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  • Local arts and crafts abound at holiday faires Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 12:34PMfor The Daily Journal Over the past two years, there has been a good deal of talk in the Ukiah Valley about "community," some of it in organized forums, most of it in informal gatherings and encounters.
  • How to minimize the ill effects of computer vision syndrome Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 10:17AMQ. My job requires me to spend more than 8 hours a day in front of the computer. Does prolonged computer use have any adverse effect, especially a permanent one, on eyesight? How can I prevent these adverse effects, aside from resigning from my work?
  • Leading the healthy lunches revolution Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 10:11AMAlameda Point-based Revolution Foods works to bring nutritional food choices to Bay Area schools.
  • County’s first ever ‘Losing Streak’ project kicks off Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 9:28AMFor eight people in Grayson County, their lives are about to change, thanks to the Losing Streak contest that started earlier this month.
  • Lucy Siegle: Eat right and help save the planet Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 9:27AMIn this life there is no shortage of dietary advice. So it might seem unhelpful to fling in yet another dietary definition, but ecotarianism has a winningly common-sense approach.
  • Groups face greater need Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:54AMChandra Hopson and Marciale Guarneros gently rolled their grocery cart filled with food around the aisle lined with foodstuffs.
  • Inflation falls to 8.84 pc, RBI may signal cut in rates Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:55AMContinuing a declining spree, inflation fell for the third consecutive week to over a five-month low of 8.84 per cent, providing room to RBI to signal cut in interest rates to spur economic growth amid fears of moderation.
  • ‘We’re giving back, and that feels good’ Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:38AMPacific Lutheran University freshman Robert Denning could have been sleeping in or chilling out with other students, but when a friend called and invited him to a garden work party one recent Sunday, he responded.
  • Golden Harvest baking holiday sweets Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:29AMThere’s nothing as American as apple pie, nothing that says Thanksgiving like pumpkin pie, and few places better to buy a pie than Golden Harvest Natural Foods Store in Rhinelander. Since the bakery at the Northwoods natural food hub opened six years ago, it has produced over 10 varieties of bread daily, but it’s the pies that have people talking about Golden Harvest during the holiday season.
  • Hurth family has a special reason to celebrate the holiday Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:26AMDoug and Andrea Hurth ate their Thanksgiving meal in 2005 while sitting in a hospital at the bedside of their 14-month-old daughter, Valerie.
  • Recession: When the money goes so does the toxic wife Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 1:38PMAs the recession worsens a lot of rich men are finding their golddigging wives are taking to their heels.
  • Miracle oil fights diseases Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 1:35PMs doctors have said, time and again, prevention is the number one factor for good health, and it can start right in our kitchen. It all begins in the food that we consume, and it definitely helps if olive oil is a staple ingredient in our cooking and a mainstay in our grocery list.
  • Bangkok: dining on a shoestring Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 1:02PMThese days, with the buzz on skyrocketing prices of oil and food, budget airfare and hotel accommodations and just about anything that can squeeze more value out of every centavo spent on travel and leisure, dining on a shoestring budget in Bangkok has never been more popular.
  • Project designed to strengthen N.C. organic-food market Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 12:59PMThe Carolina Farm Stewardship Association plans to create a North Carolina brand of organic bread flour and develop suppliers and market use in the farms and bakeries of North and South Carolina, according to a report in The Herald-Sun of Durham. The nonprofit CFSA, based in Pittsboro, N.C., promotes a regional food system that serves consumers, farmers and businesses in the two Carolinas. It ...
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-26 15:04 Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Europe shares stay in red at Wall St open Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:33AMSTOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News
  • Missionary style Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:14AMDonning saffron robes, they chant, perform their asanas (postures) and participate in humanitarian missions. They are missionary yogis, a new breed of yoga practitioners whose dedication to mystical practices was infused with social advocacy.
