Guide helps move organic food from field to table

COLUMBUS — The 15th edition of the Good Earth Guide to Organic and Ecological Farms and Gardens is available from the Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association. The Good Earth Guide includes information on more than 260 farms and businesses that sell directly to the public. Sources It includes sources for locally grown vegetables; fruits; herbs; honey; maple syrup; dairy products; grass-fed beef, pork and lamb; free-range chicken and eggs; flour and grains; cut flowers; beddin

you can beat an egg…

…but you can’t beet a root.* recipe We had beetroot stacking up from the CSA veggie box, so I decided to make a beetroot and orange salad for dinner. This is exactly what it looks like: orange, beetroot, red onion, olives, coriander (cilantro), rocket (arugula), and Darwin lettuce (a slow to bolt, heating tolerant variety, available from Eden Seeds ). This was topped with toasted pine nuts and a small amount of BBQ lamb steak, finely sliced (not pictured). The kids ate it all ex

Elizabeth Hurley and Prince Charles Start Organic Food Venture

Marie Claire reports that Elizabeth Hurley and Prince Charles are teaming up to launch an organic food line. Hurley will supply organic meat from her farm for Duchy Farms , an organic food company started by Prince Charles in 1990. Elizabeth Hurley's farm already sells humanely-raised beef, pork, and lamb to chefs and farmers markets around the UK says Marie Claire . "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is an inspiration to me because of his passionate belief in organic food and farmi