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  • Boulette’s Larder-As inviting as your best friend’s kitchen

    michelle victoria February 19, 2010     2 Comments     Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Restaurants, San Francisco-Bay Area, Slow Food, Sustainable Agriculture

    Imagine a restaurant that feels as if you are in your best friends kitchen, that is if your best friend happens to be a fabulous cook and uses only the freshest and mainly local ingredients. This is the feeling that I had at Boulette’s Larder in San Francisco, at the Ferry Building. You would not

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  • GMO’s stopped in other countries…why not in the U.S.?

    michelle victoria February 16, 2010     No Comment     Changing Habits, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture

    Here is a great piece from treehugger.com about GMOS’s. The main point of the story is why have Americans accepted the massive inclusion of genetically modified food in our food supply, without much of a fight. And I will add, why has our government been complicit in this. Last week in India the release of genetically

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  • More from Embudo…a video so you can be there too!

    michelle victoria October 1, 2009     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

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  • A real lesson in farming-Green String Institute

    michelle victoria October 1, 2009     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

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  • Embudo Station…Farm to table along the Rio Grande

    michelle victoria September 17, 2009     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

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  • Cru in Silverlake-Delicious and Organic

    michelle victoria August 31, 2009     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

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  • Connecting with the Earth…even in the city

    michelle victoria August 19, 2009     No Comment     Gardens and Farms, Slow Food

    A new breed of farmer is  growing and in a surprising place, the city. This article from San Francisco about today’s Urban Farmers offers a few wonderful reasons why people are growing their own fruits and vegetables, canning their harvest, and raising bees. This goes beyond the “Victory Garden” concept, giving city dwellers a chance to reconnect

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  • Crunchy Eggs?

    michelle victoria July 22, 2009     No Comment     Restaurants, Slow Food

    What has happened to food in America? After living in Europe for most of the last eight years my return to the states has naturally brought many adjustments in quite a few areas areas, and one of these includes food–or should I say my expectations about food. I live in Santa Fe, a place with

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  • Interview with Michael Pollan

    michelle victoria July 2, 2009     No Comment     Films to see, GMO-GE Information, Slow Food

    If you can, check out this interview with Michael Pollan. I am sure that he will speaking about the new film Food, Inc, which is a must see if you want to know what you may be eating. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118057842618&ref=share> If you haven’t read any of Michael Pollan’s books here are a few suggestions: In Defense

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