2016 was the year of the avocado, seeds, nuts and mushrooms as well as ‘clean’ labeling of food and ‘clean-eating’ – the consumption of minimally processed, locally sourced, real, fresh, nutrient-dense foods. 2017 consumer trends continue to move in the direction of food-as-medicine and the prevention of chronic conditions. Progressive consumers continue to redefine the supermarket…
Month: December 2016
Creating Food Security in Your Community – Is it on Your Vision Board for 2017?
“Food is a profoundly social urge. Food is almost always shared; people eat together; mealtimes are events when the whole family or settlement or village comes together. Food is also an occasion for sharing, for distributing and giving, for the expression of altruism, whether from parents to children, children to in-laws, or anyone to visitors…
An Update on Food Labeling & Health Claims Litigation in the Food & Beverage Industry in the USA
The Food & Beverage Industry has been around for some time and they have been ruling the supermarket aisles, our pantries and bellies. However, in the last several years, they have seen their large profit margins and their ability to tell the consumer what is good for them shrink. They have been forced to adapt…
Be A Part of the ‘Re-Generation’ – Inspiring Examples of Urban Agriculture Today
“Example isn’t another way to teach, it IS the way to teach.” ~Albert Einstein~ Urban agriculture, urban farming or urban gardening, according to Wikipedia, is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. Urban…
Better Yield Next Time? Start Planning a ‘Grow-Your-Own Food’ Project Now
Happy December Everyone! With the New Year just around the bend and a new growing season to plan, I am so excited to flip through some beautiful seed catalogs I recently received in the mail (online and paper). Inspiration abounds in the beautifully photographed pages. It summons the taste and smell of homegrown food that…
