http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/ Food en Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:29 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The author decodes the declaration made at the UN's hunger conference--and explains why it falls short. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/at-world-food-summit-disappointment.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/at-world-food-summit-disappointment.php Sustainability Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:29 -0500 The endangered tuna was once reviled. How it became coveted--and why it's not so hard to swear it off. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/why-i-wont-miss-bluefin-tuna.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/why-i-wont-miss-bluefin-tuna.php Sustainability Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:32:55 -0500 The Coalition of Immokalee Workers still meets resistance as it tries to get farm workers a living wage. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/at-florida-tomato-protests-backlash.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/at-florida-tomato-protests-backlash.php Sustainability Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:45:26 -0500 After an regulatory committee failed to place a ban on catching it, the author wonders if the fish has a future. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/bad-news-for-bluefin-tuna.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/bad-news-for-bluefin-tuna.php Sustainability Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:13:03 -0500 The fish is in on the brink of extinction due to poor stewardship. What can be done to save the species? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-last-of-the-bluefin-tuna.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-last-of-the-bluefin-tuna.php Sustainability Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:43:17 -0500 When classes and work overwhelm, the author goes to the Yale Farm to enjoy the simpler things in life. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/need-a-break-head-to-the-farm.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/need-a-break-head-to-the-farm.php Sustainability Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:16:12 -0500 Anglers love it because it's feisty and flavorful, but it's on Florida's protected species list. Is it okay to eat it? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/fishing-for-a-dwindling-species.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/fishing-for-a-dwindling-species.php Sustainability Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:24:22 -0500 Despite criticism from fishermen, the government must work harder to guarantee ocean life survives. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/saving-seafood-from-extinction.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/saving-seafood-from-extinction.php Sustainability Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:18:00 -0500 This is a simple and elegant recipe that demands no particular technical skills--just have the freshest of fish. http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/fish-en-papillote.php http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/fish-en-papillote.php Entrées Recipes Sustainability Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:45:17 -0500 In response to an earlier post, the author reconfirms the importance of humanely-raised food. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-good-meat-makes-a-difference.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-good-meat-makes-a-difference.php Sustainability Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:09:48 -0500 New York Times op-ed says it's okay to eat meat as long as it's pasture-raised. The author has some qualifications.]]> http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-defense-of-meat-goes-too-far.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-defense-of-meat-goes-too-far.php College Cooking Sustainability Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:16:58 -0500 The term brings to mind images of rambling through forests in search of food. But on the Yale Farm, it's so much more than that. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-21st-century-forager.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-21st-century-forager.php Sustainability Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:04:34 -0500 Corn smut, a fungus, has an unexpected benefit: a surprisingly good flavor. But not everyone is sold. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/when-corn-tastes-like-mushrooms.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/when-corn-tastes-like-mushrooms.php Sustainability Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:08:30 -0500 How Facebook, YouTube, and the Associated Press helped a Vermont microbrewery fend off a lawsuit. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/vermonts-beer-battle.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/vermonts-beer-battle.php Sustainability Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:10:07 -0500 They're biodynamic and organic, but they go a step beyond either of these classifications. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/natural-wines-a-taste-of-place.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/natural-wines-a-taste-of-place.php Sustainability Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:45:39 -0500 Spicebush grows throughout the country and can be paired with autumnal dishes like porkchops and apples. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-spice-you-can-find-in-your-backyard.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-spice-you-can-find-in-your-backyard.php Sustainability Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:17:48 -0500 Today, most regional dishes use ingredients from far away. But one delicacy doesn't stray far from its source. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/alligator-the-last-truly-local-food.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/alligator-the-last-truly-local-food.php Sustainability Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:45:08 -0500 Chopping doesn't have to be a chore: Why good knives should be on every college student's school supplies list. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/pencils-books-and-kitchen-knives.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/pencils-books-and-kitchen-knives.php Sustainability Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:15:45 -0500 Tomato blight made big news this summer, but farmers have plenty of other diseases to worry about. