How regulation came to be: Pasteurization
I never met Clifford. No one in my family alive during my lifetime ever did, save for my grandmother. But if she remembered him, if she harbored any dim, shadowy two-year-old's memories of Clifford,...
View ArticleIf you like to eat chicken
then you absolutely have to read Nicholas Kristof this morning. Here's his first sentence:Let’s hope you’re not reading this column while munching on a chicken sandwich. And if that is not a slap...
View ArticleLearning from Vegetables
Back in December I was very excited because I finally joined a CSA. I had been thinking about doing something like that for a very long time. The idea of getting a box of organic fruits and vegetables...
View ArticleSunday All Day Brunch: Well-Used Cookbooks
Welcome to Sunday All Day Brunch. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and make yourself comfortable and let us know what is new in your life. I thought we could talk a little...
View ArticleBreaking Bread: Vegetarian Cooking
I learned to cook vegetarian dishes from necessity. My niece was bringing up her fiancé to meet her Dad and Kevin was a vegetarian. My Mom was a typical Midwest meat and potatoes cook and was at a...
View ArticleIt feels like I've come back to something today.
I went fishing with my older Boy today (8) and caught a northern pike. And hot diggity were we thrilled about that...but let me back up.I remember walking through the woods with my Grandfather as a...
View ArticleFeed the Recall Volunteers! Donate Pizza Tonight
TUESDAY voters are going to the polls in Wisconsin to recall Governor Scott Walker. The movement to recall Governor Walker began with citizens standing up and saying no to his efforts to end...
View Article5 Heirloom Tomatoes, Five Stories (Part 1)
Brandywine. Cherokee Purple. Arkansas Traveler. Anna Russian. Mortgage Lifter.Those are the five heirlooms I will delve into here. If you have a favorite that isn't among them, take heart, my...
View ArticleThe Tomato Diaries, Pt II; Jersey Shores Edition. Will the Real Rutgers...
In part I of the Tomato Diaries, entitled "Five Heirlooms, Five Stories", we looked at the Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Mortgage Lifter, Anna Russian and Arkansas Traveler tomatoes. If you missed the...
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Cooking with AAF: Malaysian Delights
Due to a change of lifestyle I can no longer post late into the night since I'll be working during daytime hence this new weekly series (cleverly titled Cooking with AAF!) that will be posted every...
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Fast, Easy Fruit Desserts
At our house, we always have dessert. Dinner wouldn’t be dinner without it. Dearly beloved, who grew up in the pudding-deprived Britain of World War II and endured years of austerity afterwards, would...
View ArticleThe Tomato Diaries, Pt III: Tomatoes and the Birth of Pizza
It's been a couple of weeks since I last put up my Tomato Diary Series, and it's about time to go back there. In this edition we will take a look at the history of the tomato itself, and how it...
View ArticleDeath of a Dairy.
The news bled out late friday like a million gallon milk spill on the bare autumn toned prairie- Giant dairy co-op AMPI will be closing it's 200,000 square foot dairy plant near Dawson, MN. Over a...
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Lack of Energy Water Roadmap Could be Disastrous to Nation's Water, Food,...
It doesn't get much coverage in the energy debate, but our energy needs require a LOT of water. Just about half of our nation's annual 400 billion gallons of water draw goes toward energy...
View ArticleIrish Food with Recipes
When you think of Irish food the first thing that comes to mind is potatoes. Certainly the history of Ireland has one of its most tragic times during the Great Famine of 1845 to 1850 that saw the death...
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Bill to Mandate Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Hits PA Senate
"Pennsylvania's leading progressive state senator," as he described himself, has done it again. State Senator Daylin Leach (17th District - Montgomery & Delaware counties), in addition to bills in...
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A sourdough story (with pictures)
Five days into my little experiment. The instructions told me that seven would yield good results. I popped the lid off the container and damn near threw up. My attempt at making my own sourdough...
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Attention NY Foodies: Invitation to Screening of "Soul Food Junkies", Free...
Hi all -- if there is a New York City group, can this be posted there? I will be at this event and would love to meet local Kossacks. Thanks! -ElisaI am writing on behalf of the organization I work...
View ArticleMonsant-Oh No!
With every bill passed in Congress, there is good news and bad news. The good news of HR 933 passing the House: we avoided a government shutdown (for now). The bad news: Congress authorized a provision...
View ArticleBe a "Do" Tank: Will Allen, The Good Food Revolution
This isn't my usual reading material, but after reading citisven's diary, The Good Food Revolution Goes Vertical, I knew this was a book I had to read. I brought it on the bus to my class at College of...
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AK-Sen: Mark Begich (D) Vs. Frankenfish, GE Salmon
So this was the big news from Alaska today: http://www.usatoday.com/... Tea Party favorite Joe Miller, who lost a closely watched 2010 election in Alaska, is back for another possible Senate bid next...
View ArticleFundie President of Eden Foods Responds
Organic food purveyor Eden Foods is suing the department of Health and Human Services because they don't want their insurance to cover birth control and other women's health care, as required by the...
View ArticlePermablitz for Pine Ridge Reservation 2013
Kickstarter web page - Article by Koreen BrennanKickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects. Independently created fund raisers, thousands of creative projects are raising funds on...
View ArticleMeatless Mondays.... From the Ground Up
Welcome to Meatless Mondays! This week I am subbing for the fabulous beach babe in florida.In this weekly series we have been discussing the benefits of a vegetarian diet including: better health,...
