Trent on February 19th, 2010

Our recent post on Jamie Oliver covered his acceptance speech for the prestigious TED prize.  The speech says volumes about Mr. Oliver and his dream.  Today we cover just a few of his achievements to date.  Let’s take a look at what motivates this young chef to help so many people. James Trevor Oliver, born [...]

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Trent on February 19th, 2010

Organic has been commandeered by government and now corporate food giants. Is ‘Locally Grown’ headed down the same rabbit hole?

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Trent on February 16th, 2010

Jamie Oliver has tackled childhood obesity head on.

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Trent on September 24th, 2009

Smart Choices.  We all need to make them every day.  If I am not smart enough to look both ways before crossing a street, I could be hit by an 18-wheeler (probably loaded with processed food).  Thus, I have developed the habit of looking first.  I was taught this at an early age by older [...]

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Mother Nature Network‘s Matt Hickman continued his popular 40 Farmers Under 40 blog post with a follow up recently—The Readers Choice 40 Farmers Under 40.  Now it’s hard to say whether or not we were actually #39 and #40 respectively due to our popularity, our age, or just because they really wanted a strong finish!   [...]

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Trent on September 21st, 2009

We just had our first tomato sale this weekend.  We sold about 15 lbs of tomatoes, making $45 in 4 hours.  It may not seem like much, but if you consider our rural location you would agree that it’s pretty awesome.  Aidan was a huge help and loved weighing them, making change and asking each [...]

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Trent on June 17th, 2009

“the birthplace of organics” gets a new roof…

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Trent on June 10th, 2009

Is ‘Locally Grown’ going to fall the way of ‘Natural’? Do we need to somehow define, even certify, what constitutes local?

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Trent on June 6th, 2009

Our 5 day vegan cleanse comes to a close. Read this and all of our posts on the experience, results and conclusions!

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Trent on June 1st, 2009

  Trent’s Day 1 Experience: Although I didn’t start this project, I am starting todays journal post about our first 5-day cleanse.  I think it will be nice for people to see both of our pespectives on the journey. As a man, what should I expect?  Food for both of us is a central part of [...]

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