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/fruits-and-vegetables-under-siege.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/fruits-and-vegetables-under-siege.php Sustainability Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:20:40 -0500 In her last weeks at the Yale Farm, the author learns the power of teaching others to make a meal. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/change-the-world-teach-cooking.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/change-the-world-teach-cooking.php Sustainability Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:27:07 -0500 The author is thrilled and terrified by the number of students at the first workday of the school year. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/on-farms-first-day-a-record-crowd.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/on-farms-first-day-a-record-crowd.php Sustainability Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:15:01 -0500 A visit to his friends' "truck farm" causes the author to consider how farming impacts the human psyche. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/on-urban-farms-a-sense-of-place.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/on-urban-farms-a-sense-of-place.php Sustainability Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:53:15 -0500 A lobsterman was shot for moving in on someone else's territory. Why the violence is deplorable--but the feeling behind it is not. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/learning-from-maines-lobster-wars.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/learning-from-maines-lobster-wars.php Sustainability Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:24:54 -0500 After witnessing the success of Labor Day's Eat-Ins, the author is reminded of the importance of community. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-power-of-eating-together.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-power-of-eating-together.php Sustainability Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:23:52 -0500 The author's ice cream maker turns the farm's bounty, from cantaloupe to sweet corn, into dessert. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/experimenting-with-ice-cream.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/experimenting-with-ice-cream.php Sustainability Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:45:00 -0500 This recipe works best with a 1.5-quart electric ice-cream maker. Adjust the proportions to your equipment at your own risk! http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-cantaloupe-ice-cream.php http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-cantaloupe-ice-cream.php Desserts Recipes Sustainability Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:45:52 -0500 Out-of-season tomatoes are bad for the environment and the people who grow them. What to do? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-cost-of-year-round-tomatoes.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-cost-of-year-round-tomatoes.php Sustainability Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:07:37 -0500 September brings new school supplies and Sun Golds--small, orange tomatoes that inspire universal devotion. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/sun-gold-tomatoes-a-secret-weapon.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/sun-gold-tomatoes-a-secret-weapon.php Sustainability Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:22:41 -0500 Cooking with squash is not unusual, but frying the squash blossoms is an easy way to amaze your guests. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-to-impress-guests-with-squash.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-to-impress-guests-with-squash.php Appetizers Recipes Sustainability Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:21:48 -0500 On Labor Day, thousands of people in 50 states will participate in Eat-Ins, communal meals designed to advocate for better school food. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/across-america-eating-for-a-cause.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/across-america-eating-for-a-cause.php Sustainability Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:09:19 -0500 Thousands will gather this weekend to share a meal--and protest the quality of food in American schools. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/labor-day-potlucks-with-a-purpose.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/labor-day-potlucks-with-a-purpose.php Sustainability Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:45:21 -0500 With summer winding down, students who spent the season on the Yale Farm reflect on what they learned. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/as-summer-ends-a-farewell-to-the-farm.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/as-summer-ends-a-farewell-to-the-farm.php Sustainability Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:36:18 -0500 Before school starts, I recommend making this pasta recipe at least once: full of zucchini and fragrant with basil, it's a quintessentially summery dish. http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/pasta-with-zucchini.php http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/pasta-with-zucchini.php Entrées Recipes Sustainability Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:45:27 -0500 What will it take to get more Americans to embrace home cooking? The author says the key is Oprah. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/getting-america-back-in-the-kitchen.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/getting-america-back-in-the-kitchen.php Sustainability Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:45:12 -0500 During tomato season, confit is one of the best ways to use the season's bounty. Below is a recipe that I use every summer without fail, and is a favorite of our interns. http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-tomato-confit.php http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-tomato-confit.php Appetizers Recipes Sustainability Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:45:59 -0500 Most farm pests can be dealt with using one hand. But one 300-pound forager needs to be handled with care. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/on-the-farm-scaring-away-the-bears.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/on-the-farm-scaring-away-the-bears.php Sustainability Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:27:00 -0500 The author realizes oysters don't have to go with champagne-- they taste pretty good fried, too. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/discovering-another-way-to-enjoy-oysters.