I’ll give you a tawpic: Buttah, neither dairy nor palm oil. Discuss.

Now that we’re into the second week of No Meat March, we’ve heard at least three times, “Oh, I could never give up dairy.” Sure you could. There are lots of good reasons that make it a pretty easy choice (scroll to the end for some of them) but this post is about food…and that [...]

Baby, it’s cold outside: Vegan soups for No Meat March

March has come in with a major attitude – something about a lion, right? – but it’s also brought us another No Meat March. This month of pledging to go meat-free, sponsored by The Girls Gone Green, is just the ticket for these cold, blustery days because there are so many fantastic meatless soups. Ah, [...]

Slow Food First Coast’s 2012 Tour de Farm: Explosive growth in local-food interest

Last Sunday’s Slow Food First Coast Tour de Farm, the annual opening of Northeast Florida’s farms to visitors, is in the books. And what a day it was!

Hayride tour of Black Hog Farm

Last year, The Organic Adventurer had planned to check out four farms to the west and south of Jacksonville and [...]

Super-secret magic linden tea: An herbal treatment for colds and flu

I had planned a very different post for today, but days of virus-induced fever, sore throat and general “feeling crappiness” had me reaching for my secret weapon, a linden tea blend I bought at a street market in Turkey years ago. I know what you’re thinking, but this is no “I-can-buy-that-at-the-grocery-store” kind of thing, so [...]

No Meat March is almost over: You need veggie eye candy

The Organic Adventurer has been completely without meat for almost a month. In five more days, I could eat all the meat I want. Except I don’t want any! That’s a big surprise for me. Mr. Organic Adventurer just suggested that on April 1, he could grill a big steak for me. Without missing a [...]