Watch Chef Dan Barber’s TED talk on how a chef can keep fish on a menu at the same time as being responsible about sustainability.
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If you live in the northeast, you will have heard about the outbreak of late blight fungus devastating tomato crops. Chef Dan Barber, of farm-to-table fame, wrote an op-ed piece for the NYT discussing the issue, and the role that home gardeners have played in spreading the fungus. The take-home message is to buy starter [...]
The 8th annual “Chefs to the Field” event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more restaurants participating in booths (for your eating pleasure) and competitions (for your viewing pleasure). As always the event features ingredients grown on-site and is in support of the terra nova schoolyard society, that gets kids hands-on with [...]
A report from advocacy group Environmental Defence has shown that fish from the Great Lakes are still toxin-filled, despite drastic reductions in some types of pollution, and the risk isn’t getting any smaller. The main health risk is from long term consumption, but the list of toxins is long. Some species of fish such as [...]