Articles: Food

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Emergence of the Mechanical Mind and Its Dire Implications

For as far back as we can remember, humans have been driven by the Mechanical Mind – a desire to…

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mesquite in desert

Cooking with Mesquite: Ancient Nourishment

Mesquite has been a staple in desert dwellers’ diet for far longer than maize or even livestock.  With its nutritional…

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Celebrate Homesteading Month with Chelsea Green

That’s right, September is International Homesteading Education Month, and throughout the month we’ll be publishing some of our favorite homesteading…

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mushrooms

Foraging 101: Where to find your bounty

We’ve given you descriptions. We’ve given you recipes. We’ve given you (hopefully) inspiration to explore. And now we’re giving you…

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Patience Gray

The Life of Patience Gray: Gathering Honey from a Weed

Iconoclastic food writer, forager, and force of nature Patience Gray always found the good in the simple.
 In Fasting and…

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food forest

Community Food Forests in Action

Alright. We’ve covered the basics of what a community food forest is, how to plan one, and which approach is…

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spraying pesticides

The Pervasive Presence of Unregulated Chemicals in America

How are chemicals regulated for use on our food? How do they affect our bodies? These are just two of…

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Toxic Food, Sick Kids, and the Limits of Medicine: The Perfect Storm

Why is it that approximately 40% of children now have a food allergy? Is the industrial & toxic food system…

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kimchi

Strong, Spicy, and Pleasant: Wild Green Kimchi

Experiment with what you have, anything from the mustard family will work extremely well.

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master your diabetes

Master Your Diabetes: Understanding Carbohydrates

The evidence is clear: We are in the midst of a worldwide diabetes epidemic. In the United States alone, one…

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nopalito

RECIPE: Grilled Nopalitos with Herbs and Cotija

Native to Mexico and prevalent throughout the Southwest and California, the prickly pear or nopal cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica, is a…

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Food Justice: What it Means and Why We Need it

What does true food justice look like? Elizabeth Henderson, longtime sustainable activist, Chelsea Green author (Sharing the Harvest), Farmer at…

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