Todmorden: Britain's First Town with Self-Sufficient Food Supply

The move toward self-sufficient living is not just for paranoid end-of-the-world resisters anymore. Consciousness of how precarious our global food distribution chain is finally seems to be reaching wider...

Foodzie: Supporting Local Food Movement or Feeding Off a Trend?

When I first came across the concept of an online farmers market, my heart was torn. On one hand, I believe there is definitely a place for e-commerce business models to thrive in a new, more ecologically...

Recession Foods: Comfort for Your Wallet and Your Belly

In many ways I have been lucky during this economic melt down. In order to lose money, you had to have had some money to lose. Though I may have quit my job just as things started to really get bad in the US, the...

Nonprofit One World Cafe on Shaky Ground

The One World Cafe in Salt Lake City has fallen on troubling financial times after their nonprofit model has caught up with the hard realities of forging a successful business establishment.  The restaurant was created on the "pay-as-you-can" premise that customers could...

The New Buzzword -- Sustainability

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada Vancouver Island is undegoing massive changes as more and more people discover its natural beauty and mild climate.  Coupled with the realization that food prices are...

The Local Food Movement: What happens when food gets to be more political tha...

Charlottesville is a hub for the new local food movement.But what happens when food gets to be more political than flavorful?By Meg McEvoy/C-VILLEThis summer, take a break from the drive-through and get out to the...

I’ll Have The Soup of the Day, and a $15.00 Coupon For a Tan?

I’ll Have The Soup of the Day, and a $15.00 Coupon For a Tan?By Carlos C. FrancoApril 1, 2007CARLSBAD – I am going to describe a scene that I’m sure all of you are familiar with: You’ve come to the end of...

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