Editorials: Not just for bats only Monday, July 21, 2008 Editorials: Not just for bats only FLOWER-LIKE lace, draperies and canopies.

Harrods to sell 5,000 box of chocolates Harrods is to sell a box of chocolates costing 5,000. Made by the renowned Lebanese chocolatier Patchi, every part of the box has been meticulously made from only the finest materials.

Spoonriver People who take their diet seriously have a friend in Spoonriver owner Brenda Langton: Vegetables, and specifically locally grown, organic vegetables, are the root of most of her dishes, and cream, butter, ...

Tangled Up in Green: Democrats: It's not easy being green : Eco-friendly convention vexes caterers, organizers, spinners Only three state delegations have agreed to eliminate entirely their carbon footprints by purchasing travel ...

Urban gardens put treatment within reach, A groundbreaking organic horticulture programme has enabled poor patients to pay for otherwise unaffordable life-saving dialysis.

Democrats: It's not easy being green (Only 3 state... Throwing the "greenest national political convention to date" is easier said than done, as Democrats are learning the hard way.

Some communities building and living green Tourism & Travel Some communities building and living green July 20, 2008 Photo by The Associated Press Flowers grow in a feild at Nubanusit Neighborhood and farm in Peterborough, N.H., Wednesday, June 11, ...

Farming is 'chic' in slow food movement Garen Heller starts work on the Back River Farm each day around 6 a.m. There's no typical day when you run a farm, said Heller, but often his first task is harvesting the food that will eventually be served in ...

Maria Stuart: Give kids good food, not drugs That American kids are facing a health crisis of high cholesterol and obesity is no surprise to anyone who spends any time at all watching television programming for children.

Now neighborhoods are going all green At a time when the housing market remains in a slump, consumer demand is growing for energy-efficient homes that are kinder to the environment.

Pair turns off, tunes out in woods Machel Piper and Febe Dancier pored over books, reaching for a spoon in a dish of pasta and organic vegetables.

Putnam Valley, landowner at war over use of Cimarron Ranch The green street sign at an entrance to the 450-acre Cimarron Ranch reads "Vineyard Trail" and a painted wooden sign welcoming visitors to the property is labeled "Valley View Organics." But several hundred ...

Grosse Pointe Park lawn care company uses organic ingredients The flaglike lawn signs are all around, waving warnings to keep children and pets off the just-treated lawns of homes across metro Detroit.

How an organic movement born in Berkeley exemplifies conservative values ... Review editor Jonah Goldberg's best-selling "Liberal Fascism," which glibly suggests affinities between the organic food movement and Nazi totalitarianism, it is easy to treat views like Waters's simply as a liberal phenomenon. But this is not as it ...

'Green' Supermarket Opens in Liverpool ... is going green these days, from the cars they drive to the food they eat. It's the green movement and the organic food market is booming. Earth's Own Market and CafA in Liverpool just opened its doors and organic food enthusiasts came out in ...

Democrats: It's not easy being green Throwing the "greenest national political convention to date" is easier said than done, as Democrats are learning the hard way.

Environmentally savvy networkers meet at green happy hour ... couldn't get enough of the ecodrink, which they sipped between conversations about sustainable architecture, organic food, moms who blog and whatever else came to mind, green or not. Here in the energy capital of the world, a green social scene has ...

Kickapoo Country Fair celebrates organic farming's success ... is a signature event of the Midwest alternative food movement. It's the place to be if you're interested in organic food, sustainable agriculture, regional food sheds and just plain good eating. Sponsored by the fast-growing farmers co-op known as ...

Excellence in Government Indeed The last word on the organic lawn care demonstration on the National Mall was that it was destroyed by the George Washington U. Class of 2008 but oh, the story didn't end there.

Organic goodness Grilled fennel and tomatoes - Ingredients: - 2 medium-sized fennel bulbs salt 2-4 tbsp.