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High standard of living versus high quality of life
An American’s take on living more simply in France
By ADRIAN LEEDS
When we moved to France, we gave up the big house, all the cars, things we no longer wore and opted instead for an apartment half the size, without conveniences like a sink disposal, elevators and Jacuzzi tubs. At first I wondered why the French… »
Baby Step 3: Slow down while eating; it’s a spoon, not a shovel!
BABY STEPS
By KIMBERLY ANDERSON
Assistant Editor
Kimberly’s blog focuses on a single objective each month intended to help her and her readers take baby steps toward better living in the spirit of New Southerner. You can keep up with her progress by checking her weekly blog, Baby Steps…. »
‘Rethinkers’ turn Katrina tragedy into positive change
By BOBBI BUCHANAN
Take one of the most devastating disasters in American history, add a medley of motivated students, and what do you get?
The Rethinkers. That’s the moniker adopted by a group of students who set out to rethink and rebuild New Orleans schools in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
It started in 2006,… »
Cast your vote for jobs, fresh food in Louisville
By SARAH FRITSCHNER
Breaking New Grounds, a Louisville nonprofit that works to bring jobs and fresh food to Louisville’s food desert, is in the running for a $250,000 grant in the Neighborhood category of the Pepsi Refresh Project.
Breaking New Grounds composts municipal waste from Heine Brothers’ Coffee shops, Brown-Forman distillery and Limbwalker Tree Service to create… »
Family Farm Day lets you dig in
By CAROL GUNDERSEN
As regular patrons of their local farmers market, Elizabeth Wood and her family enjoy eating fresh food grown close to home. On a recent Saturday they went right to the source, munching vegetables and exploring the fields of a local farm as part of the Food Literacy Project’s Family Farm Day program.
Family Farm… »
Middle school students will be part of Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference
Register now for the Sierra Club’s 11th Annual Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference, which will be held Sept. 24-25 at Spalding University in Louisville. This year’s theme is “A Climate for Change.” Speakers will include:
The Rethinkers, a group of mostly middle-school-aged students from New Orleans, who came together to rethink and rebuild their… »
Farmers, teachers and concerned eaters to convene at food-focused conference
The Sierra Club’s 11th Annual Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference will be held Sept. 24-25 in Louisville. There are three main events, and participants must register separately for each.
A free pre-conference event will take place Sept. 24; details will be announced soon. A “Harvest Party” will be held on the evening of Sept. 24 and… »
Making Manna
FROM THE EDITOR
One of the biggest thrills of my elementary school years was the day our first-grade class made butter. We learned about the tools and ingredients necessary for this task from a smiling, sturdy woman, invited for the afternoon by our young teacher, Mrs. Lawson. I remember, in particular, the small wooden churn… »
Bread Puddings Your Kids Will Remember
By ELLEN BIRKETT MORRIS
Certain foods provide instant comfort. When I’ve had a hard day, I hanker for the butter and sugar sandwiches on white bread my mom used to serve me and my sisters. They were a snack with a story.
Growing up in southern Indiana, my grandma had made them for my mom and… »
Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
The New York Times
Growing up on a farm near Yamhill, Ore., I quickly learned to appreciate the difference between fresh, home-grown foods and the commercial versions in the supermarket.
Store-bought lettuce was always lush, green and pristine, and thus vastly preferable to lettuce from my Mom’s vegetable garden (organic before we called it… »
