Counter Measures

Ten ways to green your kitchen.

Return of the Oysters

Oyster aquaculture may help save the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

Dean Karnazes's Extreme Meal Plan

Running 1,300 miles makes you very hungry.

The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

down the price of meat. But as a consequence, even animals whose choicest bits command $35.99 a pound are chiefly made up of parts that sell for only a buck or two more than their industrial equivalents. Ergo, the kobe beef...

An excellent New York Times series on EU-sponsored overfishing and its tragic effects.

Bushmeat is threatening primate populations. But it is also a critical protein source for the rural poor in central Africa.

I just notices my tomatoes are covered with white flies – no negative consequences before but this is a new one for me. Any suggestions?

the open ocean, and as a consequence the seafood tastes noticeably different. Alas, bad environmental management and overfishing is taking a heavy toll, and it’s hard to find good crabcakes at a decent price even in the...

The actual dollar cost of organics vs the actual dollar cost of conventionally grown foods is only half the story. Conventionally grown foods often consume more fossil fuels and create unwanted environmental consequences that are...

the environmental consequences of eating their sharksfin soup, because I had a hard time finding any in my bowl. Some of the other dishes weren’t so bad, but they really do charge top dollar.

americanus)." Aquaculture 181: 1-10. Alderman, D. J., H. Rosenthal, et al. (1994). Chemicals used in mariculture, ICES Working Group Environmental Interactions of Mariculture. Alverson, D. and G. Ruggerone (1997). Escaped farm...

I am lucky enough to have a 25-year-old daughter who is deeply involved in the environmental movement. Some of the time I take her advice with a grain of organically-gathered salt: I haven’t stopped wearing lipstick and...

really asks about stuff like that. I’m just wondering how much interest or concern about issues like this there is among Chicago foodies. Do you make restaurant decisions based on environmental considerations? Are there...

I think it’s great, if only for the environmentally-friendly aspect. But I admit I’d probably be mortified if my dinner date did it. Could you ask the staff to pack it in your tupperware, so at least you’re not...