Big Organic

Just because the label says Organic, does not mean it's sustainable.  Yes, fewer chemicals, better attention to the environment, safer for people, it's really a great choice.  However, it may be shipped across the country.  If you have the option, it's even better to support your local farmer.  I wrote about this before at the FAQ in 3VotesADay.org.

Southern Fork Voting

In the southern U.S. there is a sterotype propagated by Paula Deen that it's all canned food and fried chicken.  Not so!

There are some amazing regional farmers that grow excellent varieties, and pay very close attention to quality because local restaurants and consumers want this great food!  They even created their own local market because there were some 'farmers markets' that sold food from across the country.  What's up with that?

Buying local agricultural products has so many great benefits!

Sneaky USDA!

People have other things on their mind this time of year.  So the USDA decided it was a good time to trash a proposal to regulate antibiotics being fed to HEALTHY animals.  We've been worried about this issue for 30 years.  Over use of antibiotics is how crazy strains of diseases get bred.  Ask your farmer if they use antibiotics on healthy animals.

Container Gardens

Container gardens in New York City at vacant lots.  What great ingenuity!  Move the crates around to available locations and off you go.  Is there any doubt we crave good local produce?

Fork in action

The gentleman interviewed knows how to use his fork!  A McDonalds is coming to a health conscious town.  Fight it at city hall or simply, don't buy anything there.  It would take a concerted effort, but I'm sure we can find some examples of big chains leaving a place because nobody came in.

Kale Battle!

Another post about Vermont!
So there's this guy in VT, that made up this slogan with a local farmer: "Eat More Kale."
Simple, to the point, supports a healthy lifestyle, Kale grows well in New England.
Woo.  What's the matter?

Chick-Fil -A, a ginormous multi-state, multi-million corporation that sells hundreds of chicken sandwiches a minute is suing and ordering this guy to quit his business because they have an add campaign 'Eat Mor Chikin.'  C'mon, nobodys going to confuse those two.

Support the little guy, support an independent business, and support Kale!

Kale - Brassica (Broccoli family), grows great in cold weather, minimal fertilizer needs, minimal pest problems, high in nutrients for you, no animal welfare questions, solar powered, and you can eat it right out of the ground.  Sounds pretty good to me!