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This Bakery Is Transforming the Way We Eat Bread

This Bakery Is Transforming the Way We Eat Bread

By Sammy Blair SEYLOU is a bakery and mill in Washington DC built around the art of whole grain baking. SEYLOU works with local farmers to source organic seeds to bake into 100 percent whole grain breads, and creates nutritious pastries and baked goods to reinstate bread as a part of a healthy diet. Jonathan […]

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    A Radical Vision for Food: Everyone Growing It for One Another

    A Radical Vision for Food: Everyone Growing It for One Another

    By Peter Kalmus I grow a half-dozen fruit trees along my 40-foot stretch of sidewalk. The generous fig tree just finished, two young apple trees and a pomegranate are full of bounty, and the kumquat and persimmon are ripening. As much as I love the simple act of orcharding, I’m also sharing a radical vision […]

    The 150-Mile Wardrobe: A Solution for One of the World’s Most Polluting Industries

    The 150-Mile Wardrobe: A Solution for One of the World’s Most Polluting Industries

    By Araz Hachadourian Between pesticides, chemical dyes and plastic, producing a typical sweater eats an enormous amount of natural and industrial resources. Apparel is one of the world’s most polluting industries, and the U.S. sends up to 75 percent of its cotton abroad—only to ship it back as cheap T-shirts. The Northern California Fibershed was […]

    Comment Period Extended for Food Safety Rules, Show Support for Local, Organic Foods

    Comment Period Extended for Food Safety Rules, Show Support for Local, Organic Foods

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period to Nov. 22 for its proposed produce and preventive-control rules that are part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The agency decided to extend the deadline because the web page where comments were being collected had bouts of being offline, out-of-service or not accepting […]