Monthly Archives: June 2011
Did BP Have Too Much Influence Over the Oil Spill Clean-Up?
According to Garret Graves, chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, the answer is yes. “It is a modern-day case of Stockholm syndrome whereby responders are dependent upon the financial resources of and have repeatedly shown signs of empathy … Continue reading
YA Books That Teach Environmental Literacy
Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods-all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Continue reading
Maryland First State in the Country to Approve Environmental Graduation Requirement
“This is a defining moment for education in Maryland,” said Governor O’Malley in a press release on the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website. “By approving this environmental graduation requirement, the Board of Education is ensuring that our young people … Continue reading
Will Smith Creamery Survive Explosion?
The Eat Local Challenge is about learning where your food comes from – but more importantly it’s about learning WHO your food comes from. In our house, dairy products come from the Smith family of Smith Creamery. That is … Continue reading
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarden (and then remembered this morning outside a Mississippi gas station)
This morning around 7 am, as we drove a stretch of Highway 90 that is totally surrounded by marsh, the car’s power cut and we coasted to the shoulder. Unprepared, we had no water, no food, and the power windows … Continue reading
Challenges and Solutions of Edible Gardens in Schools
The crisp butter, red, arugula and romaine lettuces had gone mostly uneaten, and now the plants were starting to bolt, which meant their leaves would be too bitter to eat.
Heartbreaking. Continue reading
Louisiana Shrimp with Homemade Pasta
Check out Louisiana Seafood News to experience a night in the life of a Louisiana shrimper. Do the math and decide for yourself what word best describes the Louisiana brown shrimp season. Last night, my word was yummy. Using Holly Clegg’s … Continue reading
Fresh Food in Da’ Kitchen!
Here’s the thing , I will never be a locavore. I know too much about the amazing foods that are out there (bananas, avocado, chocolate!) to be able to forgo them forever. Besides, to me, being a locavore is more the process then the outcome. It’s about to learning where your food comes from and how your choices as a consumer affect the food system. Continue reading
False Start: Setting Up Success in the Eat Local Challenge
Yes, I already admitted that I failed the challenge but that doesn’t mean that it’s over. It means I needed a new strategy. And now that I am back home in New Orleans, being a local will make being a … Continue reading
