local food
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What doesn’t kill you makes you gourmet
Editor’s note: The following essay and map are excerpted from Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas and are republished with permission by UC Press as part of Grist’s California agriculture series, an exploration of the people, farms, and issues shaping the state. Click for a larger version. The Bay Area is a tale of two […]
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Tell Grist: What’s your favorite green hot spot in Portland?
You know you love it.Photo: megaulYo Portlandia! We’re compiling a guide to the perfect green Portland weekend and we need your help! So you have an out-of-town visitor — where do you take ’em for great local food or beer? What’s the can’t-miss farmers market, bike shop, or organic cupcakery — or is the octopus […]
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A new documentary about the real wealth of nations — happiness
Money can’t make you happy, they say. Maybe a new kind of economy can?What if GDP stood for Great Domestic Pleasantness? How about an economy whose success is not determined by growth for growth’s sake? A new documentary, The Economics of Happiness, explores this rich territory. The film makes a connection between the economic crisis, […]
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With food-system reform slowed to a crawl, local initiatives come to fore
Food-policy reform at the national level isn't getting anywhere fast. But don't get depressed; organize at the local level!
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‘Portlandia’ skewers your urban green lifestyle
Bikers, locavores, and just plain urbanites, quake in fear: Your lives are no longer safe from actually-funny satire.
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Hunting for deer — in the woods and on the street
Every year, more than a million deer and other animals are hit by cars. What happens to them? Some get eaten. Whether you consider roadkill for dinner reasonable or gross, it's certainly one of the most responsible meat sources available.
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Mushrooms in the Minnesota winter [VIDEO]
Learn how oyster mushrooms are grown and how to make a delicious terrine out of them -- all while you ponder the local-versus-sustainable question.
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My 5 best meals on the road in 2010
Over the past year, I've had terrific meals at unique, local-minded restaurants from Austin to Seattle. The holiday lull has given me the chance to write paeans to my faves.
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Cooking for a crowd in the dead of winter [VIDEO]
A harvest dinner I hosted at Two Pony Gardens was made with 100% Minnesota ingredients, except salt -- hey, I did the best I could!