archive for September 27th, 2006

Future of Food, the second coming

by @ Wednesday, September 27th, 2006.

If you watched the Future of Food (see Corn Maven’s review), chances are you found yourself tearing up over the plight of Percy Schmeiser, the independent farmer who was sued by GM corporation goliath, Monsanto.

Not GM as in General Motors, although in my opinion their practices are just as horrifying. Monsanto is GM as in […]

Digest: WWF on bad fishing practices, spinach, and why Seattle sustainably rocks

by @ Wednesday, September 27th, 2006.

BBC: The World Wildlife Fund urges Europeans to eat less fish, because of illegal and destructive fishing practices. Consumers are urged to buy fish that has the Marine Stewardship Council label, indicating sustainable sourcing.
Daily News Central: Organic Pastures’ raw milk has tested negative for E. coli, but the recall still stands.
Seattle P-I: The P-I […]

Produce 101: Storage tips for newbies

by @ Wednesday, September 27th, 2006.

My entire adult life — which I date loosely as beginning from my first credit card, at age 17, so half my life ago — I have been a compulsive grocery shopper. You would think I’d lived through a time of famine, or perhaps been raised in a Soviet Bloc country. I remember doing my […]

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