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Ekokook: The Kitchen of the Future
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Ekokook: The Kitchen of the Future

ZERO WASTE. Yes, You read that right. This kitchen of the future aims to have zero waste. Ekokook the kitchen concept out of ...more

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6 Meaningless Claims on Food Labels
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6 Meaningless Claims on Food Labels

Hi OLers read the following article to gain some great insight into the mischevious advertising ways of food labels. Thanks to the ...more

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The Green Kitchen
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The Green Kitchen

Alice Waters and The Green Kitchen So what, yes I admit it I am drawn to all things Alice Waters. So sautee me. A new discovery ...more

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15 Foods with Low or No Pesticide Contamination
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15 Foods with Low or No Pesticide Contamination

The Clean 15 Compramise. The key to any successful relationship. So lets say a boozy Friday night made you oversleep your alarm ...more

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Bree E

Bree E answered What's the best way to start going organic?

My all time favorite site for organic/ natural/ holistic living is organicsoul.com Here's an article that you may find helpful: http://www.organicsoul.com/10-reasons-why-going-organic-makes-a-dif... more

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Audrey Perry

Audrey Perry answered What's the best way to start going organic?

Sean, it is great that you have decided to go organic! I am not going to lie, the transition can be a little difficult, but the benefits are definitely worth it! I think the best and most cost-effe... more

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Audrey Perry

Audrey Perry answered Anybody watch Top Chef?

I've only caught a few episodes of Top Chef, unfortunately I missed this episode. I wish I could have caught it, can't believe they didn't know tomatoes are fruit--my boys both know this and are un... more

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Audrey Perry

Audrey Perry answered What are you finding at your Farmers Markets?

Yummy! Love veggies, these look amazing, haven't had the treat of coming across anything like them though...yet! ”

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Audrey Perry

Audrey Perry answered Cookbook Suggestions?

Totally agree. I have Ellie Krieger's The Food You Crave and all the recipes I've tried are absolutely amazing. The only downfall to it is the amount of pictures, I like to cook based on what I see... more

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Sheryl Tips

Sheryl Tips started thread Switch to Organic Lawn Care This Year

The snow has just melted (at least where I am in Toronto) and as I stare out at my brown, soggy grass I know I need to hire help for the yard this year. The good news is the world is starting to w... more

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PaigeGersten commented on 15 Foods with Low or No Pesticide Contamination

Great list. But the garlic is missing. It's important too from Scrubs free shipping ”

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khat k commented on 20 Worst Drinks in America

Heck yes! Esp. the IPA'S, those are the best! =) ”

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Ali Jack

Ali Jack answered What are you planting in your summer garden?

You are so lovely thank you for your support and enthusiasm. I would direct you for more tips in the gardening arena to my friends at heart beet gardening. They are amazing and have great advice i... more

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Ali Jack wrote a blog post The Big Bambu: Amazing Art at the Met

This summer if you are in New York get yourself in some rubber soled shoes, buy a timed ticket in advance and run to the rooftop of The Met for The Big Bambu. It’s green, literally. It’s made from ... more

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Sean Conaty posted a corkboard video Meet Your Farmer

This is one of a great series of "Meet Your Farmer" videos put out by the Maine Farmland Trust. Enjoy.

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Jim Winter

Jim Winter answered What are you planting in your summer garden?

I have found this channel most inspiring and it has helped me turn my jungle into a vegetable oasis ... Any tips on green protection from slugs and other garden invaders is always useful. It woul... more

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toastykitten

toastykitten asked Anybody watch Top Chef?

Since it's Top Chef DC this season, of course they had to do a White House-specific challenge. This one was about making nutritious and delicious school lunches on a school lunch budget. What imp... more

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Amie Coué Arbuckle posted to the corkboard Top 10 Beef-less Burgers in LA

Hold The Beef This top ten list is packed with creative burger alternatives, from a Dungeness Crab Burger at Malibu's Paradise Cove to my Venice favorite, Seed's Tempeh Burger! Check it out: htt... more

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Ali Jack wrote a blog post 48 HRs to Stop Monsanto! It takes 1 minute. Start Here!

Hi OLers. Take one minute out of your day and tell your congressman to get to work for you and Food Democracy NOW! Your congrassman has until the end of this week (48 hours) to sign the letter to a... more

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Ali Jack wrote a blog post Ekokook: The Kitchen of the Future

ZERO WASTE. Yes, You read that right. This kitchen of the future aims to have zero waste. Ekokook the kitchen concept out of design company Faltazi gives us hope for a greener future. How is this p... more

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Ali Jack wrote a blog post 6 Meaningless Claims on Food Labels

Hi OLers read the following article to gain some great insight into the mischevious advertising ways of food labels. Thanks to the New York Times for this great article below. Happy Eating6 Meaning... more

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Ali Jack commented on Everything Tastes Like Chicken Except Fake Chicken

Great article! ”

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Amie Coué Arbuckle posted a corkboard link Everything Tastes Like Chicken Except Fake Chicken

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack wrote a blog post The Green Kitchen

Alice Waters and The Green Kitchen So what, yes I admit it I am drawn to all things Alice Waters. So sautee me. A new discovery was made today while walking through my local bookstore. I found a s... more

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack wrote a blog post 15 Foods with Low or No Pesticide Contamination

The Clean 15 Compramise. The key to any successful relationship. So lets say a boozy Friday night made you oversleep your alarm resulting in you missing your nearby farmers market Saturday morn. N... more

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Ali Jack wrote a blog post OL's Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in L.A.

Los Angeles is filled with a myriad of options restaurant wise for all of your foodie needs. I am indeed a foodie, but there is nothing better to me then simple produce inspired plates. Here are th... more

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Ali Jack commented on Organic Soy Milk at Starbucks!

