Submitted by webeditor on May 9, 2013 09:00 AM 
In New York City, one and a half million people (out of 9 million) are food insecure, meaning they do not have access to healthy, good quality affordable food.
While many of the city's residents can afford to dine out in expensive restaurants or shop at upscale markets, there are neighbors, many of them children, who go to sleep hungry. Organizations have stepped up to deal with this crisis in food insecurity. One of those is BLK ProjeK in the South Bronx, headed by Tanya Fields.
Tanya is Executive Director of The ...
Submitted by webeditor on May 8, 2013 07:00 AM 
Want a great garden? Take a page out of Nature's book and you'll find growing food is easier than you ever imagined.
Permaculture is a system of ecological design that you can apply to gardens, farms, and even entire homesteads. By teaching you how to mimic natural processes, recycle nutrients, use animals wisely, and use energy efficiently, permaculture paves the way for you to live lightly on the earth, in harmony with the plants and creatures that feed you.
Learn more about this simple but revolutionary system with ...
Submitted by jmccharen on May 6, 2013 09:00 AM 
To address a warming world and an ever-more-erratic climate, we've got a lot of work ahead of us. Even as awareness of the threats of climate change spreads, the world is becoming more and more industrialized, and more urban every day.
Efficiency is one of the most important concepts to embrace as a would-be planet-saver, and one of the best places to scrimp and save on energy use is in our buildings.
Buildings use a whopping 42% of America’s total energy each year, and a mind-boggling 72% of all electricity generated. That’s ...
Submitted by webeditor on May 3, 2013 07:51 PM 
Congratulations are in order to Sandor Ellix Katz, aka Sandorkraut. His groundbreaking book The Art of Fermentation has just won a James Beard Foundation Book Award!
Covering all aspects of the industry—from chefs and restaurateurs to cookbook authors and food journalists to restaurant designers and architects and more—the Beard Awards are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America. Think of them as the Oscars of the food world.
The Art of Fermentation won in the Reference and Scholarship category, making it Chelsea ...
Submitted by webeditor on May 2, 2013 01:50 PM 
Chelsea Green - an employee-owned, mission-driven book publisher — is looking for a creative, book-loving, savvy Web Editor to join our growing marketing and publicity team in the company's Burlington, VT office.
If you're interested, please send resume and cover letter to Communications Director Shay Totten: stotten@chelseagreen.com. No phone calls, please.
General Description
The Web Editor is responsible for ensuring that our consumer and media websites are up to date, and is responsible for drafting and then implementing the creative content for our social media channels, as well as our consumer email ...
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