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The Health Benefits of Calcium Orotate
You may be familiar with the human body’s need for calcium. Calcium enables us to have strong bones and prevents bone loss diseases such as osteoporosis. But depleted calcium levels in your body spans far beyond the scope of weakened bones. Studies done at the Osteoporosis Research Center at Creighton University...
The Benefits of Lithium Orotate
An alkali metal related to sodium and potassium, lithium has been traditionally used within allopathic medicine to treat mental imbalances such as anxiety and depression. However, there are many side effects to taking this strong mineral, as the body poorly absorbs the standard forms of lithium Carbonate. That is, until...
Announcement: We Are Offically Certified Organic!
We are very proud to announce Global Healing Center’s farm, Earth Harmony Organics is now a member of the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and certified by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), plus certified as USDA Organic (United States Department of Agriculture). For more information about these organizations and certification...
The Benefits of Potassium Iodide
Learn More About Iodine Supplements There are many forms of potassium, but the potassium salt form of iodine is called potassium iodide (KI). This vital mineral is an excellent source of iodine. Iodine is needed for the healthy function of the thyroid gland. If you are lacking in this mineral, or if...
Zinc Orotate is a mineral salt found in the human body in trace amounts. Discovered by Dr. Hans Nieper, each molecule of zinc orotate is composed of two molecules of orotic acid and one zinc atom. Learn More About Zinc Orotates This innovative German doctor found that this particular form of zinc...
Iodine Supplements: The Four Best Kinds to Use
Iodine is an essential element for a vibrant and radiant body. It is a key player in the integrity of our DNA, it boosts the immune system, keeps our metabolism in balance, and even aids cardiovascular health. Many of us are suffering from “iodine deficiency,” even in our ultra-modern times. Learn...
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Southern Comfort at Evening Star Cafe
We may live in (Northern) Virginia, but aside from my occasional, tongue-in-cheek “y’all,” we haven’t adopted too many Southern mannerisms. But every once in a while, you just get a craving for something artery-clogging, particularly on a cold, snowy January day. Rather than channeling Paula Deen and deep-frying something at...
Meatless Monday ~ Mushroom Polenta
We were very disappointed to lose the mushroom vendor from our neighborhood (Del Ray) market this past year, especially as I had made such great progress the prior year in convincing my previously mushroom-adverse husband that they really weren’t so bad. So now to get our local ’shroom fix I...
Moroccan Lamb Stew {and Del Ray & Dupont Winter Markets}
After an extended holiday absence, we finally made it back to the Del Ray Farmers Market this past weekend. The winter market is small, with ringleaders Tom the Cheese Guy and Smith Meadows meats holding down the fort. There’s a new vendor this year, The Dressed Up Nut, selling sweet...
Local: Dine-Out Friday for DC Farm-to-School
A special announcement from the DC Farm to School Network: Looking for an excuse for a night out this Friday? Look no further! On January 22nd you can support locally-owned restaurants, the sustainable local food economy, and Washington, DC kids! The DC Farm to School Network’s ...
Happy Boxing Day! and a Snowy Day Gingerbread Train
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Happy Boxing Day! and a Snowy Day Gingerbread Train, originally uploaded by foodietots. We made this gingerbread train during last weekend’s blizzard. I used the gingerbread house and royal icing recipes from...
Vegetarian Organic Blog
I was buying apples at the farmer's market Sunday (as usual), when my favorite apple farmer informed me that I wouldn't be seeing him until next fall (I try to eat seasonally and only locally grown fruits and vegetables). To......
Feeling Cold? Bake Some Squash!
On a cold winter morning or a cold winter night, for that matter, there's nothing like baking some delicious winter squash to warm you up -- and even warm up your house. I love baking in the winter, and find......
The humble coconut is a truly incredible food. People lost at sea have survived by eating them, even including their husks. I feel lucky to be able to have them all the time (I usually buy a couple of coconuts......
While shopping at the Santa Barbara's farmer's market today for Thanksgiving dinner, I purchased two pounds of grapes. As I paid, the farmer said, "thank you, we'll see you next May." I was shocked and horrified and asked, "what do......
Is Millennium the Best Restaurant In the World?
On a recent visit to San Francisco, I enjoyed the best meal and dining experience I’ve had at a restaurant in a long time—it happened at Millennium. From the mouth-watering food to the impeccable service, the innovation and attention to......
Here is good clip of "Here We Grow," an interesting documentary film directed by Craig King, a natural food chef and entrepreneur. It looks at the current state of our food supply in an attempt to help change the way......
