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From : Greentime
Since the container gardening doesn t seem to have a high yield, and since our local organic market has expensive produce and the nearest real farmer s market is in the next town over, we ve opted to become subscribers in community supported agriculture (CSA), a relatively new business model for farms that should keep us in locally produced, seasonal, organic produce for months. CSA can be very cost-effective and convenient, but many people don t feel comfortable with the idea of cooking whatever it is the farm is growing. So, we ve brought along Ilona, our friend, local foodie, and fellow CSA subscriber. Rhett and Ilona go to town dissecting the first shipment from Redland Organics and discussing ways to make quick, simple, satisfying meals without bending over backwards. Interested in trying out CSA for yourself? Just check out Local Harvest to see if there s a farm near you! Show credits: The music in the montages is Earthen Fire and Dreams Away by Zen Debris. Foley effects for the wine pouring came from Percy Duke, stjin, and luffy, all courtesy of the FreeSound Project Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Quicktime (.mov) Tags: green, greentime, green lifestyle, food, agriculture, cooking, community supported agriculture, organic ]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:45:31 -0500 Episode #21 - Community Supported Agriculture 4519897 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/stone-soup-we-know-where-our-food-comes-from/4519897/
From : United Vloggers
Revlog no. 57 authors: RYANNE HODSON and JAY DEDMAN THIS FLASH VIDEO IS LOW RES. FOR A BETTER PLAYBACK (QUICKTIME): CLICK HEREduration: 09:54 A Word of Warning: This is a graphic video. If you do not eat meat and think killing animals is bad, you should not watch this video. So you like chicken eh? We continue cooking time on UV with a revlog from the other two early birdy mothervloggers Ryanne Hodson Jay Dedman. Besides being very lovely and friendly people they are certainly no hypocrites. As they write: We live at The San Mateo Eco-Village, where we know our neighbors, garden together and learn how to live more sustainably. Part of living sustainably is eating local foods. Harvesting food from the garden and raising hens for eggs is about as local as you can get. When our neighbors Amy and Malaki arrived at the Eco-Village, they noticed a lack of eggs coming from the hens. Both have an agricultural background from years of working on a farm in Kenya. What do they do in Kenya when a bird gets too old to lay? They eat it. The whole damn thing! So we, as a community, decided to do just that. Most of us had never experienced living with chickens, let alone killing them for dinner. Growing up in the United States allows us to be vastly ignorant of where our food comes from- meat and vegetables alike. We thought this would be a good education for us city kids. Permalink to the original posting: CLICK HERE Ryan Is Hungry: CLICK HERE Ryanne s personal Vlog: CLICK HERE Subscribe to Ryanne s professional Vlog: CLICK HERE Subscribe to Ryanne s personal Vlog: CLICK HERE Jay Dedman - Momentshowing: CLICK HERE Technorati Tags: ryanne hodson, jay dedman, local food, sustainable, sustainability, chickens, hens, permaculture, garden, san mateo ecovillage, ecovillage, co-housing, san mateo, ryanishungry, revlog, united vloggers, vloggers, submarine channel, submarine, vloggers united, video blog, videoblog, videoblogging, vlog, blog, blogging, vlogging, video, video podcast, podcast, media ]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:00:06 -0500 STONE SOUP: WE KNOW WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM 3793714 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/stone-soup-we-know-where-our-food-comes-from/3793714/
From : Ryan Is Hungry
QuickTime vPIP A Word of Warning: This is a graphic video. If you do not eat meat and think killing animals to do so is bad, you should not watch this video. We live at The San Mateo Eco-Village, where we know our neighbors, garden together and learn how to live more sustainably. Part of living sustainably is eating local foods. Harvesting food from the garden and raising hens for eggs is about as local as you can get. When our neighbors Amy and Malaki arrived at the Eco-Village, they noticed a lack of eggs coming from the hens. Both have an agricultural background from years of working on a farm in Kenya. What do they do in Kenya when a bird gets too old to lay? They eat it. The whole damn thing! So we, as a