The Food Miles Myth

At Slate, Jane Black finds the oft-referenced factoid "food travels 1,500 miles from farm to plate" to be inaccurately applied and an oversimplification.

09-22-08 in Going Local | Link | add to del.icio.us | Digg this story

The Backyard Dairy

Amid rising food prices, growing your own vegetables is newly popular. But, why stop at produce when you could buy a dog-sized cow that will produce 16 pints of milk a day and mow your lawn.

08-19-08 in Going Local | Link | add to del.icio.us | Digg this story

Greenmarket Goodies

The what, where and who for seasonal produce from July through September.

06-30-08 in Going Local | Link | add to del.icio.us | Digg this story

Free Food

The top 10 ways to forage for food, including "squirrel fishing."

06-16-08 in Going Local | Link | add to del.icio.us | Digg this story

The Freakonomics of Locavorism

At the Freakonomics blog, Stephen Dubner makes orange sherbet and then finds himself questioning the entire logic of locavorism.

06-10-08 in Going Local | Link | add to del.icio.us | Digg this story

Sup and Slaughter

The farm-to-table ethos of Blue Hill at Stone Barns (on the grounds of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture) makes for a feel-good dining experience; adorable lambs are grazing, chickens are clucking, and radicchio grows just a stone's throw from the restaurant. But, how will diners react to the new slaughterhouse that has just opened at the Center?

06- 6-08 in Going Local | Link | add to del.icio.us | Digg this story

Go Online to Find Local Produce

The New York Times surveys spud.com and a number of other new web sites that have cropped up to help individuals locate and purchase locally grown produce.

06- 5-08 in Going Local | Link | add to del.icio.us | Digg this story