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Spicy thai-style tuna & swordfish with corn, grapefruit, tomatoes purslane & carrot and lettuce salad. The arguments over whether there are any additional benefits to consuming and growing such food are remnant of the global warming debates. It seems every day a new study on the benefits of eating local comes out, only

Orrechiette with broccoli, chard onions bacon and cream. Is it healthier fresh from the farm? Stuart and Lord say that land is only one of the issues facing farmers across the country. The price of producing sustainable food is higher than industrialized food. “Expensive, let me tell you,” Lord says about the organic

At Stuart Family Farm, farmer Bill Stuart admits that cost can be problematic and is something this family farm in Bridgewater worries about. “The prices are hurtful. We have tried to find ways to be affordable,” Stuart said. Another common misconception is that farmers, stores, and restaurants that charge more for sustainable food are ripping

Grass fed cows take longer to mature than grain fed cows. That the price differences didn’t change in 16 years calls into question if Americans simply prefer junk food or if price really matters as much as people often think it does. Of course the USDA Economic Research Service was comparing factory mass-produced

Appetizers at a Dinners at the Farm dinner. Slow food, another of the popular green food phrases, is sustainability in action. Slow Food is an international non-profit organization founded in 1989, with over 100,000 members in 132 countries and country, state, and city chapters. Members pay a $60 membership fee and become part