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/discovering-another-way-to-enjoy-oysters.php Sustainability Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:25:30 -0500 Congress wants to make food safer by increasing regulations on farms. But not all farms are the same. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/why-small-farms-are-safer-1.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/why-small-farms-are-safer-1.php Sustainability Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:42:36 -0500 Arguing over the nutritional value of organics misses the point: the movement was never about numbers. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-real-value-of-organic-food.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-real-value-of-organic-food.php Sustainability Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:24:11 -0500 Want to impress at the farmers' market? Study this cheat sheet of farming terms, and you'll finally understand what makes a tomato "heirloom." http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-farmers-dictionary.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-farmers-dictionary.php Sustainability Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:25:31 -0500 Ever get tired of struggling to get a piece of lettuce onto your fork? Put aside your table manners and dive into a salad fingers first. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/forget-the-fork-and-use-your-hands.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/forget-the-fork-and-use-your-hands.php Sustainability Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:27:53 -0500 The world's oceans are being hurt by excessive overfishing. But privatization isn't the answer. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/why-the-free-market-cant-fix-overfishing.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/why-the-free-market-cant-fix-overfishing.php Sustainability Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:25:42 -0500 Jewish and Southern food traditions combine in Savannah, Georgia, resulting in dishes like pecan kugel and barbecued brisket. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/where-challah-meats-okra.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/where-challah-meats-okra.php Sustainability Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:45:22 -0500 This recipe has a long pedigree: Hannah Burnett inherited it from a family friend, Linda Himelstein, who got it from Lou Ginsberg of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-matzoh-breaded-pralines.php http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-matzoh-breaded-pralines.php Desserts Recipes Sustainability Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:45:08 -0500 Now that she works on a farm, the author gets to see the market from a new perspective. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/secrets-of-the-farmers-market.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/secrets-of-the-farmers-market.php Sustainability Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:20:25 -0500 Beets aren't just for salads anymore. This playful dessert even looks fresh from the earth when placed on a citrus-flavored "soil". It was served as a dessert at Cafe Atlantico's Farmers' Market dinner on June 19, 2009. http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-beet-ice-cream-on-citrus-beet-soil.php http://food.theatlantic.com/recipes/recipe-beet-ice-cream-on-citrus-beet-soil.php Desserts Recipes Sustainability Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:45:40 -0500 The cardoon, a cousin to the artichoke, mystifies school children and confounds farmers. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/cardoons-the-farms-mystery-vegetable.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/cardoons-the-farms-mystery-vegetable.php Sustainability Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:21:50 -0500 The members of the Bull Moose Hunting Society are young, liberal, and hungry for the thrill of the hunt. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-new-kind-of-hunting-enthusiasts.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-new-kind-of-hunting-enthusiasts.php Sustainability Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:45:07 -0500 New laws around the world protect crustaceans' rights--and make it illegal to boil them alive. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-to-kill-a-lobster-humanely.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-to-kill-a-lobster-humanely.php Sustainability Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:32:33 -0500 This spring's record rainfall ruined one farm's cherries and threatened its tomatoes and onions. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/when-rain-falls-on-cherry-season.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/when-rain-falls-on-cherry-season.php Sustainability Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:45:03 -0500 Venture capital firms look to "clean tech" as the new industry for their dollars. Will farming get a piece of the pie? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-future-of-sustainable-agriculture.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-future-of-sustainable-agriculture.php Sustainability Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:20:00 -0500 A trip to a heritage livestock and poultry farm reminds a former vegetarian why she started eating meat again. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/an-animal-farm-a-vegetarian-could-love.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/an-animal-farm-a-vegetarian-could-love.php Sustainability Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:27:56 -0500 Working on a farm lets the author try vegetables fresh from the ground, then add them to snacks and dishes. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/food-on-the-farm.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/food-on-the-farm.php Sustainability Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:03:25 -0500 a recipe by Ian Knauer in the April 2008 issue of Gourmet.]]> http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/recipe-lamb-stuffed-escarole.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/recipe-lamb-stuffed-escarole.php Entrées Recipes Sustainability Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:45:59 -0500 I sauteed snap peas whole, with one package of wild rice tempeh, in a little sesame oil. Then I poured the sauce over them, simmered on low heat for another minute, and served over quinoa. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/recipe-spicy-peanut-sauce.