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Fair trade is a system of exchange which ensures that farmers, artisans and other producers throughout the developing world are paid fair prices for their work and have direct involvement in the marketplace.

Fair is fair

Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: earthtalk, environment, fair trade, fairtrade, food, market, supermarket

Every day is a foodie holiday: Meet the blogger behind Almanac of Eats

By Regina Sibilia

March 27 5 Comments

Steff Deschenes celebrating National Cereal Day, March 7.

She’s spunky, she’s vegan, she’s “smexy”

Filed Under: Food and Drink, Life Tagged With: almanac of eats, blog, food, foodie, ice cream theory, Steff Deschenes

Looking at the Just Label It campaign

By E - The Environmental Magazine

March 10 1 Comment

At present the U.S. Food and Drug Administration doesn't require labels for foods with genetically modified ingredients, but labeling proponents believe consumers have a right to be able to make informed choices about which foods they put into their bodies and support with their pocketbooks. (iStockPhoto)

Do you know your food’s genetics?

Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: earthtalk, food, food label, genetically engineered, genetically modified, genetics, just label it, label, usda

Turns out caffeine inhalers may not be safe

By Brittney McNamara

March 7 Leave a Comment

Surprise!

Filed Under: Health and fitness Tagged With: Aeroshot, Breathable Foods Inc., caffeine, FDA, food, health, safety

If this is how Valve confirms Half Life 3, we all win

By Joe Sinicki

Jan. 22 Leave a Comment

Deep fried snack or omen?

Filed Under: Gaming News Tagged With: delicious, food, Half Life 3, Half Life Episode 3, valve

How safe is food coloring?

By E - The Environmental Magazine

Jan. 8 2 Comments

The Center for Science in the Public Interest found compelling evidence that ingestion of artificial food dyes can contribute to hyperactivity, restlessness and attention problems in some children, especially those with ADHD. Fortunately, there are now natural alternatives available, made primarily from vegetable colorants. (Media credit/Hemera Collection)

This may surprise you

Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: artificial colors, color, food, food coloring, red #2, red dye

Global warming and water shortages

By E - The Environmental Magazine

Jan. 8 Leave a Comment

One out of three counties across the contiguous U.S., says a recent study commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council, should brace for water shortages by mid-century as a result of human induced climate change. (Media credit/Comstock)

Water supplies would be hit especially hard

Filed Under: Earth and Environment Tagged With: climate change, environment, food, food shortages, global warming, water

Somerville’s Casa B brings modern twist, Latin American influence to tapas

By Nicolette Orlemans

Jan. 1 1 Comment

Contemporary Latin American fare in a cozy setting

Filed Under: Blast Boston, Eating in Boston, Food and Drink, Life Tagged With: blast boston, casa b, drinks, food, Latin American, restaurant, somerville, tapas

Meat and the environment

By E - The Environmental Magazine

Dec. 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

David Pimentel of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences says that the grain currently fed to some seven billion livestock in the United States could feed nearly 800 million people directly. (Thinkstock)

Shifting diets makes a big difference

Filed Under: Earth and Environment Tagged With: environment, food, meat

Are Americans too prudish for our own good?

By Tiberio Simone

Nov. 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

The difference between sensuality and sexuality

Filed Under: Sex, Sexuality and Relationships Tagged With: food, nudity, sex, sexuality

Red Sox pitchers listen up: 9 foods that are worse for you than Popeyes fried chicken

By Andrew Wood

Oct. 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

There’s even a salad on the list!

Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: calamari, chili's, cold stone creamery, dominos, food, fried chicken, health, ihop, jason varitek, john lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, milkshake, olive garden, papa gino's, quiznos, red lobster, red sox

Should you avoid plastic food steamers?

