From the category archives:
With fresh snow blanketing the town of Boulder, I walked over to the first Boulder Farmers Market of the year filled with wonder. This early in the season, I had no idea what to expect, and sadly, was a little disappointed. Only about 25% of the assigned vendors attended, many, no doubt, scared off by [...]
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Door-to-Door Organics is a service that delivers weekly (or bi-weekly) boxes of organic produce to your door (the name says it all right?). I wrote about Door to Door recently (ordering a box myself) - the experience was easy and the food was great!
The contest is as follows: answer the question at the end of [...]
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This week, President Obama addressed food safety in his weekly address:
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My thoughts?
Stat: Currently, the FDA only has enough inspectors to cover around 5% of the total food production facilities. Obviously this number is unacceptable, and Obama mentions increasing our inspection capabilities. But certainly, he doesn’t mean twentyfold, [...]
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Think about it: the local bees go from flower to flower, pollenating, buzzing around, and generally doing their thing. At the end of the day, the honey they make contains little bits of local pollen. Rather than walking out the door for a faceful of pollen, eating said honey builds up your tolerance slowly.
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To help promote and raise awareness for organic and local food business in my current hometown of Boulder, Colorado, I am starting a master directory of local food producers. The following criteria must be met:
Based in Boulder County
Focus on local and/or organic food
Food products? Yes. Farms? Yes. Restaurants? You betcha.
Please take a look at The [...]
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