Category: Food
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A greener Baja Fresh
Brownie points go to Baja Fresh® Mexican Grill for their Earth Fresh Initiative! They’ll be using recycled or recyclable paper and plastic bags, unbleached recyclable burrito wrapping paper and even biodegradable plates. Too bad there’s no Baja Fresh branch here in Connecticut. Otherwise, I’d go out and eat there to show my support.
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Urban Oasis
Do you want a mobile organic smoothie and juice truck in the Big Apple? Support this young couple from Long Island.
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Maple Syrup Time!
Cecile suggested we check out Warrup’s Farm in Redding, Connecticut. Yesterday was the first day for collecting sap from the maple trees to make syrup. The farm is certified organic, and one can apply to their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) partnership program. The collecting buckets, or taps as they call them. That’s the sugarhouse in…
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Baby Gaga
Would you try ice cream made from breast milk? London’s The Icecreamists‘s founder Matt O’Connor said: “”It’s pure, it’s natural, it’s organic, and it’s free range — and if it’s good enough for our kids, it’s good enough to use in our ice cream.”
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
How about some raw chocolate for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? UliMana products are made from organic ingredients full of antioxidants, magnesium, and is sweetened with the very healthy agave nectar. The company is based in Asheville, North Carolina but will ship anywhere.Or if you’re in the mood for some Fair Trade chocolates, become a…
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Ole’ Chipotle!
Chipotle is now offering the vegan chicken product called Garden Blend at their location in Chelsea. It is made of wheat protein, soy protein, and fresh vegetables, then marinated in Chipotle’s adobo sauce and grilled. They debuted the product in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. last year. The address is 149 8th Ave (between W17th and…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I read this article on how to have a greener Thanksgiving. In summary, purchase your turkey from local farmers. Or serve chicken instead of turkey. And is it better to wrap leftovers in plastic wrap or aluminum foil? If you must use aluminum foil, reuse it. Happy Turkey Day!
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Zhena’s Tea
Tea is terrific, tasty, tantalizing–think of all the warm, pleasant adjectives you can think of and you’re describing a nice big mug of hot, soothing tea. It’s a soothing drink that has quite a lot of interesting health benefits, and in the case of Zhena Muzyka, it helped save the life of her son. Ten…
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Grom
If you’re in the mood for some high end gelato in New York City, get a taste of Italy at Grom. Their Grom loves world project means that instead of plastic, they use Materbi, a biodegradable material made from vegetable oil and cornstarch. They use only fresh seasonal organic fruits, whole milk, organic eggs. You…
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Want to be a locavore?
The Farmer’s Garden defines a locavore as “…someone who only or primarily eats food grown or produced within their local area, usually within a radius of 100 to 250 miles.” The site was started in May 2009 and run by Ms. Maureen Farmer, a master gardener who works as a programmer/project manager. The site allows…