archive for December 19th, 2006

Ask the Ethicurean: Washington and U.S. Raw Milk Jurisdiction, and a nod to Canada

by @ Tuesday, December 19th, 2006.

Curious asks: “Does Washington state have special rules for selling raw dairy products in state? I thought the FDA put the ax to selling raw milk awhile ago….”
Broadly speaking, the FDA has jurisdiction over food safety that involves food that crosses state lines. Individual states have jurisdiction over the in-state sale of raw milk, […]

Digest: Pot luck, “clean farming,” irradiation nation, more

by @ Tuesday, December 19th, 2006.

L.A. Times: Think corn is the king of U.S. cash crops? Think again. An analyst is claiming that another C-crop, one also written about by Michael Pollan, is the biggest. Hint: California grows a third of it.[Thanks Rachel!]
San Francisco Chronicle: The E. coli outbreaks have farmers scared of encouraging anything that will attract animal life, […]

Greens, greens everywhere — or at least in my CSA box

by @ Tuesday, December 19th, 2006.

Last week our CSA box was full almost entirely of greens. We had a sizable bag each of arugula, spinach, bitter greens, and baby lettuces. According to the newsletter, we had narrowly missed getting bok choi as well.
I like salad, and I especially like it right now, when I’m constantly being mugged by holiday cookies […]

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