Agreed! I usually ask for just a splash and most times they dont charge me. But totally agree overpriced! ”

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chudock
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chudock commented on Organic Soy Milk at Starbucks!

Now if they would stop charging extra for something that costs far less than COW MILK!!! $0.50 extra WTF ”

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack wrote a blog post Organic Soy Milk at Starbucks!

Starbucks may be the McDonalds of the coffee world, but sometimes there is just no way around that jones for a cup of joe. Today was one of those days. A late night of wishing friends farewell from... more

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toastykitten posted a corkboard link Would you rather farm or pay rent?

Via craigslist: Do you like organic living? Willing to learn what you don't know? Are you a writer, student or someone who makes your own hours? If so read on.. In exchange for 10-20 hours a week ... more

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack commented on SUGARBUILT: If you give a artist a cookie...

totally! the human heart rocked my world too! ”

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chudock
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chudock commented on SUGARBUILT: If you give a artist a cookie...

this is awesome. love the skull ”

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack wrote a blog post SUGARBUILT: If you give a artist a cookie...

New Mexico native Amelia Coulter grew up amongst the rich creative community and natural beauty of Santa Fe. After attending SUNY Purchase as a sculpture major, Amelia settled in Brooklyn and decid... more

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Ali Jack commented on 20 Worst Drinks in America

i know my favorite is when i see people with a huge jamba juice waiting in line at chipolte for a big burrito. Crazy times ”

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chudock
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chudock commented on 20 Worst Drinks in America

and in reality, people accompany this stuff with MORE SUGAR/FAT/CALORIES!!! ”

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Sean Conaty
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Sean Conaty commented on 20 Worst Drinks in America

Great presentation. Really helpful to see its sugar equivalent. Makes the numbers more tangible. ”

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack commented on 20 Worst Drinks in America

Doesn't it make you think twice! It totally made me look at what I drink differently. Even though I don't drink those drinks, I definitely took a look at my coconut water this afternoon. Thankfully... more

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Claudia P commented on 20 Worst Drinks in America

Wow, makes you think twice about what your drinking. Luckily, I stay away from stuff like this to begin with. Well, except the beer. I love my strong beers. ”

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack wrote a blog post 20 Worst Drinks in America

So your mom may have told you not to spoil your appetite with that chocolate chip cookie you were eating before dinner, but did you ever think about what that energy drink your sipping on looks lik... more

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Sean Conaty commented on 10 tips for shopping at the farmers' market

Agreed. Great article! ”

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack wrote a blog post The Brooklyn Grange: A Farm up on the Roof

Up On the Roof: Urban Rooftop Farming and The Brooklyn Grange So sometimes something inspires me so much that it makes me want to run to the rooftop of my eastside L.A. apartment and shout out at ... more

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Ali Jack asked What issues/articles would you like to see more of?

Any articles or issues you would like to see more of. Let me know and I will do my best to do some research on them! ”

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Ali Jack wrote a blog post Let's Get To Cookin' !

So you love the idea of delicious dinners from farmers market finds, but that idea isn't going to cook itself! Maybe your mama was one hot Italian lady but she only knew how to push the power butto... more

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Ali Jack commented on 10 tips for shopping at the farmers' market

Great Article, thank you! ”

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toastykitten posted a corkboard link 10 tips for shopping at the farmers' market

Photo: Carolyn Cope Serious Eats has some great tips for shopping at the farmers' market. Some of the best ones: Find out why it's not certified organic. The farmer may not have the resources to ... more

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Ali Jack posted a corkboard link Alice Waters and the Spirituality of Food

Watched this great interview with Alice Waters this morning and had to share. Alice speaks about the spirituality and morality behind food and her slow food movement. The transparency of her passio... more

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chudock posted to the corkboard Does Sunscreen Give you Cancer?

via FastCompany Clickthrough for the article that examines studies done by the FDA on the dangers of low doses of a form of vitamin A called retinyl palmitate.

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chudock commented on Connundrum: Sunscreen Addiction

http://www.fastcompany.com/1651665/environmental-working-group-your-sunscreen-may-cause-cancer ”

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Ali Jack
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Ali Jack wrote a blog post Heart Beet Gardening!

Be Still My Beating Heart, it's Heart Beet Gardening! So we all know that eating organic can be a challenge sometime to our pocket books. With tomatoes being $3 a pound some places, I often get as... more

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lew monster posted a corkboard link Fallen Fruit

FALLEN FRUIT "Using fruit as our lens, Fallen Fruit investigates urban space, ideas of neighborhood and new forms of located citizenship and community. From protests to proposals for new urban gre... more

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toastykitten

toastykitten posted a corkboard link Green & Black's Organic Fair Trade Cocoa Powder

I made brownies a few days ago with both a new recipe, and a new cocoa powder. I'd previously been using the Scharffen Berger unsweetened cocoa. However, I couldn't find it in the store, and I boug... more

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chudock posted to the corkboard Elena Kagan & Monsanto

This is not the type of news I like to read, but the headline popped up like a glaring alarm. While Solicitor General, it appear pending Supreme Court Justice candidate Elena Kagan may have enable... more

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chudock

chudock answered What r ur favorite organic spots in your neighborhood?

Santa Monica Co-Op for my groceries http://www.coopportunity.com/ Pizza Fusion for killer organic pizza AND beer http://www.pizzafusion.com/santamonica/ ”

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Ali Jack

Ali Jack answered What r ur favorite organic spots in your neighborhood?

I love True Blood and I am sure I would love this! I am a huge fan of their grapefruit juice! ”

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