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Green and Clean: Green Dry-Cleaning in NYC
Try googling “dry cleaners in Manhattan” and you will come up with over 5,000 hits. Of those 5,000, fewer than 1,500 identify themselves as green or organic. This means that over 70% of New York City’s dry cleaners are using chemicals that are not only harmful to the customer and their clothes, but the environment […]
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PlaNYC: Make it a Social Movement
Central to the City’s sustainability efforts is PlaNYC, the monumental program linking hundreds of greening initiatives across City operations. Yet how sustainable is PlaNYC itself? As a project of the Mayor’s Office, it was created almost completely by government agency staff and consultants. The public wasn’t involved in creating the plan, so no grassroots constituency […]
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The Past, Present and Future of Food Production
The Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s brought an array of agricultural technology that helped the world’s population almost double in size. The 21st century, however, brings a new set of challenges. A continually increasing population, the relative scarcity of fresh water and arable land, and the unpredictable climactic effects of global warming have […]
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“Sweet Spinach Salad” – Local Spinach is in Season NOW!
Hold the bacon & eggs! A traditional Spinach Salad includes hard cooked eggs, bacon bits, and cheddar or blue cheese. This heart-healthy raw, vegan salad is garnished with an ample amount of walnuts for protein and your omega-3 fats, and is a perfectly satisfying and energizing lunch. Fresh arugula is added for a nice peppery […]
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Corn: The American Staple Diet
Whether you eat corn or not, chances are corn already forms a huge part of your diet. This is due in large part to the Farm Bill, an agricultural and food policy tool passed by the US Congress to reduce hunger and control food prices. While it is primarily used to help US farmers, it […]
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