May20
Shitake mushrooms are recognized for more than just their savory taste appeal. Shitakes are actually used as an anti-cancer drug in Japan and are actually sanctioned for this purpose by their FDA.
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Apr25
Top Ten Tips for Kicking the Processed Food Habit
by elizabeth on April 25th, 2013 at 9:17 pmPosted In: Whole Living
Nutrition confusion got you down? Butter or margarine? Fresh or frozen? Sugar or stevia? Following food fads too closely can make you crazy, so you find it’s easier to generalize and keep your sanity intact. Okay then, is it Mediterranean, raw or paleo these days?
Apr25
The solution to many of our worldly dilemmas begins on our dinner plates. Obesity, climate change, escalating health care costs? All issues with food-related solutions, if only we had the collective ability to implement them. But how about taking the concept even one step further? Where most of us recognize the relationship between diet and material outcomes, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec02
Shop Local! What it means and why it matters
by elizabeth on December 2nd, 2012 at 9:03 pmPosted In: GrassRootz Café
Holiday trends naturally mimic cultural ones, so it’s no surprise that “Local” is stepping up this year as the feel good word of the season. ‘Shop local’ is the new ‘low fat’, but without some context, both fads will soon lose their flavor. Like if you’re buying gifts made in China from the store down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nov07
Prop 37 defeated, now what?
by elizabeth on November 7th, 2012 at 10:38 pmPosted In: GrassRootz Café
I tried not to get emotionally attached – really I did. Thought I’d learned my lesson after the 2004 election, as I sat huddled amongst the SC Committee to Defeat George Bush at the Chaminade, watching state by state as the last 6 months of my life went up on a haze of red smoke. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oct31
Adventures in Santa Cruz with Michael Pollan
by elizabeth on October 31st, 2012 at 8:08 pmPosted In: GrassRootz Café
I recently had the unique opportunity to spend the day with celebrated author Michael Pollan during his October 25th visit to Santa Cruz. While Pollan has been described by the New York Times as a “liberal foodie intellectual”, it was actually refreshing to meet someone so influential, gracious and low key in equal measure. Ostensibly […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oct29
If good health is on your radar, here’s an easy one for ya: sprouts. I’ve been gradually adding sprouts to any meal that will have them, thanks largely to my friends at New Natives growers of all things spoutable. I discovered these vitamin-packed goodies at the Cabrillo Market, and since I’ve started eating them daily, even […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oct10
Somehow I managed to miss the dry farmed tomato craze, that is right up until last weekend. I had agreed to share a flat (20 pounds of tomatoes) with a friend who kindly delivered them to my doorstep. In anticipation of the big, juicy heirlooms I was expecting to turn into salsa fresca, I was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep05
Santa Cruz Activist Tarah Locke Leads the Charge on GMO Labeling
by elizabeth on September 5th, 2012 at 7:22 pmPosted In: Farm to Plate
It’s funny how things work in cycles. My first introduction to Tarah Locke and GMO-Free Right to Know movement took place a year ago, while planning for Frances Moore Lappe’s visit to Santa Cruz. The GMO labeling issue was just heating up as people began to recognize that maybe letting the Worst Company of 2011 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jul11
Show your Love for the Ocean on Saturday, September 15th
by elizabeth on July 11th, 2012 at 7:52 pmPosted In: GrassRootz Café
Who would we be without our beaches? Surf, sunbathe, or sit and stare, the sea is both a wonder and a life source. Yet it’s no secret that our oceans are in trouble. Pollutants like plastic marine debris adversely affect hundreds of marine species, sometimes threatening entire populations. Currently 86% of sea turtles are at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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