Call me idealist, but I give our elected officials and public servants the befit of the doubt – that they are acting in our best interests to the best of their (sometimes limited) knowledge. This interview both confirms and explodes �
Monster food prices cometh
Thomas Malthus (1766–1834) was a political economist whose theories influenced much political and economic thought in the years surrounding and following their publication. One of his most catastrophic predictions, the Malthusian theory of population (also called the Malthusian catastrophe or �
Sourcing your food
Are you making an effort to find out where your food comes from? Is the grocery store around the corner your “reference” for sustainable and healthy choices? Do you believe those who are selling you food when they say it’s �
Soil health
In a March 25 2011 article for Grist online magazine (http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-25-rodale-data-show-organic-just-as-productive-better-at-building), Tom Philpott writes on the research results coming out from Pensilvania’s Rodale Institute’s ongoing Farming Systems Trial. At 27 years and running, Rodale calls this trial “America’s longest running �
Marketing and the food environment
The food industry argues that personal responsibility (not the food environment, marketing or crappy food quality) is the problem causing obesity. In the words of Kelly Brownell, Director of Yale’s center for Eating and Weight Disorders; “The argument cannot be �
Watch out kids! Marketing ahead!
Are they serious? Just came across the NabiscoWorld website and this is the (in tiny print) message at the bottom of the page:
“Hi kids, when you see “Ad Break” it means you are viewing a commercial message designed to
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The Good Life?
In a recent blog post Dr Yoni Freedhoff, family doctor and bariatric specialist talks about what he calls the “Good-Life Syndrome” of many of his clients; the desire to “enjoy the good life” and the associated heavy meals, alcohol and �
This is supposed to be food for kids?
This fun little news item has made the secondary headlines around the world: In order to find out just how effective the preservatives used in large segments of the U.S. food system actually are Joann Bruso, a Denver area grandmother �
Peanut Butter and Millet Soup
All over West Africa, groundnuts are used commonly in everyday cooking. In this recipe I’ve used peanut butter to substitute for groundnuts but I’ve maintained a lot of the typical West African spices. The Aleppo pepper, the chilies and the �
Fast Food vs. Home Cooking
This past february 4th Sierra Filucci, reporter for the Sacramento News and Review brings us the story of her young modern family trapped between the desire to feed themselves ethically, responsibly and sustainably and the pressures of modern life. Sierra �