Washington State University has received a federal grant of nearly $750,000 to help determine how organic farming practices are defeating some major pests
Seattle Times
By Kristi Pihl
The DNA from the stomachs of predator bugs and plant genetics may help Washington State University researchers [continue reading]
Archive for Food in the Pioneer Valley
More Helpful Fatty Acids Found in Organic Milk
Dec
26
2013
New York Times
By Kenneth Chang
Whole milk from organic dairies contains far more of some of the fatty acids that contribute to a healthy heart than conventional milk, scientists are reporting.
The finding, published Monday in the journal PLOS One, is [continue reading]
By Kenneth Chang
Whole milk from organic dairies contains far more of some of the fatty acids that contribute to a healthy heart than conventional milk, scientists are reporting.
The finding, published Monday in the journal PLOS One, is [continue reading]
CSA in the USA: The Next Quarter Century
Dec
16
2013
[A version of this story originally appeared in The Cultivator , The Cornucopia Institute’s quarterly print publication available to members and online.]
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Stonebridge Farm CSA Is the “C” in Community Supported Agriculture Slipping?
By Steven McFadden
By now we have well [continue reading]
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Stonebridge Farm CSA Is the “C” in Community Supported Agriculture Slipping?
By Steven McFadden
By now we have well [continue reading]
Valley Bounty, December 14, 2013: Onions
Dec
14
2013
Onions are so common that they can go almost unnoticed, but many meals would be sorrier without them. In the winter, it’s especially worth slow cooking them for deep, caramelized sweet-and-savory flavor that’s good on pizza, burgers, salads, eggs, and almost anything else. If you’d like to put that flavor in a jar and give [continue reading]
Saving Seed
Dec
13
2013
[A version of this story originally appeared in The Cultivator , The Cornucopia Institute’s quarterly print publication available to members and online.]
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Matthew Goldfarb and Petra Page-Mann In the blink of the past 50 years, chemical corporations have come to control over 50% of the global seed [continue reading]
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Matthew Goldfarb and Petra Page-Mann In the blink of the past 50 years, chemical corporations have come to control over 50% of the global seed [continue reading]
FDA Restricts Antibiotics Use for Livestock
Dec
12
2013
The New York Times
By Sabrina Tavernise
Credit: Franzfoto WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday put in place a major new policy to phase out the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in cows, pigs and chickens raised for meat, a practice [continue reading]
By Sabrina Tavernise
Credit: Franzfoto WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday put in place a major new policy to phase out the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in cows, pigs and chickens raised for meat, a practice [continue reading]
The Popover: Featured Holiday Recipe from The Red Lion Inn
Dec
8
2013
Brian Alberg, Executive Chef at The Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, shares his recipe for Rosemary Popovers, a pastry that is rich in history and delicious at any meal. Read about the history of the popover, and it’s predecessor, Yorkshire pudding, and print out Brian’s recipe to cook up for your family dinner tonight!
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Now This Is Natural Food
Dec
6
2013
New York Times
By Mark Bittman
Wes Jackson
A few weeks ago at the annual Prairie Festival in Salina, Kan. — a celebration, essentially, of true sustainability — I sat down with Wes Jackson to drink rich beer and eat [continue reading]
By Mark Bittman
Wes Jackson
A few weeks ago at the annual Prairie Festival in Salina, Kan. — a celebration, essentially, of true sustainability — I sat down with Wes Jackson to drink rich beer and eat [continue reading]
Local Hero Profile: The Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm
Dec
5
2013
By Jenny Miller Sechler
Family traditions are an important part of every holiday, and for those who celebrate Christmas, what tradition could be more essential than picking out and decorating the Christmas tree? For Emmet Van Driesche, who owns and operates The Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm in Ashfield, along with his [continue reading]
Family traditions are an important part of every holiday, and for those who celebrate Christmas, what tradition could be more essential than picking out and decorating the Christmas tree? For Emmet Van Driesche, who owns and operates The Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm in Ashfield, along with his [continue reading]
Recycling activists Donna Gibson and Michael Superson reduce waste by changing behavior
Dec
4
2013
Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 4, 2013. By Gena Mangiaratti
Environmental activist Donna Gibson finds it hard to change people’s behavior.
This is why in the late 1980s she came up with the idea for a “commercial break” at a spring Town Meeting to educate as many of her fellow Williamsburg residents as [continue reading]
Environmental activist Donna Gibson finds it hard to change people’s behavior.
This is why in the late 1980s she came up with the idea for a “commercial break” at a spring Town Meeting to educate as many of her fellow Williamsburg residents as [continue reading]
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