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Find your organic baby products here. Organic cotton and wool clothing and bedding, and organic baby food. When only the best will do....
As more and more organic vineyards develop throughout the world, consumers have more choices for quality organic wine. A partial list of them is given....
organic farming - its history and its impact today
A history of organic farming and its impact on the organics movement today. With links to IFOAM and other resources....
organic food categories continue to grow. Here is a list of the major ones, with links to favorite websites....
Buy organic products here, including organic food, organic clothing, organic baby products and more....
Check out our list of great books about organic subjects that impact on the consumer. Where to find them....
Chews Wise
Seeded sourdough loaf with white, whole wheat and rye Baker Dan Lepard writes a nice column in the Guardian newspaper in the UK and has an active web presence, but here he visits with a serious home baker, Jack Lang, who lays out seven principles of baking. This quote caught...
What to Do When Alice Waters Calls, Seeking Bread
By Samuel Fromartz I was leaving the gym when I checked my messages. Alice Waters' office at Chez Panisse was calling -- yeah, right. Who was this really? When I called back, it turned out Waters was calling and looking for a baker for her charity dinner in Washington, to...
What's in that School Lunch Anyway?
There's been a lot of talk lately about school nutrition, but what do kids actually eat? Ed Bruske, a former reporter who blogs at the Slow Cook, spent a week in a DC public school to find out. He came away with a cheese-filled six part series that is well...
Really Easy Potato Pizza From Jim Lahey's "My Bread" ... Trust Me, It's Great
By Samuel Fromartz One of the challenges for a home baker is to try and figure out how to make a great bread once you've tasted it. Like encountering the Platonic ideal, you recognize it, reach for it and try and duplicate it -- and then you fail miserably and...
Atlantic Writer Blames Arugula for California's Failing Schools
In the media world, the hatchet job has long been a profitable one. It involves finding a major figure, uncovering a supposed flaw and then showing the world how it is a symptom of everything that's wrong with -- fill in the blank -- politics, business, schools, etc. Caitlin Flanagan's...
Considering Local, Financial Sustainability
Something to consider as we enter the New Year: Is there really any reason to keep your money with a big bailed out bank?...
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There are two types of moms: those whose meat loaf became your ultimate comfort food and those who served scary bricks of incinerated beef. As San Francisco Chronicle reporter Amanda Gold points out, meat loaf “has both staunch supporters and fervent detractors. But no matter whether it’s considered jail food...
Singer Neil Young was honored Friday as the MusiCares Person of the Year for his artistic accomplishments and philanthropic work with Farm Aid and The Bridge School, a California organization that assists disabled children. A Farm Aid cofounder and board member, Young has worked for decades to help family farmers...
Teasing the Taste Buds with Truffles
The Fifth Annual Oregon Truffle Festival concluded its run on Sunday, showcasing what gastronomy experts call the ultimate mushroom. Truffles are found naturally throughout North American woodlands and are poised to become the next big culinary trend. “With seven truffle orchards in production around the country, and dozens more about to reach...
Organic Produce: February Report
You’ll make the most nutritious—and delicious—produce choices when you buy locally grown organic fruits and vegetables that are in season. It’s also the most economical way to shop the produce aisle. Here are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s top peak-season choices. Some of the listed fruits and veggies are...
Obama Pushes for Comprehensive Energy, Climate Legislation
When President Obama gave his State of the Union address on Wednesday, he highlighted the importance of clean energy and green jobs. “We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy-efficient, which supports clean energy jobs,” he said....
A farmer may have more than 1,000 cows on his land, which create a steady stream of revenue—and manure. In fact, a dairy cow typically produces 150 pounds of manure per day. Multiply this by scores of cattle, and you get a large—and odoriferous—waste situation. Concerned about groundwater contamination and...
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Sampling Veganism: 2 Cookbooks for the Curious Omnivore
Let’s just get one thing straight, I’m probably never going to turn the corner to veganism. I just love goat cheese way too much. I’m not much of a vegetarian either, nor do I proclaim to be. But having gone through vegan-like cleanses a few times, I also know the...
Food in Film: The 10 Most Memorable Food Scenes
My husband. I love him dearly. He is my soul mate, my life partner, the father of my children, my BFFWB. But, sometimes, he really pisses me off.When I told him I was writing about famous food scenes in the movies, the first example I mentioned was James Cagney smashing...
