organic

Recipes

• Rose Mary
  Watermelon and rosemary give vodka a fresh kick
• The Flying Fig
  Tasty, seasonal, and a semifinalist in the CHOW Cocktail Square Off
• Hugging Thyme
  An herbal concoction with the essence of freshness
• Española Sour
  Marmalade and lemon basil drive this unique cocktail
• The Duet of Pears-tini
  Tasty pears and farmers' market ingredients
• The Concord Fizz
  Herbal, grapy, and delicious
• Tarragon Frittata with Parmesan
  
• Chocolate Chip Cookies (High-Protein, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)
  
• Gluten-Free BBQ Sauce
  
• A Healthy Gluten-Free Carrot Cake for Memorial Day
  

Grinders

• Giving Organics the Business
  BusinessWeek revisits "big organic" in a sprawling cover story that looks at the rising organic tide from the corporations' point of view.
• The True Cost of Food
  On the Eat Local Challenge blog, Sara brings our attention to a short movie highlighting the true cost of factory-farmed, commercially raised, and nonlocal food. The price is staggering.
• The Best Story About Wine Labels You'll Read This Week
  E/The Environmental Magazine fronts a tastefully busty brunette holding a glass of red vino to add a bit of pizzazz to an informative cover story on organic wines.
• Grocery Chains Create Celebri-tillers
  Local farmers are getting star treatment by major food retailers these days, and we're not just talking Whole Foods: Regional grocery chains and even Wal-Mart are jumping at the chance to court the...
• In Trouble Again, Naturally
  Wal-Mart's organics program hits a snag in Wisconsin, where the retailer learns the hard way that "natural" and "organic" don't mean the same thing.
• Import/Export
  Buy American! Support your local farmers' market.
• Organic Pet Food Boom Won't Last
  The recent spike in sales of "natural" pet food was a predictable upshot of the Menu Foods recall, but it's far from a long-term fix for the unsavory kibble industry.
• A Year From the Garden
  A best-selling novelist and her family go superlocal for a year. Could you source your entire diet from your backyard?
• Hop to It
  Beer columnist Joe Sixpack untangles the issues around the USDA's proposed organic exemption for hops.
• New Zealand's Love Partners May Become Napa's Lawn Mowers
  Vintners may soon have a four-legged ally when it comes to the scourge of weeds amongst the vines.
• Of Prayer and Peas
  Religious groups are embracing organic and humanely produced food.
• Rough Waters
  Dear Alice Waters: Your ideas are ridiculous and P.S., your restaurant sucks. Signed, Salon readers.
• Peeing Out Pesticides
  Eat organic and you won't find pesticide residues in your toilet bowl.
• Frango Goes Organic
  Macy's gives the famous chocolates a green makeover.
• You Got Your Corporation in My Organic!
  Corporations and small organic companies: an unholy alliance, or the free market's gift to food-lovers?
• Farming by the Moon
  Biodynamic farming is slowly becoming more popular. Is it all it's cracked up to be, or just crackpot?
• Your New, Unimproved Dairy Farm
  Breaking news from Britain: Letting cows eat grass is a good idea.
• The Buena Vista Gardening Club
  Cuba as a global model for urban agriculture.
• The Organic CEO
  The view from the top at Whole Foods.
• Organic Farmers Pooh-Pooh Poop
  A manure-free farming method may be the safest of all.
• Ecococktails? Bottoms Up.
  Bartender, one organic, fair-trade, rain-forest-friendly, green, local, songbird-safe martini, please.

Picks

• The Best of Both Worlds
  The Alter Eco Chocolate bar gets the texture and the flavor right.
• Rishi Rich
  When it's teatime, we look to Rishi.

Stories

• How Much Does It Cost to Go Organic?
  We try it for a week and check out the tab
• Masai Blu Tea
  From Africa with love
• Grub
  Read yourself sustainable
• Homegrown Pure and Simple
  Learn to grow your own
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma
  Required reading for anyone who eats
• Mapping the Mustache
  Pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized milk; homogenized organic versus raw?
• The Year in Food 2007
  Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more
• Tasty Kosher Products
  Kosherfest debuts chocolate liqueur and treats for doggies
• Another Bad Attempt at a Diet Dessert
  Smart Ones Sundae and Organic Orchard Juice
• What’s a Generic Product?
  They’re often made by big-name brands, without the actual branding
• Your Meat Is Green
  Tips for responsible carnivores
• Environmentally Friendly Picnic Supplies
  Enjoy the outdoors without trashing it
• Mysteries of Tempeh Revealed
  Turtle Island Foods Tempeh and Betty Crocker Flavored Mashed Potatoes
• Eat Well and Save
  Tips for spending less on good food