the GoodEater Collaborative

From Bangkok to Baltimore: Hunger Hits Home

Returning from a year in Southeast Asia, everyone asked me what food I missed in America? Comparing American “food insecurity” to the teeming street foods and outdoor markets of Southeast Asia, we should ask what Americans are missing.

Revenge of the Big Box

A former West Coast “food snob” faces the reality of traditional farmers’ markets in Ecuador and embraces the big box.

Double Digging Your Garden

Double digging is a method commonly used by serious gardeners to prepare their planting beds. The end result is a slightly raised planting bed of aerated, fertile soil that you’ll never need to till again.

A New Meat Word: “Re-Merchandise”

Did you know that old meat that didn’t sell in its first form can be cut, repackaged and then sold as if fresh? This process can happen over and over again until it is ground. Time to learn a new vocabulary word: re-merchandise.

Petition: Senate’s Haiti Bill Stresses Local Procurement

Unless Haitian farmers and other small business-owners have the opportunity to generate revenue and create jobs, the recovery from last January’s catastrophic earthquake will continue to flounder. A bill on the Senate floor currently stresses local procurement and needs support.

Eat More Seafood – The Myths About Mercury and Fish

Ask yourself, when is the last time you rode around in a space ship? How many people do you know who have died from sneezing? Ok, how many people do you know who have died (or even gotten sick) eating seafood tainted by mercury?

Fresh Picked Peaches, Pickled

I often joke with my friends that the only way I’ll go hiking is if there’s a reward at the top—not counting the view. It’s not that I’m proud of my prize-driven motivation, but I’ve found an all-too-easy compromise in fruit picking.

The Joy of Growing Garlic

As an avid gardener, garlic is one of my favorite crops to grow, offering special rewards for off-season growing and unique flavors.

Urban Agriculture in Boston: Growing Promise, Weeding Challenges

Boston chefs, community advocates and entrepreneurs are broadening the dialog and shortening the distance between farm and table. Never mind the 100 mile diet, how about 100 blocks, or 100 steps?

Meet a few new urban farmers, giving us a window into the promises and the challenges of urban agriculture in its many forms.

Slash, Laos, and Vimeo Tape: Controversies of Swidden Agriculture

There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding swidden agriculture. By dismissing the importance and sustainability of swidden agriculture, researchers may continue to marginalize this highly sustainable system, as well as missing out on ways of incorporating some of its principles into other farming systems.