Eating Lassie? Jonathan Safran Foer's "Eating Animals" Gives Us Lots to Digest
Jonathan Safran Foer's "Eating Animals" is one of my favorite food books ever. I don't agree with everything it says, but the book is so incredibly compelling, the arguments so well reasoned, and the descriptions so very vivid, that I recommend it to anyone who is thinking seriously about our...
Food in Film: The 10 Best Movies with Food in a Starring Role
With this morning’s announcement of 2009’s Academy Award nominees, it seems appropriate to look at food from the perspective of a movie goer. Last year, two broadly released movies featured food in a starring role: Food, Inc. and Julie and Julia. We’ll find out today if either of them garners...
Highlights from Our Peace Coffee Cupping: Win a Pound of SGT's Ugandan Peaberry!
The blustery weather provided the perfect backdrop for this past Saturday's free Peace Coffee cupping, attended by more than 20 coffee lovers. When we arrived at Peace Coffee's Minneapolis headquarters, we were treated to Peace Coffee's new seasonal Pollinator blend (which replaces the well-loved Winter Snowshoe Brew), muffins and scones...
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Truth in advertising — Lists of confusing food claims
Tara Parker-Pope, who writes the New York Times Well blog, recently pointed out an article listing confusing food labels and what they really mean. Some of the labels, Parker-Pope noted in her post, are simply meaningless, including “made with real fruit” and “a good source of fiber.” In other words,...
Don't be afraid to eat these — Welcome five foods back into your diet
I can’t tell you how often I hear people shunning really fantastic foods because they think those foods are completely off-limits . . . and off the table. Thanks to any number of crash diets and faddish weight-loss schemes, super-healthy foods like avocadoes,...
Under pressure — Pressure cookers make a comeback
Pinched by time and pennies? Get a pressure cooker. No, not the explosive kind of yesteryear; today’s models are safer and efficient, and can put comfort food on the table in less than half an hour. As Catherine Phipps blogged last month for the Guardian, “A pressure cooker removes the...
Table Talk: February 4 — February festivities and food
This week, Kim O’Donnel lead a conversation about February festivity feasting: Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, the Lunar New Year, and whatever else stirs us.The chat took place right here on Thursday, February 4, at 10 a.m. PST, 1 p.m. ET.Kim, a trained chef...
Soupe joumou — Haiti's pot of gold
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Increasing the food vocabulary — Words matter
In yesterday’s Oregonian, guest columnist and longtime teacher Jaime O’Neill lamented the loss in vocabulary among students — especially in the kitchen. He argues that cookbooks have removed such words as “dredge” or “truss” because too many people aren’t familiar with them. We don’t cook, he argues, so we don’t...
Tiny Farm Blog» organic gardening: vegetables, herbs, flowers – growing local food
A mid-winter flashback to one of my favorite farm photos—it’s just so…hands-on. On the tiny farm, many of the things we otherwise consider inconvenient, like rain and MUD, are actually just fine. Sunny days are NICER, but there’s plenty of room for wet as well. Originally posted on Friday, Aug....
[Backpost for Dec-14-2009] Snow’s here—it’s definitely overwinter storage time! Winter storage is a little different every year, as needs, facilities, and plans change. This time around, a fair bit of gear is in the 20′x32′ (~6×10 m) hoophouse, with its full sun exposure and fairly extreme temperature spread (from double-digit...
A familiar season-marking sight for anyone in snow territory, this is the start of what may turn out to be a growing, winter-long snow bank. The mini-blizzards of the last couple of days laid down at least 7-10 cm (3-4″). Road clearing mixes up dirty snow in hard-packed windrows, and...
[For Jul-8-2009] These guys, the White Rock Cornish X meat birds, have free-ranged too far, making it to the edge of the veggie garden in the big field. Luckily, although it looks good in the photo, this all-lettuce mesclun is done, cut at least twice and now too full of...
Often heard about, never before seen first-hand, this is front-yard tiny farming in action—late fall edition. I’m at the home of Andrew and Sue and Margo, in a town of 70,000, leaning on the front porch rail on a residential street lined with single homes on small lots. Typical front...
[From 24-Nov-2009] The star by far of the last planting of brassicas, that mostly didn’t size up in time for market or CSA, is without at doubt this unusual Nero Di Toscana strap kale. This Italian heirloom, apparently from Tuscany, is hardly better looking than the cold-beaten rest of the...
