Category: Food

Meet Tamra Ryan, CEO of the Women's Bean Project. Founded in 1989, this Denver-based non profit is dedicated to helping women break the cycle of chronic unemployment and poverty through on-the-job-training and life skills coaching. Tamra defines her role as the visionary leader and organization's spokeswoman, a position she's eminently qualified for with more than 20 years of marketing and sales experience. Products made by Women's Bean Project include mixes for bean soup, chili, corn bread, cookies and brownies and are sold at womensbeanproject.com, amazon.com, walmart.com and nearly 1,000 retail stores across the U.S. Here's yet another conversation you won't want to miss!

DANA GUNDERS, author of the Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook and Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council is making the rounds to raise awareness of food waste. She visited the…

MARY H. J. FARRELL of Consumer Reports has put together a list of suggestions and strategies strategies from Dana Gunders, author of “Waste Free Kitchen Handbook” and “Wasted,” and a staff…

Barb Collins and Marsha Wallace, two amazing, inspirational and committed women. They are the co-founders of Dining for Women, the largest educational giving circle that connects people in the West with projects supporting women and girls living in extreme poverty in the developing world. Thanks to their tireless efforts and drive to make the world a better place, Dining for Women has 8,000 grassroots members in just about every state and 6 countries, who meet in home and community-based chapters. Members donate what they would have spent dining out. Since it's founding in 2003, DFW has raised more than 5 million dollars. Marsha and Barb will 'blow you away!'

IF YOU’VE EVER wondered how food makes it from the farm to the garbage, the Natural Resources Defense Council has a story for you. This month, they have released a video that documents a strawberry’s journey from farm to trash can…