In Jonathan Safran Foer's latest book "The Eating of Animals" the lauded novelist dives deep into the complex morality of eating meat. An avowed vegetarian, Foer stops short of preaching the vegan way of life, but presents some pretty damning testimony about factory farms and the lives of animals raised on them. The Atlantic correspondant Jeffrey Goldberg had a discussion with Foer......read more
Baked by hand in a little oven in Manhattan's West Village, the delectable dog treats from Bocce's Bakery are made using only sustainable, "human-grade" ingredients, sourced locally in the New York area. Included among the flavors are Chicken Cordon Bleu, Fish & Chips, PB'n'J, and Beef Bourguinon, which is made using a short list of all-natural ingredients: organic rye flour,......read more
Your standard gas station beef jerky contains a long and scary list of manmade ingredients and chemical preservatives that have no buisness being consumed by humans. With Kings County Jerky Co., Chris Woehrle and Robert Stout set out to shift the market. The company's Classic Jerky is a mouthwatering delight, handcrafted from all-natural ingredients like grass-fed beef, fresh Portobello......read more
At the opening of second week of this year's plodding UN climate talks, a draft text released over the weekend is being met with cautious approval. The draft agreement, which covers long-term action against global warming, reconfirms a key aspect of the Copenhagen accord -- that "deep cuts" in industrial emissions are needed to keep warming in check at two degrees Celsius above......read more
Farmbox Ingredients: * Beets * Mixed color carrots * Hardneck garlic * Pea shoots Listening to: * Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion * Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run * Mission of Burma – Signals, Calls and Marches All these root vegetables and nowhere to go but to the braised shortribs. Mario Batali’s shortribs from his Babbo cookbook......read more