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/recipe-spicy-peanut-sauce.php Recipes Sauces, Spreads, and Stocks Sustainability Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:45:45 -0500 The cownose ray is promoted as a healthy, environmentally friendly fish. But will Americans like it? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/american-seafoods-next-big-thing.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/american-seafoods-next-big-thing.php Sustainability Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:32:09 -0500 After giving a sermon about farming, the author is reminded of the importance of food and community. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/preaching-gardening-from-the-pulpit.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/preaching-gardening-from-the-pulpit.php Sustainability Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:11:01 -0500 In search of "authentic" Southern food, the author makes a visit to two Savannah institutions. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-yankee-in-paula-deens-restaurant.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/a-yankee-in-paula-deens-restaurant.php Sustainability Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:45:50 -0500 New England lobster prices are so low, lobstermen are selling them on the street for next to nothing. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-mystery-of-cheap-lobster.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-mystery-of-cheap-lobster.php Sustainability Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:18:48 -0500 The American Medical Association put out a resolution last week in favor of local, sustainable food. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/doctors-vote-for-organic-food.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/doctors-vote-for-organic-food.php Sustainability Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:25:24 -0500 What would you put on a billboard to promote the joys of fresh, local, sustainable food? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/an-ad-campaign-for-organics.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/an-ad-campaign-for-organics.php Sustainability Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:18:36 -0500 In her second week on the farm, the author tastes the benefits of the hard work that goes into growing food. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/fresh-food-a-new-farmers-reward.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/fresh-food-a-new-farmers-reward.php Sustainability Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:15:30 -0500 Summer at the farm lets students engage more closely with their work, both agricultural and academic. The author shares stories of going to the library in compost-covered overalls and stopping to admire the delicate beauty of a Hydrangea. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/summer-reading-at-the-farm.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/summer-reading-at-the-farm.php Sustainability Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:02:14 -0500 The bounty of the farmer's market offers a surprising challenge to the home cook: too many choices. The author describes how he finally picked the items he wanted to purchase and offers the recipe he made with his selected ingredients. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/confusion-at-the-farmers-market.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/confusion-at-the-farmers-market.php Entrées Recipes Sustainability Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:08:22 -0500 During her first week on the farm, the author marvels at asparagus, peas, and a plant she meets for the first time: the scape. Despite rain, poison ivy, and ticks, she finds herself relishing farm life for the opportunity it gives her to enjoy fresh food and reflect on the puzzles of agriculture. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/scapes-and-wonder-by-the-bushel.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/scapes-and-wonder-by-the-bushel.php Sustainability Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:09:10 -0500 Post-college cooking presents challenges for graduates used to the abundance of the dining hall. One university tries to help, and the author--a recent graduate himself--offers a recipe for the simple black beans dish he makes almost every day. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-to-eat-like-a-22-year-old.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/how-to-eat-like-a-22-year-old.php Entrées Recipes Sustainability Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:08:47 -0500 With the economy in flux and interest in the food chain growing, more and more recent college graduates are thinking about choosing life on a farm over a job in corporate America. Here, advice for young people considering careers in agriculture--and their skeptical parents. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/hey-mom-i-want-to-farm.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/hey-mom-i-want-to-farm.php Sustainability Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:19:10 -0500 Spring is a tough time for finding pizza toppings in the garden, with spinach season over and summer's bounty not yet arrived. Fortunately, nettles, a weed abundant in the springtime, go well with mozzarella. Just watch out for the stingers. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/this-seasons-pizza-topping-nettles.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/this-seasons-pizza-topping-nettles.php Sustainability Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:20:44 -0500 After months of dreaming about corn fields and ruminating on the agricultural skills humans have lost over time, the author decides to abandon her city life for a job on a farm. Here, she describes how the came to the decision--and how her parents reacted when she told them the news. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/from-cubicle-to-farmers-field.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/from-cubicle-to-farmers-field.php Sustainability Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:18:29 -0500 With a frittata, having guests over for brunch doesn't have to be expensive or time- consuming. Just head out to the market, buy fresh, seasonal vegetables and herbs, and follow these instructions for how to make this quick, crowd-pleasing dish. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/for-brunch-on-a-budget-try-frittata.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/for-brunch-on-a-budget-try-frittata.php Entrées Recipes Sustainability Fri, 29 May 2009 08:23:07 -0500 Jamon Iberico as a sustainable, humane way to eat ham. But the pigs that go into this prized ham may not be as happy or well-fed as its many fans think. Welcome to the world of trying to figure out how food is made.]]