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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Trick or treat? As Halloween nears, beware of the 'fat-free' candy corn	Meredith Niles	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
It's the beginning of October and as the cooler temperatures and colorful leaves start to make an appearance, every retailer in America is switching storefronts to include pumpkins and of course, Halloween candy. The orange and black packages are cropping up in drugstores and supermarkets nationwide, and the glycemic high that lasts from Halloween through Easter has certainly begun. Since the lipid-phobia of the late 80s, high-sugar candies like gummy bears, gum drops ...
Topics: agriculture, food, green living, health, holiday (all these topics)

Mad Flavor: Wine and chocolate More ideas for Valentine's Day bliss	Tom Philpott	14 Feb 2008	Gristmill
In "Mad Flavor," I describe exceptional culinary experiences from small artisan producers. Showing my usual absolute devotion to the interests of Grist readers and disdain for my own, I attended a tasting last night of wine and chocolate pairings. I made this sacrifice to give you, dear readers, more ideas for a festive Valentine's Day. The tasting took place at 3 Cups in Chapel Hill, a cafe fanatical about sourcing and serving excellent coffee, wine, ...
Topics: green living, holiday, food (all these topics)

The Gingerbread Diaries Building an eco-home from a favorite holiday sweet	Roz Cummins	29 Nov 2007	'Tis the Season
When my friend Deanna told me that she wanted to make a gingerbread house this year -- and, in particular, to do so on Black Friday, aka Buy Nothing Day -- I immediately asked if we could make an environmentally sound house. The chances of my ever being able to afford the real-life eco-house of my dreams are slim unless I win the lottery, but I figured I could at least afford the gingerbread ver ...
Topics: food, green building, green living, holiday, recipes, Tis the Season (all these topics)

What Price Thanksgiving? In which we attempt to calculate how much an organic feast would cost	Roz Cummins	16 Nov 2007	Grist Feature
There's something about Thanksgiving that seems to prompt people to think about where their food comes from. Maybe it's all the cornucopias and sheaves of wheat depicted in supermarket circulars, or maybe it's the focus on the harvest. Visions of farmers bringing in the crops may lead people to think about how food gets to their table, and whether it would make sense, or even ...
Topics: food, green living, holiday, organic food, shopping (all these topics)

Thanks for the Recipes Readers share instructions for tasty Thanksgiving treats		16 Nov 2007	Grist Feature
Try your hand at reader recipes. Photos: iStockphoto A couple of weeks ago, we asked you, dear readers, to send in your favorite Thanksgiving recipes. We got a smorgasbord of replies, from Dilly Dip to The Best Pressed Pie Crust In the World -- and nary a hint of tryptophan in sight. We've collected your scrumptious ideas here, and welcome more from the rest of you in the comments section below. Bon appet ...
Topics: food, green living, holiday, recipes (all these topics)

Send your best Thanksgiving recipe Cranberries? Tofurky? We'll eat it all up	Roz Cummins	07 Nov 2007	Gristmill
It's that time of year again. In between taking down Halloween decorations, excavating coats, hats, and mittens from last year's pile of never-quite-got-washed-or-put-away outerwear, and putting up holiday lights, Thanksgiving sneaks up on us. Once I smell the smoke from my neighbor's woodstoves and hear the crunch of leaves under my feet, I know that the time to savor pumpkin, squash, and sage is just around the corner. This year we're asking readers to ...
Topics: food, green living, holiday, recipes (all these topics)

'Tis the season (to celebrate our ties to the earth) A sampling of recipes for Passover	Roz Cummins	30 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Over the next few weeks, I will be writing about meals that express our connection to and appreciation for the earth. In keeping with this theme, I'll start with Marge Piercy's new book, Pesach for the Rest of Us: Making the Passover Seder Your Own. My interest in seders (the meal served at Passover) started when I was in high school and worked as a 'hostess helper' for families who were hosting seders. Having been raised Catholic, I had never experienced a seder befo ...
Topics: food, green living, holiday, recipes (all these topics)

Valentine's day alert! It's coming, and it can't be stopped	Sarah K. Burkhalter	09 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Ah, Valentine's Day -- are we still pretending anybody likes this holiday? Single people feel insecure and excluded; people in relationships feel guilt-ridden and obligated to consume items blingy or fluffy. I say, if you love someone, tell 'em today, and on Feb. 14, obstinately refuse to wear red. Yet, knowing that obsessive marketing and the power of tradition are likely once again to outweigh my exhortations that we all just fuhgedaboutit, I would be remiss ...
Topics: consumerism, food, green living, holiday, sex (all these topics)

Pan of Green Gobbles Sales of organic turkeys and Tofurky on the rise		24 Nov 2004	Daily Grist
Pan of Green Gobbles Sales of organic turkeys and Tofurky on the rise The organic turkey is the new Prius. If you're planning to carve one up for tomorrow's Thanksgiving meal, you're riding the latest wave of eco-chic. Organic turkey sales at Whole Foods Market have doubled this year, the upscale natural-foods chain reports. And that's building on i ...
Topics: animal welfare, food, green living, holiday, organic food, United States, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

Have a Heart How to have a Valentine's Day with a conscience	The Green Guide	12 Feb 2003	Earthly Possessions
Friday is Valentine's Day, but while you're buying bonbons and bouquets, be sure to be sweet to the planet, too. If Hershey's, Hallmark, and FTD aren't your idea of romance, never fear: Eco-friendly options smell good, taste good (well, maybe not the flowers), and just might land you a date. Flowers Don't say it with flowers -- unless they're organic. In 2001, Americans spent an estimated $50 per capita ...
Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, food, green living, holiday, organic food, politics (all these topics)

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