Author Archives: Vegetarian Organic Blog

Living in California has its advantages for lovers of locally grown organic produce. Aside from the beautiful and warm sunny day, my visit to my local Farmer’s Market this morning highlighted the fact the spring is really here! (Finally!) Asparagus… Continue reading →

As I’ve told you before, I worked with the healthy-food innovators at Santa Barbara’s Backyard Bowls to create some new menu items. (More coming soon, too!) The local paper there, the Santa Barbara News-Press, did a nice writeup on Backyard… Continue reading →

I was buying apples at the farmer’s market Sunday (as usual), when my favorite apple farmer informed me that I wouldn’t be seeing him until next fall (I try to eat seasonally and only locally grown fruits and vegetables). To… Continue reading →

The humble coconut is a truly incredible food. People lost at sea have survived by eating them, even including their husks. I feel lucky to be able to have them all the time (I usually buy a couple of coconuts… Continue reading →

While shopping at the Santa Barbara’s farmer’s market today for Thanksgiving dinner, I purchased two pounds of grapes. As I paid, the farmer said, "thank you, we’ll see you next May." I was shocked and horrified and asked, "what do… Continue reading →

On a recent visit to San Francisco, I enjoyed the best meal and dining experience I’ve had at a restaurant in a long time—it happened at Millennium. From the mouth-watering food to the impeccable service, the innovation and attention to… Continue reading →

Here is good clip of "Here We Grow," an interesting documentary film directed by Craig King, a natural food chef and entrepreneur. It looks at the current state of our food supply in an attempt to help change the way… Continue reading →

A friend of mine recently opened a new organic raw vegan restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, called Rockin Raw. It sounds very interesting. The food has a Peruvian, Creole and New Orleans twist to it. I can’t wait to try… Continue reading →

Missouri’s soybean factory farmers are about to harvest the largest soybean crop in history. The reason for the probable record high yields is, according to this article, "good weather and more farmers using genetically-modified seeds." Higher yields mean higher profits,… Continue reading →