Gristmill: Fitting in with our ongoing obsession with how best to position the food movement, Grist blogger David Roberts suggests that instead of always discussing the U.S. food system in moral and environmental terms, we’d be more persuasive by emphasizing the sensory and savory. So far, readers are not buying it.
Christian Science Monitor: Brand-sensitive retailers like McDonald’s Europe, Wal-Mart, and of course Whole Foods are starting to act fast when consumers protest unethical behavior by suppliers. Includes an unusual piece of etiquette advice for consumer activists: say thank you when you get a corporation to change its practices.
Courier News (New Jersey): With organic agriculture booming, life is good in the worm business. Includes some very creepy-crawly photos.
Contra Costa Times: A profile of Alice Waters — her contributions to Chez Panisse, local farming, slow food, and schoolchildren’s diets.
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