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time to join your CSA

03/01/2011 By Leave a Comment
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Community Supported Agriculture I know it seems early to start thinking about the vegetables you will be eating this summer BUT now is the time to contact your local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and get signed up. If you live in Williamsburg/Greenpoint you can  visit their website at: http://greenpoint-williamsburgcsa.org/wp/ What is a CSA? CSA's offer an easy and affordable way for consumers to have access to local, sustainably grown, organic and farm fresh vegetables within their communities. Farmers sell shares of their farm to individuals providing them with a box of a … [Read more...]

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Food, Inc.

01/20/2011 By Leave a Comment
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If you have ever eaten an animal product, or even a vegetable for that matter, you should see Food, Inc. immediately if you have not already done so. This is not a new movie, so it may be a rental (do people still do that?) but it is worth every minute of it. Food, Inc. by filmmaker Robert Kenner is a jaw-dropping, thriller if I’ve ever seen one.  If you have you ever wondered how those meat and potatoes arrived at your dinner plate, look no further. In this movie, Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, and other great food activists … [Read more...]

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