The Perennial Plate posted this video about two rooftop gardens in China: One in Hong Kong and one in Beijing. Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Rooftop gardens

Marc Gunther at Environment 360 reports on the debate within the environmental world over beef. Should environmentalists work with industry to reduce the environmental impacts of beef production or just say no to eating beef? Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Beef

There are many shades of green Christmas trees and no official green meter to gauge which one is the greenest. You can decorate a fake tree, a farmed tree, a wild tree, a living tree, a tree delivered by bike, a potted plant, a cut invasive plant, or maybe just a tree in your yard. Here’s a list of options, ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Sustainability, Agriculture, Green Christmas trees

A new Portland company called Fishpeople is making packaged meals with sustainable local seafood and other ingredients that can be traced back to their mostly local sources. Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Foodie Friday, Sustainable seafood

It’s my first year eating a heritage breed, pasture raised turkey for Thanksgiving. Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Thanksgiving

By now, most of Oregon's farmers markets have closed down for the season. There are 23 Oregon farmers' markets operating partway through November, but most of those finished up last week. Continue reading →

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Are you doing anything to make your Thanksgiving holiday environmentally friendly? Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Thanksgiving

How much of the Thanksgiving foods Oregonians eat are produced in Oregon? Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Thanksgiving

While I was reading up on beef earlier this week, I came across this graphic of worldwide meat consumption. One of the takeaways from my reporting on grass-fed and grain-fed beef is that environmentalists encourage people to eat less meat in general to reduce environmental impacts that come from producing it. Is that happening? Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Foodie Friday

My trip to the heart of cattle feeding country last week raised the question of whether grass-fed beef is really worse for the environment than grain-fed beef. Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Beef