Monthly Archives: October 2011

Weekly digest: Sunday, October 30th

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Recent favorites. I absolutely LOVE the first item, a blog post from Tipsy Turnip. Worth reading. Awesome recap of a year eating organic at under $6 per day http://tipsyturnip.blogspot.com/2011/10/end-reflections-on-eating-fresh-local.html Is your Halloween candy is keeping the child slave trade in … Continue reading →

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Food Day(s)’s Socially Responsible Business Seminar

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

In honor of the National Food Day 2011, Stanford is hosting an extended “Food Day(s)” programming that began this past Monday and continues through Monday, October 24th. Today I attended one of the Food Day(s) events, hosted at the GSB: … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Ag class field trip to Santa Cruz and Pescadero

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

One of the best things about going to business school at Stanford is the ability to take classes “across the street,” i.e., classes in any other department at Stanford. The Earth Sciences program is outstanding and I’ve been looking forward … Continue reading →

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Weekly digest: Friday, October 14th

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Highlights from the past two weeks: If you don’t have a Nature subscription, this Grist post gives a great summary on a new study showing we can feed 10 billion people without destroying the planet: http://www.grist.org/population/2011-10-13-we-can-feed-10-billion-of-us-study-finds-but-it-wont-be-easy Incubator farms provide training … Continue reading →

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LYFE Kitchen opens its doors in downtown Palo Alto

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

I’m pretty excited about the grand opening of LYFE Kitchen (“Love Your Food Everyday”). I’ve been hearing about the concept for a few months now and I was hopeful but skeptical: “providing great tasting, good-for-you food that is convenient and … Continue reading →

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Little City Kitchen Co: laying the foundation for a life of healthy eating

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Filled with excitement from Dr. Alan Greene’s keynote speech at last weekend’s Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference about feeding babies vegetables and whole grains (see last week’s post), I was thrilled to meet Jill Epner: healthy baby food entrepreneur. Jill … Continue reading →

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Weekly digest: Sunday, October 2nd

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Back from my wedding and honeymoon and excited to kick off a new school year! Here are some of my favorite recent food articles and blog posts. Enjoy. Junk food isn’t really as cheap as it seems…. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all The social … Continue reading →

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