by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

One of the major points that Michael Pollan makes in his book, In Defense of Food, is something that really resonates with me. It’s the idea that everything is connected–the earth, our food, people, animals, our health. With the growth of processed foods, these relationships are [...]

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

I’ll continue with more of my “book report” on Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food.

One of Pollan’s main points is that nutritionism rules how and what we eat these days. We’re more worried about the antioxidants and low-fat labels on foods than on what the [...]

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

I first heard of Michael Pollan while organizing a screening of the film Fresh a few years ago. There were a lot of great points made by a lot of interesting people in that film, but his stood out to me and made me think about [...]

Food allergies – especially in children – have become headline news in the past ten years. But many adults are struggling too with gluten intolerance, dairy sensitivity, nut allergies and more. Even with the increase in specialty items, it’s hard to find tasty, high quality products that skirt all these danger points.

Asherah Aentara knew [...]

It’s winter time and with fewer farmers’ markets open, we start to long for good quality organic and naturally produced foods. One local business offers a convenient solution. Pure Sprouts, located in the Lehigh Valley, is an organic and locally-grown food delivery business now servicing Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Customers can customize an [...]

I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun, sitting and talking about food. That describes the coffee I had with Dan Gallo recently, owner of Little Pig Catering. When you get two people passionate about local food the conversation can go on for hours. And it did.

Dan is new [...]

I remember the day many years ago when I decided I was going to switch to olive oil for my everyday cooking needs. I’ll occasionally use other oils when called for but olive oil is my first choice for both cooking and salads.

But like many things, it’s gotten more complex. Twenty years ago, we [...]

It’s too true that parents have one of the busiest jobs – getting the kids off to school, being a chauffeur, dinner, homework and so much more. That’s why two local moms decided to make a date once a month to enjoy a good movie and go out for lunch with friends.

Dawn Mauro and [...]