Your coffee is also recyclable // El Café también se recicla
Dr. Bandosz and her colleagues have developed an air filter made from leftover coffee grounds that can absorb hydrogen sulfide gas—the chemical emitted by raw sewage.
Asparagus with Chive Flowers
Our first in a recipe series with Annie Novak: Broccoli raab and asparagus combines the best bitter and sweet flavors of a springtime garden, and are local in greenmarkets now.
Battery Urban Farm changes landscapes and mindscapes
A mere stone’s throw from the 4/5 Bowling Green station is a small urban farm that yields herbs, vegetables and fertile soil from compost.
The first Food Book Fair comes to Brooklyn
This weekend will be the first annual NYC Food Book Fair – celebrating food writing, reading, and activism.
A Food Fight You Should Get Behind
This Friday May 4th, join author Daniel Imhoff and special guests for a conversation about the Food and Farm Bill, why it matters to you, and what you can do about it.
CSA Profile: Stoneledge Farm
It’s that time of year again! Time to sign up for your favorite CSA and reap the benefits of a working farm, in the comfort of your tiny fifth…
How to raise urban chickens
Our friends at ioby.org have created an engaging introduction to raising chickens in New York City. Will there be a local chicken boom?
Brooklyn’s urban agriculture scene gets a boost
New York-based BrightFarms, Inc., a company bringing locally grown produce to grocery retailers has recently released that it plans to build the world’s largest rooftop farm.
CSA Profile: Corbin Hill Farm
Corbin Hill Farm CSA provides affordable produce to the Harlem and Bronx communities.
OccupyOurFoodSupply Day of Global Action
Today, February 27, 2012, is Occupy our Food Supply’s Day of Global Action! Here’s the blurb from their website: “Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together…
How to Build a Dream Garden in Any Apartment
A lush garden, full of fruits and vegetables, grown on sunlight and nutrients. Most New York City residents have given up on this glorious idea,…
Slow Food in a Fast Paced World
Slow Food NYC combats fast food culture with education, outreach and fun.
It’s not too late to start composting: GrowNYC makes it easy
About 17% of NYC’s waste stream is food. In lieu of sending this food off to a landfill, New Yorkers have many composting options.
Food Stamping the Green Markets
More people are using food stamps at New York City Green Markets, as WNYC reported this morning. While there are different ways to present the…
Final Harvest
This past Sunday, we harvested the last standing sunflower, mugwort plants and Indian mustard. We took some soil samples too. So -fingers crossed- soon we…
Great graphics tell us what we already know: Homemade food is less expensive than fast food
Homemade food is healthier, and cheaper. Sometimes a lot cheaper
Can Organic Food Feed More People Sooner?
Increasing numbers of scientists, policy panels and experts (not hippies!) are suggesting that agricultural practices pretty close to organic — perhaps best called “sustainable” — can feed more poor people sooner.
Sustainable Food News
Sustainable Food News is the leading source of daily, online news and market information for the organic, sustainable and natural food industries.