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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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Why Eat Organic? The Dirty Dozen List
The simple fact is that eating organic is not only healthier for you; it’s healthier for the planet. Aside from contributing to a number of childhood diseases and ADD, artificial fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides seep into ground water. These chemicals eventually pollute and destroy wetlands and rivers. Even our off shore coral reefs are dying […]
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Why Compost?
I realize I am speaking with an eco-savvy group here. Nonetheless, I wanted to share a few astonishing facts that inspire me (and I hope you, too) to urgent action: New Yorkers throw out 32 million pounds of household garbage per day. That’s just residential (less than 25% of the total), and that does not include […]
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Springtime: Asparagus – In Season Now!
The local supermarkets in my neighborhood all have specials on fresh asparagus. The fresh organic shoots are harvested once every two years. Otherwise the plants are left to regenerate, grow to maturity, flower, and re-seed themselves. So asparagus farmers rotate their crops to ensure perfection for your plate and palate every year. The joys of […]
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