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The Pasture Post: Issue III

Welcome to the third issue of Sustainable Table's Pasture Post! We've been hard at work updating our sites for our big re-launch on November 1st, so we can continue to bring you the most interesting and useful information on sustainable food and the issues surrounding sustainable and industrial agriculture.

A lot of exciting things are happening in the world of sustainable food (and Sustainable Table!), so please read on to see what's new.

In this Issue

News

Fast Food Nation movie and The Meatrix 2.5
Meatrix on iPod
Tibetan Meatrix Release
Grub on the road

Special Features

Introducing our new Eat Well Guide Manager
Recipe - Destin's Pumpkin Soup
Book Review - The Complete Organic Pregnancy
E Coli Outbreak - The Spinach Saga Continues

Actions

Food & Water Watch College Campaign
Internship Opportunities - Eat Well Guide

Coming Soon

Web re-launch
The Holidays are coming...

News

Fast Food Nation and The Meatrix 2 1/2!
We're extremely excited to announce that Sustainable Table is working with Participant Productions to help promote the upcoming Fast Food Nation movie and the social action campaign that will follow the film's release. What's more, Sustainable Table will be releasing The Meatrix 2½ to help promote the film! No word yet on the Meatrix 2 ½ release date, but we'll be sure to email you a link when it's announced (which should be early November)! The saga continues... Read more...

Meatrix on iPod
The Meatrix is now available for free on iTunes! Visit the iTunes store and upload the Meatrix onto your iPod, video phone or palm pilot! And not only do we have The Meatrix available for upload, all our hormone-free dairy listings, as well as our Questions to Ask pages are formatted and available for upload on your wireless device. This is an easy way to take this information with you when you do your shopping.

Tibetan Meatrix
In honor of The Dalai Lama's recent visit to New York City, Sustainable Table has released a Tibetan version of the original Meatrix at www.themeatrix.com/tibetan as well as an English version with Tibetan subtitles. It joins our other international versions - French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili (and our 30 plus subtitled versions!) which can be viewed on The Meatrix International page.

Grub on the road
Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen has just gone into its third printing! If you haven't heard of Grub yet, it's a book by Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry that combines original recipes, practical tools to create a healthy organic kitchen and the latest information about the revolution in food and farming that is healthy for our bodies and the earth. They're currently on a nationwide book tour, and will be in New York City and Baltimore, Maryland, this week, and Vancouver and Washington next week. Find out where else they're headed here. 

Special Features

Introducing our new Eat Well Guide Manager - Destin Joy Layne
Please join us in welcoming Destin Joy Layne to the Sustainable Table Team! Destin comes to us from Wisconsin where she worked on a new USDA food security measure that enabled schools and organizations to better assess the health and food needs of their community. She also helped establish and teach the first accredited Child and Family Advocacy Institute program, and worked with The Wisconsin Connections Guide, an eligibility guide of economic and nutrition programs.

Through her many roles, including a position in the music industry, Destin has fully engaged individuals, organizations, and large institutions through her leadership style, and is committed to creating positive social change. And with a passion for healthy food, sustainability, and community nutrition, it's serendipitous that Destin connected with the Eat Well Guide!

"I'm very excited about all the updates and changes we have in store for the Eat Well Guide," said Destin. "And with all the new features - including user reviews and new recipes - I promise you will be too! I'm collaborating with others and working hard to make sure the Guide is your most reliable resource for wholesome food in your neighborhood and when you travel."

 Here's a sneak peak into what's ahead for the Eat Well Guide:• Expanded listings - we have over 7000 now and the guide continues to grow!• Consumer reviews of restaurants, stores and farms will be live and online on November 1st when we re-launch our three sites. Join us then to let everyone know what you think about your favorite places!• An updated and expanded My Notebook. You will be able to make notes and save your favorite listings in the online journal.• New categories including sustainable caterers and bakers - and other "surprise" categories to be announced later!                        

Seasonal Recipe - Destin's Pumpkin Soup
Fall is pumpkin season. Think of autumn's rich colors and the sweet, earthy flavors of root vegetables.

"This recipe uses some of my favorite vegetables and spices, and I recommend serving the soup with steamed kale and brown rice or hearty bread on the side. Pumpkin soup is a delight to make and your house will be filled with a wonderful aroma! You shouldn't shy away from this recipe if you haven't cooked with pumpkin before, or if you don't have all of the ingredients or spices. Feel free to adjust the recipe to what you have on hand."