community, decided to do just that. Most of us had never experienced living with chickens, let alone killing them for dinner. Growing up in the United States allows us to be vastly ignorant of where our food comes from- meat and vegetables alike. We thought this would be a good education for us city kids. The interesting part to me was the difference in methods between Brian, co-founder of The Eco-Village and Bay Area Native, and Malaki who grew up on a farm in Kenya. Also I thought it would be way more physically dramatic- you ve heard the saying running around like a chicken with its head cut-off . Well, it s true. Even after the chicken has died, the body still moves around and spasms. Though it was not the most pleasant experience to watch an animal die at human hands, I do know that these birds had a peaceful life full of good food and loving owners. That s saying a heck of a lot more than all the meat that is factory farmed and trucked to our grocery stores. Runtime- 8:30 Technorati Tags: local food, sustainable, chickens, hens, permaculture, garden, san mateo ecovillage, ecovillage, co-housing, san mateo, ryanishungry ]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:43:26 -0400 Stone Soup: We Know Where Our Food Comes From 2871340 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2871340/
From : KUOW 94.9 Weekday with Steve Scher Hour 1
Seattle is on the cutting edge of green living and eating, but there are divisions: like the local food vs. organic food camps. So what'll it be listeners? Would you rather buy organic breakfast cereal from South America or pesticide-soaked dinosaur kale from your neighborhood farmer's market? And what about new USDA proposals to relax current organic standards? Call in with your thoughts and questions about local food, organic food, anti modernism, and sustainable eating. Tomorrow on Weekday: Leftovers beware. You are about to be reinvented! ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:05:00 -0400 Is Local Better than Organic? 2612935 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2612935/
From : Greentime
We ve been featured in Riptide, the blog of New Times Miami, a newspaper dedicated to local culture!  Thanks go out to Tamara Lush for making this possible. You can see the article about us here. Rhett shows you how to use a brewing technique similar to methode champagne to put bubbles in flavored sugar water and make your own soda.  This is the traditional technique for making soft drinks such as ginger beer and sasparilla, and it makes for something sweet to serve with dinner or at parties. Rhett s ginger beer recipe: place 1/2 cup sugar, 1/8 tsp yeast, 1 tbsp (to taste) ground ginger root, juice of 1/2 lemon, and water to fill to 1 head room in a 1L bottle. Cap, shake, and let the yeast do the hard work for 24-48 hours at room temperature. This easy recipe came to us via this WikiHow article.  This technique can be adapted to any number of flavorings and levels of sweetness.  The only limit is your imagination! If you d like to make cola, a good recipe can be found in OpenCola.  WikiHow provides a simple-to-follow recipe. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), MPEG-4 Video (protected) (.m4v) Tags: soda, homebrew, diy, diet, do it yourself, reduce, green lifestyle, green, environmentalism ]]> Tue, 15 May 2007 07:25:44 -0400 Greentime Episode #8 - Brewing Soft Drinks 2293412 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2293412/
From : Eat Ingredients [podcasting poetry, foodstuff listing] (ed@eatingredients.com)
Forgetful and neglectful, Ed will not let his vacation be hindered! ]]> Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:18:32 -0400 TRAVEL PORTRAIT 04: Haircut, Dar al Islam, and White Places [travel portrait] (EatIngredients.com) 2655269 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2655269/
From : TreeHuggerTV
This week on TreeHuggerTV we are back in the supermarket shopping with nutriton expert Marion Nestle. You may have caught a previous THTV episode when Marion was helping us to buy green milk. This week we're in the fruit and veg aisle and Marion is lamenting the fact that lack of labelling means we can't tell where the apples come from. This is especially frustrating when they are out of season because we can't tell how far round the world they've travelled. Come help us carry the shopping basket and learn more about the pros and cons of selecting organic fruit and vegetables in the supermarket. ]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:30:57 -0500 How to Buy Green Produce w/Marion Nestle