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, Farmers Markets, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Slow Food, Sustainable Businesses
Akasha is a wonderful restaurant serving American comfort food (and some other countries versions too) that just happens to use the finest local, organic and hand-crafted ingredients that can be found. It feels to me as if Akasha Richmond, the chef/owner, has the gift of creating amazing dishes and her own personal values insist on
michelle victoria No Comment Farmers Markets, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Businesses
If you want to know more about the food that you are eating, and what you can do to protect our food supplies this is a great web site. It is nice to know that their are a few lobbyists in Washington protecting our interests. This is their Mission Statement: Food & Water Watch protects
michelle victoria No Comment Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Slow Food, Sustainable Businesses
Raw or cooked, Cru’s vegan dishes will have you wondering why you would ever eat any other way. Chef Rachel Carr has perfected the art of vegan cooking and food preparation…how else can you describe her wonderful ‘uncooked’ raw dishes. Originally, Cru served exclusively raw dishes but now you can enjoy both delicious raw and cooked dishes
michelle victoria 1 Comment Changing Habits, Films to see, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices
Did you know that 90% of all GMOs (genetically modified organisms) come from Monsanto? DId you also know that Monsanto brought us: Agent Orange, PCB’s and rBGH. Is this the company we want to have controlling much of our food supply? 70% of all food in US commercial markets have bio-engineered ingredients. Soybeans are one
michelle victoria 1 Comment Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Recipes, Restaurants, Santa Fe, Sustainable Businesses
Located on Canyon Road the most charming gallery street in Santa Fe, the Teahouse is much more than a place to go for a cup tea. At the Teahouse you can have breakfast, lunch or dinner and know that you are enjoying organically grown and locally produced food. Dionne Christian, the owner of the Teahouse,
michelle victoria 2 Comments Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Recipes
I had not really planned on including my own recipes here, which now that I think about it is silly since I used to have an organic coffee house/cafe and was the chef, but as I was preparing my lunch today I thought this would be a great recipe to share on the web site.
michelle victoria No Comment Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Businesses
Sometimes the larger issues that we read about and we know are reaching a critical point seem so monumental a sense of powerlessness can overwhelm us, global warming can be one of these issues. But, the good news is there are many things that each of us can do on a daily basis to halt