Posts Tagged ‘conventional’

Banking And Agriculture:
The Parallel Perils Of Finance and Farming

Over the weekend I listened to an episode of This American Life on NPR in which they broke down the current financial crisis in the space of 59 minutes.  The show approached the banking meltdown from the angle of balance sheets, highlighting in simple terms the reason we are in such a pickle, namely that [...]

Posted by Renée Woodring on March 5th, 2009 under Media, News Tags: , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Local Produce at Whole Foods Market

On a recent trip to Whole Foods Market to purchase staples for my pantry, I was pleasantly surprised to see a large number of local items in the organic produce section.  I had all but given up on Whole Foods as a source for local fruits and veggies, since they had averaged a mere 4-5 [...]

Posted by Renée Woodring on October 23rd, 2008 under Places Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments