michelle victoria 1 Comment Changing Habits, Films to see, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture
“Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food” – Hippocrates. We have been saying and hearing for years, you are what you eat, and this is clearly the truth. What are we eating as a society and what are we becoming as a result of it? We are all becoming increasingly
michelle victoria No Comment San Francisco-Bay Area, Sustainable Agriculture, Vineyards
When I decided to visit California’s wine country I was curious to see if there really was a commitment to sustainable growing at larger vineyards. I wasn’t there to see who had the best wine, a very subjective concept anyway, but of course it would be nice if the wine was also good where the
michelle victoria No Comment Farm to Table, Restaurants, Santa Fe, Slow Food, Sustainable Businesses, Video Clips
Here is a short Video from Embudo Station from my visit there a few weeks ago. It is filmed, produced and edited by my friend Sharyn Bey, who I will be working with to bring you more live action from places that I visit. It is almost like being there except that you don’t get
michelle victoria 1 Comment Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, Slow Food, Sustainable Agriculture
In 2000 Fred Cline, founder of Cline Cellars, and Bob Cannard founded the Green String Institute. The Institute was created because both men saw that as the concept of organic farming became more popular it was unfortunately also being diluted from what it truly is. To Bob Cannard, one of the pioneers of the organic movement
michelle victoria 3 Comments Changing Habits, Recycling, Sustainable Building
I will admit I have been buying those new, strange looking light bulbs for a few years not really knowing why they were better, just that they were. Yesterday I came across a great article that explains what CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs are and how they work. Maybe you’ll read the entire article but here
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Industrial food practices
Recently, an alliance of over a dozen giant food conglomerates and some industry “experts” unveiled the Smart Choices® Program, which puts a shiny green “smart choice” check mark on foods like Froot Loops® and Lucky Charms®. In an age when childhood obesity has become an epidemic, calling sugar cereals “smart choices” is unacceptable. Please join us
michelle victoria No Comment Farm to Table, Recycling, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Building
A two day G20 summit, not very long considering how many critical issues are at hand, will convene tomorrow in PIttsburgh. I had no idea but Pittsburgh is being hailed as one of the greenest urban centers in the U.S. Could this be? transformed from the city of steel, to the city of green. Sounds
michelle victoria 2 Comments Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Recipes, Santa Fe, Slow Food, Sustainable Agriculture
Yesterday at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market I was lucky to spot the last bag of blue cornmeal at one of the vendor’s stands and this morning I made this blue corn cornbread. I had not planned to post this here but I had someone Tweet me (my Twitter name is SmartLifeways if you would like to
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Agriculture
Has a small organic garden on the White House lawn really made a difference? The NY Times, the Huffington Post and even You Tube to name just a few, carried the story about the new farmer’s market just a few blocks away from the White House, but does it really matter? I would have to say, yes
michelle victoria No Comment Farm to Table, Restaurants, Santa Fe, Slow Food, Sustainable Businesses
Have you ever noticed how sometimes you drive past a business without giving it any thought at all and other times your curiosity is immediately, or perhaps over time, peaked. When you travel on Hwy. 68, the “low road” from Santa Fe to Taos you pass Embudo Station which is located on the banks of