Small Footprint Family

S. 510 Could Kill the Real Food Movement

Dawn Gifford — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:07:10 PDT

The U.S. Senate has been working on S.510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and they hope to have it on President Obama’s desk by Easter. The Act tries to address the worst problems in U.S. agriculture, but as it stands, the bill threatens to undermine the best things in U.S. agriculture—small farmers producing for [...]

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Cutting the Mustard (Greens)

Dawn Gifford — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:31:12 PST

This week in my CSA box there was, once again, a lot of greens: Swiss chard, spinach, lettuce, parsley, broccoli leaves and… Wait! Something new: Mustard greens! Although they are available throughout the year, mustard greens (like most leafy greens) are in season from December through April when they are at their best and most [...]

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Small Footprint Update

Dawn Gifford — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:13:04 PST

You may have noticed that I have been posting more intermittently lately. There are some exciting reasons why… Real Food Revelations First of all, after months of dreaming and scheming with Zachary Cohen, the original founder of the Farm to Table blog, I am now serving as an editor of the New Farm to Table, [...]

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Shiso Fabulous

Dawn Gifford — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:19:08 PST

This week the CSA box had a big bunch of shiso. I haven’t eaten shiso—also called perilla, beefsteak plant, or sesame leaf—since I lived in South Korea over 15 years ago, so the bunch in my box inspired me to research traditional Korean dishes this week. Perilla frutescens, or shiso, is an easy to grow [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Message in a Bottle

Dawn Gifford — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:55:16 PST

I guess I thought that using a reusable bottle was as common as recycling at this point, but as I watched dozens of people roll out of Target with discounted cases of bottled water this past weekend, I discovered that perhaps the message has clearly not reached everyone. Did you know that approximately 1.5 million [...]

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Perfect Pamplemousse

Dawn Gifford — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:20:44 PST

If the word “pamplemousse” grabbed your attention, I’m glad. I think it’s such a funny, fun word. Pamplemousse is French for grapefruit, which is now coming into season here in Southern California—and shipping to grocery stores nationwide. With a bumper crop of fresh citrus everywhere (it’s common for people to have some type of citrus [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Get Caught Holding the Bag

Dawn Gifford — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:48:52 PST

I just got back from visiting my hometown of Washington, D.C., which recently passed a bag tax wherein retailers citywide charge $.05 for each plastic or paper shopping bag you require. More and more cities are passing similar legislation against disposable shopping bags, particularly because it is increasingly common for U.S. seashores and riverbanks to [...]

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Just a Spoonful of Sugar…

Dawn Gifford — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:55:18 PST

It just so happens that I have a wretched sweet tooth, I love to bake, and I have to watch my blood sugar—a challenging combination on the best of days. Many people are in the same boat, and there’s a lot of confusion out there about the different types of sugar and sweeteners available today, [...]

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A Stevia Selection …And the Winner Is…

Dawn Gifford — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:12:47 PST

Thank you everyone for participating in the Stevia selection giveaway sponsored by NuNaturals! The lucky winner will receive: 1 oz. NuNaturals Pure White Stevia Extract 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Pure Liquid Stevia 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Alcohol-Free Vanilla Stevia 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Pure Liquid Cocoa Bean Extract with Stevia 3.5 oz. NuNaturals No-Carbs Sweetener [...]

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Beet Envy

Dawn Gifford — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:39:10 PST

‘Tis the season for greens, greens, roots, and more greens. This week in our CSA box, we got a lovely bunch of beets, and I picked up several more pounds of them at the farm market too. There is something about the New Year that has me in the mood for pickled beets. Both beets [...]

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