Organic Foods

What do you want on your plate? If it's food that's natural, responsibly raised and, when possible, organic, check out these restaurants for something to feel good about: NASSAU COUNTY 18 BAY, 18 Bayville Ave., Bayville, 516-628-0124 OVERVIEW A cozy spot...

No one thinks of a child's lunchbox as an environmental danger zone. But maybe we should. The packaged food parents typically provide for their kids' school lunches has a big impact on the environment. Chemicals are used to produce much of it. Waste is...

The purchase of Wild Oats Markets Inc. by rival organic foods purveyor Whole Foods Market Inc. turned a bit wilder than anticipated Tuesday when a federal appeals court overturned a lower-court ruling that allowed the merger to go though. The ruling...

The idea of organic food at Artscape seems so right - those artistic, hippie types eat a lot of sprouts and tofu, don't they? But it also seems so wrong. Festival food is about grease and calories: funnel cakes, gyros, pizza, fries, hamburgers, Jamaican...

When wildlife biologists Greg Massa and Raquel Krach returned to the United States in 1997 after five years in Costa Rica, they hoped to live a lifestyle that matched their ideals. They moved to the Northern California rice farm that had been in the...

Shoppers devoted to organic foods are feeling more of a pinch than other shoppers at the grocery store. In Central Florida, a pound of organic stew beef can cost $5.99 per pound compared with $3.79 per pound for regular stew meat. Want to add carrots...

Green is everywhere. It's the "new black." It's a mantra heard from the grocery store to the gas pump to the automobile showroom. Given so much advice, where should we start? With Earth Day and its barrage of information about greenhouse gas, carbon...

Green wines are growing. These are "eco" green wines that their makers say are made in harmony with nature. In the United States their sales are up, as is the number of vineyards using organic farming methods. There are various grades of green. First,...

As food prices continue to soar, consumers might find it tough to swallow premium prices for organic products. But you can save money if you're smart about buying organics. Organic means the food is produced without pesticides, chemical fertilizers or...

The massive new Whole Foods Market on Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena represents the height of one-upmanship in Southern California's increasingly competitive grocery store trade. I'll see your three brands of soy milk, it says cockily to Fresh & Easy, and...

Not so long ago, shoppers who wanted to buy eco-friendly products had to order out of specialty catalogs or track down items through online "green" malls. Seemingly overnight, green is in vogue. Manufacturers are rolling out or expanding lines of...

On a sunny spring day in Park Slope, Seventh and Fifth avenues are the very picture of vibrant street life, teeming with busy sidewalk cafes and people riding bikes, pushing strollers or walking dogs. Indeed, the neighborhood's reputation as a trendy,...