San Francisco Chronicle: The Day in Pictures features this incredibly sweet photo, by Russ Dillingham of the Lewiston Sun Journal, of a girl and her pig. [Corn Maven: Knowing the pig will be sold later on makes this photo kind of heartbreaking.]
Monterey County Herald: Originally written for the Land Institute’s Prairie Writers Circle, olive farmer Deborah Rich’s guest editorial nails the issue of how we’re really just guinea pigs for big agri-businesses, such as Monsanto — and for pretty much their benefit, not ours.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: More food politics from Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl.
Slate.com: A merciless taste test of premade school lunches, including the dread Lunchables.
Spinach update:
USA Today: Comprehensive summary of where we are on the spinach/E. coli outbreak; includes with victim anecdotes and the opinion of an expert that E. coli outbreaks in produce are increasing in number in part because “of the way big farms handle produce —for example, some are bagging and cutting the spinach right in the field — which increases the chance for contamination.”
NPR: All Things Considered features Natural Selection Foods, the California produce company that’s been linked to a widening nationwide E. coli outbreak — but who’s claiming its organic spinach is not the source. More NPR spinach/E. coli coverage here and here.
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