> http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-mystery-of-spains-sublime-ham.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-mystery-of-spains-sublime-ham.php Sustainability Tue, 26 May 2009 08:34:20 -0500 Working on a sustainable farm at an Ivy League university, it can be easy to forget the spiritual element of farming. But a minister-in-training who helps out at the farm reminds the author of how agriculture can serve as a a metaphor for faith. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/bringing-faith-to-farming.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/bringing-faith-to-farming.php Sustainability Tue, 26 May 2009 08:23:29 -0500 A conversation with a classroom full of teenagers makes the author appreciate all that a farm has to teach: lessons in healthy, seasonal eating; an appreciation for where food comes from and all that goes into making it; and, most importantly, generosity and self-sacrifice. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/lessons-from-the-farm.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/lessons-from-the-farm.php Sustainability Thu, 21 May 2009 08:47:24 -0500 A book, some friends, and a plenty of coffee are as important to the process as the 30 pounds of charcoal and the big rusted tube of a grill. When you go on an overnight pig roast, the delicious pork at the end is just part of the fun. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-24-hour-pig-roast.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-24-hour-pig-roast.php Sustainability Tue, 19 May 2009 12:45:06 -0500 In a world of 30-minute meals, growing your own salad might sound like the epitome of slow food. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-28-day-salad.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-28-day-salad.php Sustainability Thu, 14 May 2009 08:30:56 -0500 Teaching Yale freshmen about the area's agricultural history before they even enter the classroom helps students adjust to their new home and local farms reach out to a younger generation. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/from-collards-to-college-in-the-field-with-yale-freshmen.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/from-collards-to-college-in-the-field-with-yale-freshmen.php Sustainability Fri, 01 May 2009 08:22:02 -0500 A new book argues that cooking facilitated our evolution from apes to humans. But is the American lifestyle of fast food and eating alone a step back towards our chimp-like origins? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/evolution-at-the-dinner-table.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/evolution-at-the-dinner-table.php Sustainability Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:06:38 -0500 These student farmers make pizza from their own crops. They grow the basil, harvest the basil, put the basil on a pizza, eat the pizza, compost the waste, and spread the compost on next month's basil patch. And they share this recipe so you can make your own pizza at home. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/garden-pizza-do-try-this-at-home.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/garden-pizza-do-try-this-at-home.php Sustainability Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:01:17 -0500 You wouldn't think vegetable farming and attending a prestigious Ivy League college would have much in common. You would be wrong. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/growing-tomatoes-in-the-ivory-tower.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/growing-tomatoes-in-the-ivory-tower.php Sustainability Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:09:00 -0500 New York Times column argued free-range pork has a significantly higher risk of carrying some very dangerous diseases. Reaction was sharp and immediate. Here, the author defends himself from his critics--and explains his funding.]]> http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/free-range-pork-really-riskier.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/free-range-pork-really-riskier.php Sustainability Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:26:55 -0500 There's a lot of talk about the effete, European nature of the slow food movement. But as Yale students work in shifts over the 20 hours it takes to roast a pig, they learn that Slow Food can be fun--and truly American. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/pig-roast-uniquely-american-slow-food.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/pig-roast-uniquely-american-slow-food.php Sustainability Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:06:13 -0500 A lesson in romance and the virtue of canned preservatives. Local doesn't have to mean fresh, after all. After getting an old boyfriend to adopt canning as a way to make great, eco-friendly food, why not try something more widespread? http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/love-local-food-and-canned-peaches.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/love-local-food-and-canned-peaches.php Sustainability Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:02:47 -0500 The New England winter is stubborn, and often wears out its welcome. But inside Yale's unheated hoophouse lies a veritable carpet of green. When kids or jaded college students peek beneath the Reemay, they respond with the same breathless enthusiasm. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-magic-of-the-greenhouse.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/the-magic-of-the-greenhouse.php Sustainability Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:35:00 -0500 For two short months, New Yorkers will find a lush, if tiny, garden growing in the middle of the city. It's a place where New Yorkers can escape the concrete and traffic and learn about the wonderful world of urban gardening. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/urban-oasis-fifth-avenue-garden.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/urban-oasis-fifth-avenue-garden.php Sustainability Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:45:00 -0500 In 2000, Yale undergraduates were inspired by the conviction that the toughest environmental challenges call upon us to change the way we eat and produce food. Student activists agitated for local, organic food and a college farm was born. The roots of the Yale Sustainable Food Project. http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/at-yale-seeds-of-revolution.php http://food.theatlantic.com/sustainability/at-yale-seeds-of-revolution.php Sustainability Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:32:00 -0500