Try out Destin's Pumpkin Soup!

Book Review - The Complete Organic Pregnancy, By Deirdre Dolan and Alexander Zissu
The Complete Organic Pregnancy is a practical guide that takes soon-to-be moms by the hand and leads them to healthy, happy, holistic and all-natural motherhood. From pre-pregnancy planning and conception, through three trimesters, labor and the early days of child rearing, this guide prepares women to clean house in preparation for their "new tenant," and offers them knowledge one needs to undertake healthy childbearing.Read more...

E Coli Outbreak - The Spinach Saga Continues
The E coli outbreak that has turned the stomachs of spinach-eaters and emptied the wallets of spinach-growers is bringing a huge amount of media attention to issues of US food safety. Thus far, the outbreak has killed one Wisconsin woman and sickened nearly 200 people in 26 states, shining light on the weaknesses and loopholes within our food system and calling into question the efficacy of food safety measures. This nationwide outbreak also exposes some serious problems with our food system - read on to find out what they are.

Actions

The Starbucks Campaign's Next Stop: College Campuses
Today, Starbucks is all the rage with the young adult set, including college students. (Just don't tell them how many calories those Lattes have!) Additionally, many college cafeterias are front and center in the sustainable food movement, with more and more featuring food from local farmers and instituting policies against artificial growth hormones in milk. Because of this, Food & Water Watch's "Hold the Hormones" Campaign is making an appearance on college campuses. Food & Water Watch has two goals in reaching out to college campuses. The first is to get students to take action on Starbucks' continued use of milk made with artificial growth hormones. Student activism involves leafleting a local Starbucks, writing letters, or hosting a radio program about Starbucks' milk problem. The other goal is for students to get their administration to only use rBGH-free milk on campus. To find out more or get involved, check out: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/dairy/college-campaigns. And keep your eyes peeled for FWW’s soon-to-be-released student activist kits!

Contact Audrey at food@fwwatch.org or 202-797-6555 for more information. 

Internship Opportunities
Eat Well Guide Internship/Externship - Telecommute from Any College Campus in the United States or Canada

Sustainable Table is seeking college interns/externs throughout the United States and Canada who are interested in food issues and would like to increase their research and marketing skills by helping expand the Eat Well Guide, an online directory of sustainable food sources. While most experiences will revolve around updating and promoting the Guide, this is an awesome opportunity for interns with a passion for food and health to learn about new media and explore creative marketing ideas.

Eat Well Guide interns/externs will telecommute from their home or campus to help bring exposure to small farmers, retailers, and chefs who are committed to providing wholesome food from healthy animals. In the process, interns will gain an exceptional view into the rapidly increasing sustainable food movement and interact with fascinating people from all across the U.S. and Canada.

Opportunities to get involved in other facets of Sustainable Table's projects may also become available for interns, including outreach and promotional activities for The Meatrix, and helping with research for our websites.

Interested students should be organized, detail oriented, conversant in writing and on the telephone, and enjoy working independently as well as with others. Other qualifications: College/graduate students who can commit to a minimum of 10 hours/week for at least three months. Hours are flexible, but regularity is important. Our internship is unpaid (credit only), and we will work with your college to establish the internship and report on your progress.How to Apply: Please email a cover letter, writing sample, and resume to info@eatwellguide.org or fax to (212) 726-9160. In either case, please reference "Eat Well Guide Internship". 

Coming Soon

Sustainable Table's Website is getting a face-lift!
Make sure to check out our new Sustainable Table and Eat Well Guide websites - online November 1st, 2006!

The holidays are coming - and that means mouth-watering recipes and great food. If you have a favorite recipe (or two, or more!) that you've created and would like to share with us, please send it to info@sustainabletable.org. We'll post it on our web site, give you full credit, and may even use your recipe to promote Sustainable Table in the media.

So send in a recipe for Aunt Betty's blueberry pie or your mouth-watering barbecued pork chops, and we'll make them famous! (Just make sure Aunt Betty agrees)

If you send 5 original recipes or more, we'll send you a limited-edition Meatrix coffee mug as a thank you!

Any questions, comments or suggestions? Email us at info@sustainabletable.org.