archive for September, 2007

Autumn in Montreal

by Peter aka Nosher of the North @ Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

When the leaves begin to fall from the trees around these parts and the Canadian geese fill the skies, some folks smile with delight at the vibrant colours of the fall foliage. Other folks, a group which I belong to, see it in a different light. For me, autumn signals the death of the […]

Digest - News: Beef recall blossoms, Monsanto farmers to get cheaper crop insurance, bird flu in Canada

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

Breaking news and developments, such as contaminated-food outbreaks, Farm Bill milestones, and how the farming community is faring around the world.

Digest - Commentary: Kingsolver in WashPo, Farm Bill action plans

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

Editorials and op-eds about sustainable agriculture (or its opposite) from newspapers and websites big and small.

Digest - Features: Cows — they’ll eat anything, Wendell Berry book & news

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

In-depth, offbeat, or thought-provoking features about aspects of SOLE food, from eating locally to farms marketing to methods of food preservation.

Digest - Blogsnacks: A farmer learns something new, Midwestern grapes, deformed frogs

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

Posts by bloggers at both personal and nonprofit sites that you won’t want to miss.

Don’t stop playing with your food

by Bonnie P. @ Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

The Vegetable Orchestra performs using only instruments made of vegetables — cucumberophones, pumpkin basses, leek violins. Check out this awesome video of their music. Who knew a carrot could sound just like the finest flute? We hope they ate, or at least composted, the leftovers.

Via the Slow Cook, where Ed has some more fun […]

Recipe: A vegetarian twist on chiles en nogada

by Marc R. aka Mental Masala @ Friday, September 28th, 2007.

For a Grub potluck with the theme of "back to school" (make something you have never made before), I contributed chiles en nogada, a fairly complicated combination of a roasted poblano chili, a vegetable or meat mixture, a creamy walnut sauce, and pomegranate seeds. These ingredients are found together at the farmers market only […]

Digest - Rural: Small towns get smaller, the sultan of subsidies, Collin it like he sees it

by Guest @ Friday, September 28th, 2007.

Double whammy: Rural communities can lose population from net outmigration or from a death rate that out paces the birth rate…. (Daily Yonder)One Stoplight, One Doctor: Not every doctor can remove an appendix, take out tonsils and perform an C-section, but in this one-stoplight, rural community in Idaho, one doctor really does do it all…. (Peoria Journal Star)From the Horses Mouth: House Agriculture Committee Chair, Collin Peterson, says it without qualification, ” “I’m not for payment limits…. (Glencoe News)Meat Fight: It’s not likely to become law, but some Senators are poised to fight the good fight in favor of family livestock producers and against multinational and vertically integrated packers. (Clarion Ledger)Ethanol by Another Name: If we don’t have enough corn to feed the growing demand for ethanol, maybe we can feed demand with trees.

Digest - News: Save our schoolkids (from their lunches), another E. coli outbreak, mass fish slaughter

by Ethicurean @ Thursday, September 27th, 2007.

A round-up of the most important news & commentary regarding SOLE- and anti-SOLE food issues, farming, policy, etc. that we think Ethicurean readers will want to know about.

Digest - Commentary: Aurora Dairy vs. the world, Pollan talks to food manufacturer, most beef drug-free

by Ethicurean @ Thursday, September 27th, 2007.

Thought-provoking commentary regarding SOLE- and anti-SOLE food issues, farming, policy, etc.

Digest - Features: Heirloom bees, canning is hot, raw-milk cheesemakers unite

by Ethicurean @ Thursday, September 27th, 2007.

A round-up of insightful and informative features we think Ethicurean readers will enjoy.

Digest - Blogsnacks: Postcards from China, we bow down before farmers — and Rick Bayless

by Ethicurean @ Thursday, September 27th, 2007.

Recent blog posts we like.

Saving seeds for the future: Barton Organic Farm

by Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen @ Wednesday, September 26th, 2007.

Over the Labor Day weekend, I visited one of my favorite farmers at her Barton Organic Farm and talked to her about the ups and downs of organic farming while helping harvest seeds for next year.

New contributors to the Ethicurean

by Bonnie P. @ Wednesday, September 26th, 2007.

We’re excited to welcome Jennifer aka Baklava Queen and Jenni Pertuset as regular writers to the Ethicurean, from Washington state and Ohio, respectively. Jennifer is a baker, cook, and home preserver par excellence, while Jenni founded Seattle’s first meat CSA and as a parent, brings a perspective we’ve been lacking. You can read more about […]

Confession of an organic mega-dairy

by Amanda Rose @ Tuesday, September 25th, 2007.

“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. This is my first confession. I have knowingly sold milk from cows suffering from Absencia Grassosis.”

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