In the News: Fermenting Organic Waste to Reduce NYC’s Trash Problem; Chickpeas Prove to be an Awesome Vegan Substitute, Again; Ugly Produce May Be Better For You

Posted on May 9, 2016

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Fermenting Organic Waste to Reduce NYC’s Trash Problem A start up called Industrial/Organic is working to reduce New York City’s food waste output. The city generates over a million tons of food waste every year, but a large-scale composting facility … Read More

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Take Action: Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids; Tell the FDA to Get Rid of “Natural” Labels; Pull the Plug on Monsanto’s RoundUp

Posted on May 9, 2016

Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids Republicans have introduced the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill, which would break down current school nutrition guidelines and allow more junk food in schools. This bill is backed by the food industry, no … Read More

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iEat Green’s Bhavani Jaroff and Tamar Haspel from the Washington Post, Share a Spirited Conversation on the Safety of GMO’s

Posted on April 14, 2016

Hi Everyone, This morning, my guest on the Progressive Radio Network was Tamar Haspel, the award winning journalist who writes a monthly column for the Washington Post called Unearthed. Her writing focuses on food policy issues, such as GMO’s, biotech, … Read More

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iEat Green Discusses Childhood Obesity with Guest, Dr. Jessica Rieder, Founder of the B’N Fit Program in the Bronx

Posted on April 8, 2016

Hi Everyone, I had a great conversation this morning with Dr. Jessica Rieder, about the program she founded in the South Bronx, that works with obese adolescents and their families. The B’ N Fit Program was founded in 2005 at … Read More

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An Interview with Marco Borges; Author of, The 22-Day Revolution

Posted on August 14, 2015

Hi All, Yesterday I had a great interview with Marco Borges, the Founder of The 22 Nutrition, and author of The 22 Day Revolution. His diet plan is a plant based, vegan diet, which is also gluten free, soy free, … Read More

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Take Action: Endorse Two Critically Important Summer Nutrition Bills; The Decades of Deception Must Stop; Tell Bayer: Stop Selling Bee-Killing Pesticides

Posted on July 14, 2015

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Endorse Two Critically Important Summer Nutrition Bills One million low income kids and teens across New York State rely on healthy school meals each school day, but only one in three kids and teens statewide access summer nutrition programs. In … Read More

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An Interview with Catherine Jones

Posted on July 6, 2015

Hi All, Check out my interview with Catherine Jones, the co-founder and CEO of Werbie, LLC, which is a start up company catering to women’s health, nutrition and wellness in the digital world. Her book, The Calories In, Calories Out … Read More

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iEat Green Brings Back It’s Edible and Medicinal Herb Walk with the Natural Nurse; Yoga Retreat and Farm to Table Cooking Classes; An Interview with Catherine Jones, CEO of Werbie, a Startup Catering to Women’s Health, Nutrition, and Wellness

Posted on June 30, 2015

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Hi All, This past week we had the first meeting of the all new Long Island Food Coalition, a direct response following the LI Food Conference. The LI Food Coalition seeks to build an all inclusive coalition of all the … Read More

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