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San Francisco, CA

The Ultimate in Eating Local: My Adventures in Urban Foraging

As money has gotten tight and the local-foods movement more popular, urban foraging has become a hit. I spent a day with one forager in San Francisco.

Los Angeles, CA

LA's Farmers' Market Celebration Is Thursday, and the Deadline for Our Contest Is Tonight

Attention fans of fresh food and smart design: You have until tonight.

Company-sponsored organic vegetable gardens

Love this idea: A Minneapolis public relations firm, Haberman & Associates, is sponsoring an organic vegetable garden for employees.

The Plantagon Greenhouse

By year 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion, 80 percent of which is projected to live in cities. Currently, most local supermarkets rely on stocking practices that, when applied to dense populations, add unnecessary costs to the average city household’s food budget.

Bring your own coffee to work

Brew your own coffee.

Agroforestry Found On Nearly Half The World's Farms

For centuries, farmers have placed trees among their crops to enhance soil health, raise marketable fruits or nuts, and protect row crops from damaging winds.

San Francisco, CA

Compostable and biodegradable cups and plates make no sense if you don't compost them

If you live in San Francisco, you end up using a lot of compostable and biodegradable plates and cutlery. But if you don't actually compost these things, there's nearly no point in using them at all.

Daniel's Diet: A Biblical Remedy for a Global Epidemic

The Old Testament offers an ancient (yet simple, relevant and practical) cure for our twenty-first century problems.

Recipe for Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Recipe

To Reduce Food Waste in your Fridge

Kitchen Tips