Jamie cooks up another great idea
Jamie Oliver must get very little sleep. Either that, or the ingenious chef has an army of worker bees constantly turning over ideas for his consideration. His latest venture, Recipease, is about to launch in the UK. Like so many of his ideas (the school canteen overhaul and Pass it On recipe movement, for example), the concept is brilliant More →
News
White House plants organic garden
It was a long and ambitious campaign but people power – and common sense – finally won through. The forces behind Eat My View and other similar campaigns must have been rubbing their eyes at the sight of Michelle Obama armed with a shovel on the White House lawn. More →
Fresh food
Raiders of the lost seeds
Rebecca’s garden is replete with heirlooms. Different colours, shapes and sizes, they dot the landscape, sparkling like diamonds when the sun catches them at the right angle. Rouge d’Hiver, Cherokee Purple, Zucchino Rampicante, Little Marvels, Tonda di Paragi… More →
Organic facts
Don’t pass on poison
It’s startling what comes out of the mouths of some health professionals. A lecturer recently visiting Iowa City spoke of the importance of a healthy diet in preventing illness. Preston Maring, a doctor with 38 years of medical wisdom under his belt, prescribes healthy, organic eating for his patients, arguing that treating illness is the past. “Preventing illness is the future of health care,” he said. So far, so good. More →
Blog
In my garden of Eden
Vegetable patches can be surprisingly social places. Ours is especially so as it is in our front garden. These days I spend time in the mornings and evenings pottering about. It is fun to inspect all the changes taking place. While I am out there, I get to wave to neighbours driving by. It is common for our immediate neighbours to stroll over for a chat. More →
Organic family
Playing it Cool
“Choose your poisons well.” They aren’t words you’d expect from the mouth of an organic food devotee but restaurateur Jesse Ziff Cool is no stick-in-the-mud. She wants people to eat the best they can most of the time, but a little indulgence every now and then is just fine by her. More →
