Articles by Lisa Becker Shea
Lisa is a registered dietitian with a Masters in Public Health. She supplements her 9-5 corporate job with regular writing on her blog, Cold Cereal & Toast, to channel her love for writing, food and health. A deep appreciation for locally grown foods and sustainable agriculture has led her to Farm to Table. She also confesses to a fervent passion for the Food Network that borders on obsession.
When it comes to snapping turtles and carpenter bees, I’m clueless. It wasn’t in any textbook of mine, nor in my backyard growing up: Nature eludes me.
We’ve got a whole raft of articles this weeks. A Michael Pollan interview, alternative views on GE crops, a DIY article on self-watering planters, and much more. Lots of variety so there’s something here for everyone. Kind of like your CSA basket. Enjoy!
This week’s link roundup includes several links from prominent news sources on developments and challenges in the organic and real food industry, as well as some political updates. Also included at the end are some handy online tools for your quest to eat sustainably. Enjoy!
Diversification is a fundamental aspect of financial planning, where the old adage, “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket,” often applies. Stocks, bonds and mutual funds are the baskets for your monetary eggs; spread your eggs diligently so that if one basket breaks, you’ve still got others to rely on.
Social media is for all ages and backgrounds, all professions and interests. While it would seem counter-intuitive for an occupation that works primarily outdoors to be inside at a computer, farmers are coming into their own, creating extensive web sites and blogs, tweeting and linking with Facebook fans locally and across the country to grow their business. Social media is quickly becoming another tool in the farmer’s shed, and another way consumers and communities can learn more about their local grower.
My penchant for warm weather is so strong that it must be infectious. Turns out the trait is running in my small family of tomato seedlings that sprouted from my windowsill as their stems stretch toward the sun.
This week’s Friday Link Roundup includes a story on the innovative way Baltimore is getting groceries to residents in ‘food deserts’ via libraries; an interesting article by a University of California student arguing against locavorism …
This week, child nutrition is front and center in the news. Advocacy groups take heed as the government tackles a number of Congressional bills pivotal to our futures health.
Sometimes it takes years to find your groove, to discover what truly makes you happy each and every day. You think, toil, seek and shift. Some grooves reveal themselves faster than others; providing varying levels of anxiety and unwelcome hiccups along the way. Inevitably, the process to smooth out the hiccups often leads you one step closer to finding your groove.