  • Trimming your turkey day budget Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 8:49AMLA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) Preparing your Thanksgiving dinner is going to gobble up more money this year. According to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau your basic Thanksgiving dinner will cost you nearly
  • Galen Zamarra, Chef Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 7:54AM Galen Zamarra was born to doctor parents in Switzerland, who fittingly named him after the ancient Roman physician . As a teenager, Zamarra decided to take up cooking, and now the thoughtful 33 year-old is the chef-owner of Mas (farmhouse) in the West Village. Last month, Mas received an impressive 28 points for food in their listing for the 2009 Zagat Guide, one of only ten area ...
  • Trio fight for North East Local Food Hero award Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 7:53AMTHE heat will be on tonight as three contenders offering the cream of North East cuisine battle to be crowned the region’s local food hero.
  • Gardeners get green message from local farmer Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 7:25AMARLINGTON — Patricia Lovejoy and her husband, Mark, grow organic vegetables at Garden Treasures in the Stillaguamish Valley, and Patricia encouraged members of the Arlington Garden Club recently to use green gardening methods at a recent garden club meeting.
  • Farm conference attracts 500 Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 7:24AMLYNNWOOD — Arlington farmer Patricia Lovejoy took a break from reading seed catalogues to join more than 500 farmers and agriculture advocates at the fifth annual Focus on Farming Conference at the Lynnwood Convention Center Nov. 20.
  • Talking turkey: Plainfield butcher touts fresh birds -- raised close to home Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 4:17AM Do you know where your Thanksgiving turkey comes from?
  • Research and Markets: Documentation Given at the 13th International Detection Technologies 2008 Conference Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:54AM DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "13th International Detection Technologies 2008 Conference Documentation" report to their offering.
  • Examining the neighborhoods Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:54AMH-E-B hybrid: aisle be seeing you near West U The new H-E-B store in Bunker Hill reaches for grocery nirvana, the best of all grocery worlds — and its manager confirmed that a smaller version of that “hybrid” concept is slated for development at Buffalo Speedway and Bissonnet Street.
  • H-E-B opens new megastore with fanfare Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:50AMThe new H-E-B store in Bunker Hill reaches for grocery nirvana, the best of all grocery worlds.
  • Urban Paradise Group Plants Test Plot Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 7:12PMPlans to transform a park area into a garden sanctuary appear to be ripe enough for action, just months after being introduced to the community.
  • Taking a snapshot of the downturn Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 6:55PMBBC Scotland looks at the fortunes of Falkirk to gauge the impact of the turbulence in the economy.
  • New mad-cow rule poses health dangers of its own Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 6:05PMLITITZ, Pa. — A federal regulation aimed at preventing mad cow disease from getting into the food supply could create health risks of its own: many thousands of cattle carcasses rotting on farms, spreading germs, attracting vermin and polluting the water.
  • High tech raises yummy-factor in chocolate Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:46AMAs demand for premium chocolate soars, a new crop of high-tech confectioners are changing the industry with Silicon Valley-style innovation, antique German equipment and an obsession with the simple cocoa bean.
  • High tech raises yummy-factor in chocolate Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:46AMAs demand for premium chocolate soars, a new crop of high-tech confectioners are changing the industry with Silicon Valley-style innovation, antique German equipment and an obsession with the simple cocoa bean.
  • Converted Organics Inc. Retains Piper Jaffray to Place Bond Issue for New Rhode Island Manufacturing Facility Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:45AM BOSTON----Converted Organics Inc. announced today that it has retained Piper Jaffray, a leading international middle market investment bank, to serve as the placement agent in connection with the Rhode Island Industrial Facilities Corporation tax-exempt bond issue to support construction of Converted Organics’ new manufacturing facility in Johnston, Rhode Island.
  • Converted Organics Inc. Retains Piper Jaffray to Place Bond Issue for New Rhode Island Manufacturing Facility Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:45AM BOSTON----Converted Organics Inc. announced today that it has retained Piper Jaffray, a leading international middle market investment bank, to serve as the placement agent in connection with the Rhode Island Industrial Facilities Corporation tax-exempt bond issue to support construction of Converted Organics’ new manufacturing facility in Johnston, Rhode Island.
