The Goods Are Odd

It’s great that I can choose to spend the extra money on Organic food, so that I don’t have any conventionally grown food available in my house and so that every penny I spend on food (which is a high percentage of all my pennies- more like 20%, versus the national average of 9%) But [...]

Recent coverage of changes in consumer spending, particularly on food choices, has unfortunately seemed to beat the drum of “you’re on your own” economics rather that looking at how limited resources can bring people together and also shift priorities as people see the connections between the choices they make and the world we live in.
Consumer [...]

This is a follow-up to my friend’s dilemma of what to buy in order to eat well on a tight schedule and a tight budget.
She asked me about essential foods I keep on hand and how to deal with the eating at the rushed times during the day at breakfast and lunch.
Here’s something I know [...]

The Well Blog on the New York Times posted an interview with Rachel Ray, the cooking show host and founder of a nonprofit that focuses on getting kids into healthy eating and home cooking. I think this is great, I really do. She operates in a great middle place between Slow Food foodies and On-The-Go-Americans. [...]

Our garden is providing a higher proportion of our food each week. As I’ve mentioned before its only been in my recent adulthood that I have managed to get myself to get an adequate daily serving of fruits and veggies. Figuring out dishes I like where I can really pack in the variety of vegetables [...]