Food

Conversation about sustainable systems continues at Food Summit

by Emily Eggleston | 11/06/2012 - 8:10am

The Dane County Food Council engaged more than 100 people in a conversation about building a sustainable food system at their summit

Tags: Food, Environment, People, Isthmus, Near East

City plans to uproot cherished fruit trees

by Rory Linnane | 11/05/2012 - 6:59pm

Neighbors rally to defend six fruit trees in right-of-way outside a Meadowood home.

Tags: Meadowood, Food, Environment, Streets and Sidewalks, Southwest

Halloween candy trade-in party to combat childhood obesity, Nov. 3

by Mary Sussman | 10/31/2012 - 9:09pm

Are the kids bouncing off the walls after eating too much Halloween candy this week?

Tags: Food, Education, Youth, Isthmus, Near West

Featured dinners promote farmer-restaurant relationships

by Hakyung Chung | 10/18/2012 - 2:06pm

At the start of October, Madison restaurants made a special effort to serve meals with locally sourced and seasonally-available fresh produce.

Research, Education, Action, and Policy (REAP) Food Group organized the effort and called the three-day event Local Harvest: Taste of the Town. Ten restaurants participated on Oct. 2-4.

Tags: Food, Local Business, Isthmus

Director of seed bank highlights importance of biodiversity

by Emily Eggleston | 10/13/2012 - 10:32am

Executive Director of Seed Savers Exchange spoke about the importance of maintaining plant biodiversity Wednesday night.

Tags: Food, Education, Environment, Schenk-Atwood, Schenk-Atwood- Starkweather, Near East

Small business owner looks forward to FEED Kitchen

by Haley Perrin | 10/11/2012 - 10:54am

A Madison confectioner currently commutes to Watertown to access commercial kitchen space

Tags: Food, City, Development, Local Business, North

Gardeners plant extra rows for the hungry

by Haley Perrin | 09/28/2012 - 10:25am

Since late spring, Madison area home gardeners have been working hard to grow fresh produce for their families, friends, and, in some cases, the hungry. Gardeners participating in a program called Plant a Row, send extra produce to local food pantries and soup kitchens.