Sustainable Living

Massachusetts Ballot Question 3: Containment of Farm Animals: Preventing Cruelty or Needless Regulation?

Recently, the ASPCA reached out to me to see if I could help support Question 3 in Massachusetts. Personally, I was feeling pretty conflicted about the proposal, also known as The Massachusetts Minimum Size Requirements for Farm Animal Containment. It’s on the November 8, 2016, ballot in Massachusetts as an indirect initiated state statute. See the actual petition here.  A “yes” vote supports this

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Women and Meat

This weekend in Boston, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics held it’s annual conference. As a dietitian, I was sent a few special invitations to attend receptions and visit booths. Nestle wanted me to attend their “sustainable nutrition” reception so they could tell me all about their tube feeding products, and Monsanto wanted me to

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Pardon Me? An Open Letter to Ms. Cook and The Boston Globe about “The great rabbit pardon of 2016”

As a nutritionist living on a working farm, I feel that a deeper discussion into how people view food production is needed after reading the September 17th article, “The great rabbit pardon of 2016.” Although I think Ms. Cook is well intentioned, I believe she is misguided in her vilification of these local, sustainable farmers.

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Whole30 & Paleo Meal Planning 101 with Melissa Joulwan

(in addition to this post, check out the Sustainable Dish Podcast interview with Diana and Melissa Joulwan) Like bullet journals and pretty food photos on Instagram, meal planning has become one of those things on the internet that is both inspiring and potentially intimidating. Color-coded, hand-drawn masterpieces. Spreadsheets with if-then statements. It’s enough to make a

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