On AlterNet: sustainable food

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Manure Renaissance? Why a Fertilizer Crisis May (Thankfully) Make Farmers Ditch the Chemicals for Old-Fashioned Poop

Gene Logsdon, Chelsea Green Publishing. December 17, 2010.

People talk about Peak Oil, but we're also at Peak Fertilizer. Without plenty of some kind of fertilizer, there will not be enough food to go around.

Holy Shit: The Secret Behind Creating Truly Sustainable Food

Makenna Goodman, AlterNet. December 2, 2010.

If you're into food, you've got to embrace manure. Like it or not, the bowel movement after all, is the foundation upon which the sustainable food movement stands.

8 Things Progressives Can Be Thankful For

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. November 25, 2010.

Chin up, after all we've got Rachel Maddow, health care, Pittsburgh's f-you to corporate control, and a whole lot more to be thankful for.

Inflammatory New Book Attacking Local Food Movement Has One Grain of Truth Buried Under Heaps of Manure

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. August 26, 2009.

"Just Food" is framed as the lament of a lapsed locavore who has been driven into the arms of Agribiz by food-mile militants who, according to him, number in the millions.

Why What's For Dinner May Be About to Change

Gwen Schantz, AlterNet. March 20, 2009.

From a White House garden to rule changes at factory farms, the era of industrial ag calling the shots is changing.

Here's How to Eat Sustainably on Your Way to the Inauguration

Kerry Trueman, Huffington Post. January 17, 2009.

Get your calories from local, sustainably produced, predominantly plant-based foods instead of the fossil-fueled-fare from your standard diner.

Reclaiming Thanksgiving

Nathan Havey, Meet the Bloggers. November 25, 2008.

Celebrating local, sustainable food this holiday.

Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. November 15, 2008.

The Eat Well Guide is the best new online tool for foodies, farmers and anyone who cares about sustainable eating.