by guest blogger, Chef Kathryn Rogers of vivaciousdish.com Four years ago I took a trip to Primal Pastures in Temecula, CA to kill a chicken. Committed to transparency, they hosted chicken processing workshops on their then small but growing family farm. As a longtime vegetarian who had only ... Read More
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Demand for Local Food Continues to Grow
As consumers continue to clamor for local foods, restaurants, grocery stores, and even some big box stores are scrambling in their efforts to provide more local foods to their customers. While local food availability has improved in the last few years, it can still present a challenge for some, ... Read More
Free Webinar on the Benefits of Organic Certification and Holistic Management
Holistic Management International (HMI), in collaboration with the California Certified Organic Foundation (CCOF), recorded a webinar in August 2017 that explores the synergy between organic and Holistic Management systems. This introductory webinar covers the basics of organic certification for ... Read More
Local Cantaloupe Only, Please
During my weekly trek to the grocery store on Saturday, I decided that I wanted a cantaloupe. Being in New Mexico, we have close proximity to most major cantaloupe producers in the area; including California, Colorado, and Texas, so I assumed that freshness and availability would not be an ... Read More
Holistic Management and Doughnut Economics
You may not have heard of doughnut economics, but it is the economic model that we must all shift to for survival in the 21st century. Kate Raworth wrote the book, Doughnut Economics, to explain that the 20th century economic paradigm of unlimited steady growth has resulted in the environmental ... Read More
The Health & Environmental Benefits of Pastured Poultry
by guest blogger Chef Kathryn Rogers At the age of seven, I decided to become a vegetarian because the thought of eating animals seemed exceptionally inhumane. Pigs were my favorite of all my four-legged friends, but I felt that if I couldn’t eat those cute little tinkers, I should extend that ... Read More
Changing the Way We Think About How Food is Grown
Nutritionists typically suggest that in order to lose weight, we have to change the way we think about food. The same can be said about changing the way we think about how our food is grown. While many of us have become more mindful about what we’re putting in our bodies, how many of us have ... Read More
What is American Grass Fed Beef?
You want to do the right thing, buy the right food. You want food that's good for you and your family, and good for the environment. You can't connect with a local producer to source your meat locally. What do you do? Understanding meat certification is critical to help you really know where your ... Read More
