Vermont Senator David Zuckerman and Representative Carolyn Partridge spearheaded efforts for Vermont to pass the nation’s first unrestricted mandatory labeling bill for genetically modified organisms (GMO).…
New business owner Jonathan Drageland had an idea; he wanted to make it easier for Long Island families to eat healthy, local, organic produce and not go broke…
A recent Harris Poll of 2,276 U.S. adults showed that concern for the environment is growing, but Americans may not be ready to spend more for…
Astudy published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reports that infants that were fed more homemade foods comprising a higher percentage of fruits and…
Stacy Schmidt-Shaver grew up on good old macaroni and cheese from the box and hot dogs. She didn’t try a vegetable until she was in her…
Mitchell SuDock, one of Long Island’s top chefs and the co-owner of Mitch & Toni’s in Albertson, is joining forces with nutritionist Hillary Sachs for a…
It’s Saturday morning. My work week is done. My family is asleep. I have a cup of organic coffee in my hand and have just been…
Entrepreneurs are creating novel ways to circumvent the commercial food system that ships food, in or out of season, for hundreds or thousands of miles at…
We don’t have to live in a rural area or even the suburbs to be a farmer these days. According to the Trust for Public Land,…
Two superfoods show promise for protecting people from radiation damage—cruciferous vegetables and miso, a food paste made from fermented soybeans. Scientists have identified a specific chemical…
A cup of beans a day may keep the doctor away. In a randomized trial published in the Archives of Internal Medicine of 121 participants diagnosed…