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Ethical markets: Growing the green economy

Oil spills, coal mining catastrophes, climate change deniers lurking around every corner.It seems there is a lot to be pessimistic about these days...
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Food sustainability and how to be more sustainable in Manhattan

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Notes from a private chef: my inspirations, my dishes and one of my recipes

I am a private chef. This means I cook meals weekly for people with their input in their homes using groceries they have purchased or ones I buy...
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Vegetable soup with heirloom tomatoes

We all love heirloom tomatoes. They are ugly, fat, large and often very juicy. But it is in their ugliness, that the true flavor comes out, their...
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This week's farmers market find: kohlrabi

This past Saturday I found a vegetable I've never had before, or at least never bought. Actually I've never seen it whole. This is always great fun...
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When the companies we think are small and family run are owned by huge conglomerates...

I’ve just found out that Stonyfield farms and seeds of change, two of my favorite companies are made by Group Danone (makes Dannon yogurt)...
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