By E - The Environmental Magazine

Oct. 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Even though a plastic food steamer may be marked “BPA-free,” there's no guarantee it won't leach other endocrine disrupting chemicals into food or drinks. Consumers might want to just play it safe and opt for food steamers made of tried and true plastic-free materials, like glass, stainless steel or bamboo. (Media credit/Wen-Yan King via Flickr)

Watch out for #7 plastics

Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: bpa, food, food storage, plastic

The top 10 superfoods

By Andrew Wood

Oct. 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

Berries are just plain good for you (Media credit/Jakemaheu via Wikimedia)

Foods you should eat, a lot

Filed Under: Food and Drink, The Issue Tagged With: bean, berries, broccoli, food, nutrition, nuts, salmon, spinach, super foods, superfoods, tea, tomato, vegetables, walnuts

What is genetic pollution?

By E - The Environmental Magazine

Sept. 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

The release of genetically modified organisms into the environment threatens genetic diversity, which is essential for global food security. And a lack of genetic diversity in agriculture, says Greenpeace, can already be linked to many of the major crop epidemics in human history. (Media credit/Punch Stock)

Are we on a dangerous path?

Filed Under: Earth and Environment Tagged With: food, genes, genetic pollution, genetics

The Great Catsby: A 1920s-themed gala for the animals

By Shannon O'Neill

Sept. 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

Hurry! Tickets are on sale only until Sept. 9 at 10 P.M.

Filed Under: Blast Boston, Food and Drink, Life, Life in Boston Tagged With: animals, auction, cocheco valley humane society, dover, drink, food, gala, new hampshire, portsmouth, the great catsby

Free entrees at Tryst restaurant’s grand re-opening in Arlington

By Shannon O'Neill

Aug. 30, 2011 Leave a Comment

There’s new decor and a new menu!

Filed Under: Blast Boston, Eating in Boston, Food and Drink, Life Tagged With: arlington, boston, food, free, restaurant, tryst

Freezing foods without plastic

By E - The Environmental Magazine

Aug. 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

Freezing foods in plastic containers isn't as worrisome as heating them, but if you're leery of plastic, glass containers designed to withstand large temperature extremes, such as Ball Jars (aka Mason jars), like the one pictured here, or anything made by Pyrex, can be a sensible alternative. Just be sure not to load them to the brim as some foods expand when frozen. (Media credit/Wikipedia)

Break out the mason jars

Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: environment, food, frozen food, jar, phthalates, plastic

Second annual Newport WineFest draws 12,000 wine, gourmet food enthusiasts

By Casey Nilsson

Aug. 25, 2011 Leave a Comment

Chef Peter Kelly, of Xaviars Restaurant Group, prepares grilled corn cakes with smoked salmon.

Mark your calendars for next year’s event!

Filed Under: Eating in Boston, Food and Drink, Life Tagged With: chefs, festival, food, newport winefest, newport winefest 2011, rhode island, wine

Celebrity chefs, wine tastings and more at Newport WineFest

By Casey Nilsson

Aug. 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

Don’t miss this three-day culinary event!

Filed Under: Eating in Boston, Food and Drink Tagged With: chefs, chopped, festival, food, hell's kitchen, newport winefest, rhode island, the next food network star, top chef, wine

A Superfood Manifesto

By Andrew Castronovo

June 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

Or a lamentation on what to eat

Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: diet, food, odwalla, pomegranate, superfood

The “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign

Every day is a foodie holiday: Meet the blogger behind Almanac of Eats

Looking at the Just Label It campaign

Turns out caffeine inhalers may not be safe

If this is how Valve confirms Half Life 3, we all win

How safe is food coloring?

Global warming and water shortages

Somerville’s Casa B brings modern twist, Latin American influence to tapas

Meat and the environment

Are Americans too prudish for our own good?

Red Sox pitchers listen up: 9 foods that are worse for you than Popeyes fried chicken

Should you avoid plastic food steamers?

The top 10 superfoods

What is genetic pollution?

The Great Catsby: A 1920s-themed gala for the animals

Free entrees at Tryst restaurant’s grand re-opening in Arlington

Freezing foods without plastic

Second annual Newport WineFest draws 12,000 wine, gourmet food enthusiasts

Celebrity chefs, wine tastings and more at Newport WineFest

A Superfood Manifesto

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