archive for January 15th, 2007

Eat like a winter locavore, the Food & Wine way

by @ Monday, January 15th, 2007.

Food and Wine Magazine has an article in the February 2007 issue about eating like a locavore, featuring several locavorean recipes. It’s great to see a mainstream food magazine like this one highlighting something like eating locally, which takes into account more than just how an ingredient tastes.
The article discusses varying degrees of locavoreanism, […]

Digest: “Biofactories” get new, feathered workers

by @ Monday, January 15th, 2007.

We’re trying out a new format for the Digest’s news links, suggested by Dr. Vino. What do you think?
Pharm animals: The latest animals to be genetically engineered to produce medicines for humans are some 500 U.K. chickens, which now lay eggs high in therapeutic proteins. [BBC News]
Brazil beefing up, U.S. style: Brazil’s cattle industry is […]

Biodynamic vs. organic

by @ Monday, January 15th, 2007.

Recently, Man of La Muncha and I have been seeing an increasing number of wines on the shelf of our local grocery store touted as biodynamic–far more than are labeled as organic. When we ask wine vendors about the difference between biodynamic and organic, we typically are told that biodynamic wines are “beyond organic”. […]

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