My last two sessions of AASHE 2011 both dealt with farmers markets, from two very different perspectives: a school in British Columbia with a resistant food services contractor and a school in Arizona with campus-wide support. A sustainability manager and a professor of forest ecology from University of Northern British Columbia talked about their experiences starting [...]

Despite the threat of rain, this year’s Boston Local Food Festival was even better than last year’s. Extending the festival grounds to the other side of the bridge made more room for the vendors and less of a crush in the crowd. The wide variety amazed me yet again: restaurants, farmers, apiaries, even “green” investing. [...]

A guest post from my friend (and freelance writer) Katie Nopper DePasquale. It may not sound all that exciting, but soil testing for home gardens is awesome. This is because a soil analysis tells you exactly what to do to achieve optimal plant happiness in your specific soil. You get instructions about how much of [...]

I can’t believe I haven’t posted this recipe yet. Almond date balls are my go-to snack in the summer, because they’re cool and—although they taste like chocolate chip cookies—they’re not that bad for you. Almond Date Balls (adapted from Cheap Healthy Good) 1 cup whole almonds 1 cup date pieces 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut [...]

A guest post by Sharon Tomasulo, from Library Hungry. Brenda’s CSA this year comes from Smith Farm in Hudson, New Hampshire, and I’ve been given the honor of introducing it because I was born there. My parents, Tom and Tina Smith, own and operate the farm, and this is their second year running a CSA in [...]