ScienceDaily: Organic Farming News
From the ancient Amazonian Indians: 'Biochar' as a modern weapon against global warming
Scientists are reporting that "biochar" -- a material that the Amazonian Indians used to enhance soil fertility centuries ago -- has potential in the modern world to help slow global climate change. Mass production of biochar could capture and sock away carbon that otherwise would wind up in the atmosphere...
Fertilizer use not always helpful in revegetation efforts
Revegetation efforts in a subarctic Quebec community show that not all plants respond favorably to the use of fertilizers. Agricultural researchers used organic and mineral fertilizers on three different species of plants with mixed results. Vegetation in the community is damaged because of land development and the use of all...
Vermicompost from pig manure grows healthy hibiscus
Vermicomposting, using earthworms to turn waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer, can be an economical, organic waste management practice. The resulting product, called vermicompost, or worm castings, can be an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional substrate additives for producing container-grown plants. Researchers experimented with pine bark amended with vermicompost derived from pig...
Future of organic ornamental plants
Acreage of organic nurseries and greenhouses in the US increased 83 percent since 2004. But supermarket sales of organic ornamental plants are not keeping up with this trend; organic herbs and flowers have been marketed primarily through the Internet, community agriculture groups, and local farmers markets. Organic and conventional growers...
Sustainable farming may help maintain healthy climate
Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers....
Organic Weed Control Options For Highbush Blueberry; Pine Needle Mulch Most Effective
Weeds are a widespread problem for the blueberry industry, particularly in young plantings when bushes are not fully established and most susceptible to competition. Weed control is even more of a challenge for growers of organic products, including organic highbush blueberry. Researchers investigated using mulches of pine needles, manure--sawdust compost,...
Cooking Up a Story
Nutri-Grain legal challenge has ‘no merit’, says Kellogg
February 4, 2010 A class action lawsuit has been brought against The Kellogg Company for allegedly engaging in deceptive advertising practices regarding its Nutra-Grain Bars it claims are healthier to eat because of their ingredients. The company is being sued in the US District Court of Southern California for violations...
I started “documenting” in 2001, not “making a documentary” exactly, because I really didn’t know what it was going to end up being. The New York Times had run a series of articles about the disappearance of small towns across the Midwest, about communities drying up and farmers forced off...
Raj Patel: The Value of Nothing-an Overview (video)
CUpS: Food News Part 1: Raj Patel, food activist, scholar, and author of two important books: Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System and his new book (now on the New York Times Best Seller list), The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine...
KQED’s Quest: the Great White Shark
[Update: Since posting this video, KQEDondemand's YouTube channel has made it for 'private' viewing only. I am hoping they will make it public, as it once was, for it is very informative. Sorry for any inconvenience.] February 01, 2010 KQED just posted a video on YouTube from their program Quest. This...
February 01, 2010 Washington Post journalist Jane Black, from her recent trip to the yearly Edible Institute conference in Santa Fe, NM, writes about the food trends seen for the upcoming year. Five are mentioned, including one about CSA’s evolving: “I’ve always loved the idea of community-supported agriculture, but the...
USDA Grant to Create Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center in Arkansas
January 31, 2010 Good news for the Wallace Center in Little Rock, AR. They have been awarded a $900,000 grant by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to help run the Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center (HUFED). “The purpose of the HUFED Center grant program is to...
ScienceDaily: Organic Chemistry News
Chemists have made a major contribution to the emerging field of quantum biology, observing quantum mechanics at work in photosynthesis in marine algae....
Ultra-cold chemistry: First direct observation of exchange process in quantum gas
Considerable progresses made in controlling quantum gases open up a new avenue to study chemical processes. An Austrian research team has now succeeded in directly observing chemical exchange processes in an ultra-cold sample of cesium atoms and Feshbach molecules....
Like a Venus flytrap, a new material permanently traps only its desired prey, the radioactive ion cesium, and not harmless sodium ions. The material can remove 100 percent of the cesium -- found in nuclear waste but very difficult to clean up -- from a sodium-heavy solution. It is cesium...
Study documents reaction rates for three chemicals with high global warming potential
A new study provides new information about the rates at which three of the most powerful greenhouse gases are destroyed by a chemical reaction that takes place in the upper atmosphere....
Biophysicists manipulate 'zipper,' reveal protein folding dynamics
Biophysicists in Germany have published results of single-molecule experiments bringing a higher-resolution tool to the study of protein folding. They report taking hold of a single, zipper-like protein molecule with optical tweezers and mapping changes in its "energy landscape" during folding and unfolding, measuring thousands of transitions between states. This...
