Month: October 2009
SOS Tips: Eating Local Year-Round
October 7, 2009 Cinzia Cuneo 2 Comments
Do you know where your food comes from? A recent study indicates that the products that make up a typical North American meal travel an average of 2,400 km before winding up on our tables. And yet, we have the opportunity to eat locally all year long.
The Power of Ginger
October 3, 2009 Cinzia Cuneo 2 Comments
Ginger is a perennial tropical plant that has been used for the last 5,000 years in traditional medicine as well as a main ingredient in several Asian cuisines. It’s the rhizome (underground stem) part of the ginger plant that we eat, either fresh or dried.