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Join Me in NYC for a GMO-Labeling Fundraiser to Benefit Proposition 37
As many of us know already, citizens in California will be voting in November on whether genetically-modified food (GMOs) should be labeled or not – Proposition 37. Even though this is a vote in...
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NYC Fundraiser for GMO-Labeling Was an Amazing Night
On Monday night in New York City, we had our fundraiser for Proposition 37, California’s GMO-labeling initiative, and it was a phenomenal night. Approximately 75 people packed GustOrganics and filled...
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Finally Confirmed: Whole Foods is Opening in Harlem….and the Upper East Side...
When I broke the story at the end of May that Whole Foods would be opening up in Harlem, no one at the company would confirm this. Yet I had every reason to believe that this was going to happen. Why?...
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Hu Kitchen in NYC is a Total Winner
A brand new restaurant opened up in New York City called Hu Kitchen, and I am HUGE fan. As Founder/CEO Jordan Brown explains in my interview above, Hu Kitchen represents “food for humans”, and the...
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An Inside View of Hurricane Sandy, My Organic Food Supplies
On Monday night in New York City at about 8PM EST or so, I was literally ten minutes away from publishing a post about all of the organic food that I bought before Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. Yet, the...
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Pressed Organic Juice Company BluePrint to be Acquired by Hain Celestial
As the demand for pressed organic juice remains insatiable, Hain Celestial decided that it could no longer ignore this tremendous market opportunity. In its Q1 Fiscal Year 2013 press release, Hain...
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Win a Free 3-Day BluePrint Juice Cleanse ($200 Value) from Veria Living
As I wrote about recently, I was selected by the health and wellness TV network Veria Living to be a part of their new programming initiative called Veria Voices. Filming took place a few months ago,...
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My Top 5 Organic Food Moments of 2012
Reflecting back on 2012, it was truly an amazing year and so much happened that I can hardly believe it. More than anything, I am beyond grateful for the growing number of people who read what I have...
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The Havoc that Fracking Causes to Our Food and Water Supply, NY Governor to...
(Photo courtesy of Food & Water Watch) Tomorrow in Albany, NY, I’ll be protesting at the state’s capital because our governor is very close to approving hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as...
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Private Equity Firm Takes Control of Organic Avenue, Interview with New Owner
Organic Avenue, one of the hottest organic concepts in the industry today, just announced that it has sold a controlling interest in the company to minority investor Weld North, a private equity fund...
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Organic Avenue’s New Quinoa Bowls are Outstanding
Last year, I met with Jonathan Grayer, the new controlling shareholder of Organic Avenue, and one of the things that we discussed was the quality of food at his company. Much to my surprise, he was...
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Rockin’ Raw in NYC Lives Up To Its Name – It Totally Rocks
If you ask a majority of the people who are plugged into the organic scene in NYC what their favorite restaurants are, there is a decent chance that Rockin’ Raw won’t get mentioned. Why? Maybe because...
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Movie: Symphony of the Soil – NYC Showing, Panel Discussion, and Free Ticket...
In a world where we are in a daily struggle against the proliferation of GMOs and toxic pesticides, one essential aspect of our ecological system gets widely ignored – the quality of our soil. As I...
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Top 5 Organic Products from the 2013 Fancy Food Show in NYC
Last week, I attended the 2013 Fancy Food Show in NYC, North America’s largest specialty food and beverage event. With 180,000 products from 2,400 vendors, there was a tremendous amount to see. Here...
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Recap of NY State’s GE-Labeling Hearings, Interview with Andrew Kimbrell from...
Last week was a first for me. Even though I have attended a countless number of meetings, seminars and conference calls for the labeling of genetically-engineered (GE) food, and have been involved...
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gimMe Organic Seaweed Snacks – I Am Obsessed!!!!!
If you know me or have read my bio, you might be aware that I have had some addiction issues in the past. Fortunately, those problems are behind me, and I have stayed on a positive path for many years...
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There is A LOT to Love About Ellary’s Greens in NYC
Several months ago, a new restaurant opened in New York City called Ellary’s Greens. When I read the website, which promoted itself as “natural and organic”, and made a phone call to see how much of...
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My Top 5 Picks at Juice Press in NYC
When you come to New York City and ask someone where to get pressed organic juice, there is an excellent chance that Juice Press will be mentioned. And for good reason. What started out as a small,...
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The Green Radish, a Vegan Organic Food Truck in NYC, is PHENOMENAL
I know that food trucks are the rage these days but to be perfectly honest, they’ve never really excited me too much. Maybe that’s because so few of them are organic, and the majority of the ones that...
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Feel Food in NYC Gets an A+ for Innovation and Taste
If you live in Greenwich Village in NYC, as I do, it is time to come clean. We are completely and utterly spoiled. Why? Among other reasons, this neighborhood must have the greatest concentration of...
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