Mary Crimmins

The word on the street is that I am starting to write an E-Book. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this! I won’t go into any detail as to what I will be focusing on, but you can bet it will be packed full of local food tips and gems. But before [...]

For the past several days, my Facebook friends have been sharing this image. It is a sculpture by Chinese artist Liu Qiang that depicts our dependency on milk as masses of humanity suckle on the teats of a cow who is in great anguish.  So this has long been a debate, as our population grows and our consumption of food grows it is [...]

I always love when local food and farmers markets make national news. It gives me hope that more and more people are becoming aware of just how important our food is. This past week there has been a lot of buzz around a survey that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation conducted. The survey confirmed that a majority [...]

This Saturday, the 19th is Food Revolution Day led by the amazing chef Jamie Oliver. Jamie has long been a supporter of teaching children where their food comes from. He fights the system every day demanding a better world for our children to grow up in. A world where processed food is the exception not [...]

Yikes, I don’t like the sound of that title. I read an article in Prevention about 2 years ago that helped start my investigation into our flawed food system. I remember thinking, how could their be foods that even farmers wouldn’t eat, especially vegetables and fruits. Sure, I could see lots of processed food on [...]

It’s no surprise to you that I support the local food movement. I obviously believe enough in it that I’ve dedicated my work and a blog to it. My desire is to help transform and reform a system that I believe has become corrupt and broken. Today is a big day in the local food [...]

Yesterday I had to make a quick trip to Whole Foods to grab laundry detergent, milk, tulips, protein drinks, bread, soda, orange juice and a few oranges. As I was checking out, I think the total came to around $70.00 for 2 bags of groceries. I laughed and said “Well this is why they call [...]