  • Celebrity Bald Eagle To Eat Thanksgiving Turkey Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:04AM PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.----In 1782, Ben Franklin favored the Turkey as his choice to become the prestigious national bird of the United States. But the other founding fathers at the Second Continental Congress basically told him to go fly a kite, and voted the Bald Eagle to represent their young country instead.
  • Celebrity Bald Eagle To Eat Thanksgiving Turkey Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:04AM PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.----In 1782, Ben Franklin favored the Turkey as his choice to become the prestigious national bird of the United States. But the other founding fathers at the Second Continental Congress basically told him to go fly a kite, and voted the Bald Eagle to represent their young country instead.
  • Cambria Natural Quartz Surfaces and Smokey Mountain Tops Form New Exclusive Partnership Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:00AM Cambria, the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the U.S., announced today that Knoxville-based Smokey Mountain Tops is the latest Cambria fabricator business partner to be inducted into their Lexus Partner Program.
  • Cambria Natural Quartz Surfaces and Smokey Mountain Tops Form New Exclusive Partnership Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:00AM Cambria, the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the U.S., announced today that Knoxville-based Smokey Mountain Tops is the latest Cambria fabricator business partner to be inducted into their Lexus Partner Program.
  • Easy Tips for Throwing an Eco-friendly Celebration Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:52AM Content provided by MyPunchbowl.com (ARA) - Planning a celebration for an upcoming holiday, a birthday party or a baby shower?...
  • Easy Tips for Throwing an Eco-friendly Celebration Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:52AM Content provided by MyPunchbowl.com (ARA) - Planning a celebration for an upcoming holiday, a birthday party or a baby shower?...
  • Research and Markets: This 2008 Supplement Business Report is Now Available Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:41AM DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2008 Supplement Business Report" report to their offering.
  • Research and Markets: This 2008 Supplement Business Report is Now Available Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:41AM DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2008 Supplement Business Report" report to their offering.
  • Crunch time for organic food sales Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 6:33PMSALES of organic food could fall sharply as cash-strapped Scots seek out cheaper options, a new survey has predicted.
  • Bag your own way to green consumerism Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 6:19PMWeek One: Make a difference through your shopping habits
  • Bag your own way to green consumerism Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 6:13PM1. Try to buy fresh local food, which requires little packaging and reduces energy consumption and pollution because no long-distance transportation is required.
  • Fuel from food? The feast is over Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 2:45PMThe search is on for ways to keep corn on the table rather than in the gas tank. Moving away from food crops, the biofuel of the future may come from the tall grass growing wild by the roadside, from grain stalks left behind by the harvest, and from garbage dumps and dinner table scraps.
  • Vital component of the economy Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:33PMIn Sri Lanka, nearly 80 per cent of the population live in rural areas Hence, any attempt to develop the economy of the country need to take cognizance of the rural sector. The main source of income of nearly 90 per cent of the rural population is agriculture and animal husbandry.
  • Be informed on voter initiatives on ag Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:31PMCalifornia voters will decide this fall whether to support an initiative that bans certain agricultural practices long used in the production of meat and eggs.
  • Obama outlines views on agriculture Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:27PMWASHINGTON - The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates both supported lowering farm payment limits and limiting such assistance to family farmers.
  • US biologists: 3 pesticides jeopardize salmon Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:23PMGRANTS PASS, Ore. - Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that kill salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don’t reach streams, federal biologists ruled Tuesday.
  • Rome turns right with tough guy mayor Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 11:41AM ROME — Gianni Alemanno is keeping his law-and-order promises, sweeping prostitutes off streets, arming traffic cops and pushing for immigrants who commit crimes to be deported.
  • This tastes just light Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:37PMMention “eating healthy” to most normal people and they automatically think “deprivation”.