Food News

With the pandemic evolving into an endurable endemic, we've noticed that our farm-to-table dining directories have, once again, become popular. And with the easing of the pandemic, folks (in addition to seeking out a restaurant or café for a meal),  can also now find and enjoy a … [Read more...] about Finding & Enjoying The Perfect Cup Of Brewed Coffee

This senior citizen does not listen to Talk Radio. But on a recent trip down the New York State Thruway from home in Albany, just south of Newburgh, I lost the radio signal for  Classical WMHT-FM, 89.1 in the Albany area and 88.7 in Poughkeepsie. Instead of a Chopin mazurka or … [Read more...] about Food Security Unease? Still Time For A CSA Farm Share This Growing Season

A couple years ago, while perusing the News Notes in The Natural Farmer (Winter, 2018-19) issue, I was stunned by a reference to "Harvard's billion-dollar farmland fiasco." The Natural Farmer is the newspaper of the Northeast Organic Farming Association. Published quarterly as … [Read more...] about Surprising “Investors” Speculating On Farmland Purchases

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) reports widespread detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza from Wyoming to Maine. APHIS notes that it "is working closely with State partners on surveillance, reporting, … [Read more...] about Especially Now: Know Where Your Eggs Come From With Avian Flu Spreading & Growing Need To Protect Flocks Of Chickens & Turkeys

This week at the College of Saint Rose's Interfaith Sanctuary in Albany, New York, a few blocks from home, Buddhist monk Lama Karma Chopal is creating a sand mandala. Lama Chopal is one of fewer than 100 artists qualified to create true mandalas, according to the Venerable Losang … [Read more...] about Remembering Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Message Of Mindfulness By Savoring Time & Taste