day in Bethesda on Earth Day 2011
Patch.com
Continue on down past the old McCormick Paints store and think about the great local and organic beer and wine that Francis Namin will carry when he opens Beer, Wine & Co. later this spring – a companion store to his nearby restaurant Food, Wine & Co. ...
Dine Out Maine: Apollo's Bistro worth the road trip to Waterville
Press Herald
International and broad wine list of 16 whites (six by glass), 26 reds (12 by glass, all $6 to $8); several organic selections. Four beer choices in bottles; five dessert wines. BOTTOM LINE: Delicious small plates, homemade pastas, and meat or seafood ...

Press Herald
The "New Vegans"
The Spoof (satire)
I mean organic life - animals, plants, anything that has ever lived. We refuse to eat or harm any living thing. I don't even use bleach to clean the toilet for fear of killing the bacteria there." They live off sand, soil, household furniture and ...