Image courtesy of Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods is sponsoring it's first-ever contest to offer Chicago local, nonprofit, green organizations the chance to win up to $25,000!.

Five nonprofit organizations in Chicaqgo will compete via in-store voting at Chicago Whole Foods Market locations:

Active Transportation Alliance http://www.activetrans.org/

Chicago Environmental Fund http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/

Growing Home http://www.growinghomeinc.org/

NeighborSpace http://neighbor-space.org/main.htm

Seven Generations Ahead http://sevengenerationsahead.org/

The winning prizes will be announced at a media event at the Whole Foods Lincoln Park location on March 24, 2011 at 6pm.
1st place – 5% Community Support Day on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
2nd place – One Dime at a Time Bag Refund Recipient April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011
3rd place – $3,000 cash donation
Please stop in to a nearby Whole Foods to vote for your favorite nonprofit organization between March 9, 2011 through March 23, 2011.

***Disclaimer: no goods or services have been received in exchange for this event listing.***

Delicious Environmentalism

For Cod and Country - Simple, Delicious, Sustainable Cooking
By Barton Seaver
Sterling Epicure, Sterling Publishing Co, NY, 294 pp., $30.00

For Cod and Country, ... What we eat, and how we eat, affects all of us. The new environmentalism... We have not stewarded our resources well. We have depleted the resources of our oceans and we have lost costal communities in the process. Managing our food sources, in this case fish, is essential.

This book is about stewardship and sustainability but it is primarily a recipe book. It is packed with recipes for cooking seafood all year long. Enjoying the seasonal freshness of fish, along with seasonal fruits and vegetables. Chef Barton Seaver provides instruction and insight in the selection and preparation of sustainable seafood and pairs the seafood with seasonal side dishes.

The images of the prepared dishes are large and enticing. The recipes are easy to follow and flavorful. Some favorites from the book are "Chilled Poached Salmon with Shaved Cabbage and Cilantro Slaw" and "Halibut with Ginger-Raisin Crust. Some recipes, such as the "Amerjack on Sweet Potato Salad with Scallion and Honey", are more suited to those living on the east or west coast where unusual species of fish are more readily availble, but the author provides fish substitution suggestions as well.

This book will keep a sustainable-minded seafood-lover cooking all year long.

***Disclaimer: no goods or services have been received in exchange for this book review.***