How do free electrons originate?
Scientists have discovered a new way in which high-energy radiation in water can release slow electrons. Free electrons play a major role in chemical processes. In particular, they might be responsible for causing radiation damage in organic tissue....
Organic Gardening News
As my friend Mort Mather says, the soil is your bank. You can't make withdrawals unless you make deposits. I get composting straw and manure from Nectar Hills Farm (where we also get the beef for our grass-fed gourmet beef jerky), which I mix with my kitchen waste to create...
A very good friend of mine from my stagehand days recently bought a house--a fixer upper in ant country--and asked for some help on that front.Ants go where the food is, so first, make sure there's nothing for them to eat. This is most important! Cut off their supplies!Now the...
Community Supported Agriculture
This is an interesting post on Grist: It takes a community to sustain a small farm. It doesn't mention CSAs, community supported agriculture, where local residents purchase "shares" of a farm, which guarantees delivery of a set amount of food over a period of time, usually a year. But it...
Robin's Best Grass-fed Beef Jerky Ever!
If you're lucky enough to be up here in the walk-in freezer that is upstate New York this weekend, you'll want to swing by the Cooperstown Farmer's Market, the last of the year, for the best Happy Hobo grass-fed beef jerky Robin's ever made.The grass-fed Highlander's top round that this...
Good looking and inexpensive hoop houses are the focus of this White House Blog post by Sam Kass, assistant chef and Food Initiative Coordinator for the WH.Glad to see they're growing all my favorites, especially mustard greens! I wish I'd had the time to put in some hoops over my...
I put up some plastic last year and made a little hoop house to protect winter greens. It was hastily built just in time for a surprise snow storm around Halloween.This year, I just picked the greens down as low as I could, and mulched them with old straw over...
Organic News
Ita s easy to take pot shots at the pious manifestos on the menus at some Bay Area restaurants....
New Weleda pomegranate body care line banishes dry skin and keeps skin looking younger naturally
The new Weleda Pomegranate Regenerating Body Care line is heaven sent for anyone with dry skin and anyone who wants to keep their skin looking young....
International Orange introduces new Organic Detox Facelift Facial
International Orange , a wonderful eco-spa in San Francisco, has introduced a new treatment called the Organic Detox Facelift Facial for beauties seeking natural anti-aging remedies....
Yelp London Celebrates Our 'Burst' Birthday
Tuesday night truly proved to be the party of the year as over 400 yelpers ate, drank and enjoyed London's finest a ' all to say " Happy Birthday Yelp UK! " The celebratory spirit was in the frosty air as guests descended the red carpet to find Islington Metal...
Procter & Gamble signals sales rebound
Procter & Gamble Co., posting better-than-expected earnings, said Thursday that its sales growth is rebounding from a stretch when shoppers had cut back on purchases of its laundry and beauty products for much of the past year....
Organic Family Dairies Being Crushed by Rogue Factory Farms
WASHINGTON, DC: Family farmers from around the country, who produce organic milk, are petitioning president Obama, and the White House's Office of Management and Budget , for the swift adoption of new strict rulemaking that will rein in the abuses of a handful of factory farms they claim are violating...
We Like It Raw
NYC Chocolate Party Hosted by Vanessa Barg, Dec 12th, 2009
Full details at www.nychocolateparty.com...
Dr. Oz Turns Meat-Eating Cowboy Vegan
Very cool! Big ups to Dr Oz. And big thanks to Veronica Bosgraaf for the link....
Dr. Doris Taylor: Meditation yields largest increase in stem cell creation she's ever seen
Speaking of Faith's host, Krista Tippett, interviewed leading stem cell researcher Dr. Doris Taylor about role of stem cells in healing the body. The following is an exchange that blew my mind: Stem Cells, Untold Stories Ms. Tippett: Talk to......
Spirulina Salad with Courtney Pool
Two of my favorite peeps! Tim Van Orden and Courtney Pool....
I want to give some major love to Crazy Sexy Life and Kris Carr. They are really killin it over there with some of the most fantastic holistic health content I've ever seen. If you haven't been there recently, def......
Philip McCluskey's Rockstar Birthday Party in NYC
Hey NYC Tribe! It's time to do things BIG again in NYC. I'm taking nice venue, dope music, tons of hotties, lots of amazing food... You know, NYC RawkStar Style! This time we're celebrating Philip McCluskey's birthday and how far......