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OR-Sen: Help Jeff Merkley (D) Spread The Word About Repealing The Monsanto...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) regarding his push to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act: Here's the deal: The next several days are critical if we're going to repeal the...
View ArticleUPDATE!: Hard Night for West Michigan Fruit Farmers
Latest article I can find : Sounds like the farmers are optimistic about how they came through the frost. 'I think we came through it': West Michigan apple growers optimistic despite early morning...
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AK-Sen: Mark Begich (D) Needs Our Help Telling The FDA Not To Approve...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Mark Begich (D. AK) regarding genetically engineered salmon known as "Frankenfish": We’re in peak salmon season for Alaska fisherman. Our seafood is the best in...
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OR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) Praises Senate Plan To End The Monsanto Protection Act
Here's some good news for ya: http://www.rawstory.com/... Senate Democrats are drafting a government funding bill that would allow the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act” to expire at the end of the...
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Fish Not Out of Water
A lot of efforts to protect endangered species get framed as jobs vs. the environment. With salmon, that's not the case. Instead it's a matter of different sectors of the economy at odds with each...
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FOOD FIGHT: Oregon on Frontlines
Long-fought small victories are what Pete Seeger meant when he spoke of a “teaspoon brigade” and the power of small. When asked to comment upon the size of an assembled crowd of tens of thousands, he...
View ArticleGenetic Roulette in My Town
I attended a screening of the film Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives sponsored under the Academy of Lifelong Learning. Our town is an affluent university town and boasts the highest average...
View Articleimportant op ed on food by Mark Bittman
in today's New York Times, titled Abundance Doesn't Mean Health.Consider the following information, derived from Oxfam's "Good Enough to Eat" index rating of 125 nations:The results for the United...
View ArticleAnti-Capitalist Meetup: What Is Capitalism? Part I
There have appeared in this space several thought-provoking attempts to define capitalism, including here and here. Although this might seem to some a mere academic exercise, nothing could be further...
View ArticleMORE THAN JUST FOOD: CONNECTING FARM TO COMMUNITY
By Tory Field and Beverly BellPart 21 of the Harvesting Justice seriesJust Food in New York City is doing what its name suggests: working to make the food system more just. It does this, first, by...
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OR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) Calls On Congress To Pass The Genetically Engineered...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR): Summer is here, and you know what I love? Corn on the cob.Personally, I just like a little butter. Or maybe a little salt and lots of...
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OR-Sen: Food Democracy Now! Teams Up With Jeff Merkley (D) To Repeal The...
Received this e-mail from Food Democracy Now! regarding the Monsanto Protection Act: This week, an amendment to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act could be introduced in Congress by Senator Jeff...
View ArticleFOOD FIGHT: Local Media Coverage
Our newspaper, the Corvallis Gazette Times, serves a population which boasts the most Democrats of any town in Oregon but also the highest median level of education in the state. Perhaps those two...
View ArticleA Real Wake-Up Call: Climate Change Is Now Messing With The Coffee!
What would your day be like without your morning coffee? Your holidays without that Apple Pie? Can you imagine a world where these tasty foods and beverages we take for granted are increasingly...
View ArticleSorry Righties but Biblical Noah was a Vegan Environmentalist!
Call me picayune, but yesterday morning, I woke up annoyed with Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and all my MSNBC friends. My husband was blasting All In over the internet. Alex Wagner was reviewing the new...
View ArticleDISEASE OUTBREAK! If you like/use/have fresh basil, READ THIS NOW.
If you have fresh basil in your kitchen, CHECK IT NOW. The Centers for Disease Control is investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to fresh basil. Infections have been...
View ArticleCity Agriculture - November 7, 2019
Net Zero plant-filled Singapore pavilion for Dubai’s 2020 World...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Instead of Killing the Planet, Reduce or Put Food Waste to...
By Karen Rubin, News-Photos-Features.comOne third of all the food produced in the world is wasted, but in the United States, that figure balloons to 40%. Even more indicting is the fact that 90% of...
View ArticleA New Year's Resolution: Project Drawdown
It’s a new year, an election year, a leap year. A year in which we must do more, be more. Many somethings more. As an environmental scientist, I’m intimately aware of just how awful the climate...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v14.36: Food During Emergencies and Natural Disasters
With the coronavirus, as well as tornado season upon us, I thought it would be nice to explore some recipes and ideas that may be helpful to a person when dealing with an emergency. The first part of...
View ArticleUpd 7: 3 dead from eating listeria-tainted salad. Store brands, 370+ products...
Just in time for the holidays, two separate Listeria outbreaks caused packaged salads from Fresh Express, Dole, and many private label brands to be recalled. The contamination is quite serious; Insider...
View ArticleUrban Ag for Community Health, Security and Resiliency
Diversifying agriculture is imperative for civilization to survive the next century. We need grains and staples, and can be thankful that most of the billions of people on Earth get adequate nutrition....
View ArticleCity Agriculture - September 11, 2022
Sweden’s first carbon-positive district, Ljusekulla integrates agriculture throughout its 80 hectareshttps://www.skanska.se/en-us/about-skanska/sustainability/h22/ljusekulla/hat tip: We Don’t Have...
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Regenerative Agriculture--Drought all around, but I have water! == PART...
A note about why and How! For the soil to absorb and hold water, there needs to be lots of humus and the associated growth of microorganisms. I just want to note that the oat-field pea combination...
View ArticleFounding diary, new DK group 'Drought States Kosaks', and some articles &...
Historical, environmental, climate, engineering/tech, and socioeconomic issues are extensively similar among communities sharing the water (and hydroelectricity) of the Colorado River Basin...
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