ANN ARBOR – You've heard it all before: buying local supports the local economy, creates jobs, helps the environment, and saves energy. But have you thought about the impact that buying and eating ...

Where you buy your food matters. It matters for your health – locally grown food is more nutrient dense, and far less likely to be treated with chemical pesticides, herbicides, or ripeners. It matters ...

Finding the majority of what you eat locally (within a 250 miles radius) benefits you by protecting you from food safety issues, having you munch on the most nutritious and best tasting fruits and ...

When I was in New York for Climate Week, I spotted a restaurant advertising “Save the planet, eat local.” Even at many of the events I attended, organizers went out of their way to highlight the local ...

Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for West Virginia News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Among the most popular bits of advice for those seeking to reduce their ...

Last year, Gourmet magazine editor and veteran food-writer Ruth Reichel asked the question—local or organic? “Eating organically is a wonderful thing,” she wrote, “but once you start calculating the ...

The sustainable food movement is sweeping the country. Farmer’s markets, organic produce, genetically modified foods, cage-free eggs — they’ve all become part of the cultural lingo. While a lot of ...