Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living
The second part of a three part series, Nicolette Hahn Niman talks about becoming a vegetarian and how we can move away from factory farming.
The final part of our interview with Nicolette Hahn Niman, she talks about food labeling, food safety and the importance of knowing where your food comes from.
Today on Earth Eats: two cocktails that utilize fresh herbs from the garden, and a look at a fast-growing hobby among do-it-yourself’ers – home brewing.
Barb Schaller is an award winning jam maker, pickler and expert canner. We asked her to give up her secrets.
A few weeks ago, we pickled vegetables to preserve the flavors of summer. Today, it’s fruit’s turn!
Tomatoes are on the menu! First, a burst cherry tomato compote that positively explodes with flavor. Then, a roasted salsa using garden-fresh tomatillos.
We’re keeping it fresh and clean with a raw tomato salad with melons. And, we’ve got a tomato sauce recipe that will beat anything you can buy from the store.
I assumed that farmers at my local market grew their foods pesticide free and certified organic, but I learned that this was far from the truth.
The USDA's 2010 National Farmers Market Directory lists 6,132 farmers markets nationwide, 16 percent more than in 2009 when the agency reported 5,274.
Scientists have found that certain crops easily absorb pharmaceuticals and personal care products, or PPCPs.
Fisherman along the Gulf Coast are skeptical that the Food and Drug Administration's testing is thorough enough to deem seafood safe.
People of different cultures have been making their own batches of beer for over ten thousand years, starting in early Neolithic times.
On Thursday, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Child Kids Act passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
Fruit cobblers are a quintessential Southern dessert, and we bake two versions. These recipes came from my mother, who learned them from my grandmother.
The truth about farmer’s market success, as many things in life, it’s perhaps much more complicated than a single factor like walking access.
Making your own jam or jelly is not difficult at all. All that's needed are canning jars, pectin, lemon juice, fruit and a sweetener.
Earth Eats would like to raise a glass to your hand-picked, top 15 (in no particular order) local brewing companies.
If your apartment building or home owner’s association allows it, growing fruits and vegetables in containers are a great option for summer edibles.
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. overturned a previous ruling, clearing the way for farmers to challenge a law concerning almond pasteurization.
An unprecedented number of genetically engineered canola crops have successfully escaped into the wild.
A study released by The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) examined which foods contained the highest levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
The Senate Health panel released a new bipartisan version of a food safety bill this week, which seeks to give the FDA more authority in food safety matters.
This recipe is not for the faint of heart. Guard it well. Never again will you buy the inferior bagged or tasteless ears from the grocery store.
A new federal district court decision has overturned a 5-year USDA approval of genetically modified sugar beets.
This risotto with pumpkin is lightened up for summertime with fresh mint, ginger, and lemony coriander seeds.
Earth Eats fans weighed in with their two cents about how to put healthier food choices (that they will actually eat!) into your kids' lunchboxes.
An Iowa egg producer announced its voluntary recall of 288 million eggs from eight states due to a spike in reported Salmonella outbreaks.
Drying apricots is super easy and helps fit a lot of fruit into a small space. Dried apricots make a great snack and can even reconstituted to use in a cobbler.
The Southern tomato sandwich represents the simplicity and resourcefulness of rural farming areas – where the weather is warm and tomatoes are plentiful.
Recent expansion of the egg recall to include half a billion eggs sparks criticism of the current state of the U.S. egg industry.
This week, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program.
One company's answer to crowded salmon farms and overfishing problems is to supplement the U.S. salmon supply by engineering a species of salmon.
This recipe is not for the faint of heart. Guard it well. Never again will you buy the inferior bagged or tasteless ears from the grocery store.
Scientists have found that certain crops easily absorb pharmaceuticals and personal care products, or PPCPs.
Fisherman along the Gulf Coast are skeptical that the Food and Drug Administration's testing is thorough enough to deem seafood safe.
On Thursday, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Child Kids Act passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
The largest repository for European fruits and berries in the world is scheduled to be demolished to make way for a housing development.
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. overturned a previous ruling, clearing the way for farmers to challenge a law concerning almond pasteurization.
An unprecedented number of genetically engineered canola crops have successfully escaped into the wild.
A study released by The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) examined which foods contained the highest levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
The Senate Health panel released a new bipartisan version of a food safety bill this week, which seeks to give the FDA more authority in food safety matters.
A new federal district court decision has overturned a 5-year USDA approval of genetically modified sugar beets.
An Iowa egg producer announced its voluntary recall of 288 million eggs from eight states due to a spike in reported Salmonella outbreaks.
Recent expansion of the egg recall to include half a billion eggs sparks criticism of the current state of the U.S. egg industry.
This week, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program.
One company's answer to crowded salmon farms and overfishing problems is to supplement the U.S. salmon supply by engineering a species of salmon.
Annie Corrigan is the producer of Earth Eats, and an announcer and producer at WFIU Public Radio. Learn more »
Daniel Orr is a professional chef, restaurateur, blogger, and author of a number of cookbooks. Learn more »
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