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Ask the Ethicurean: How do I work to change the food system?
We recently received an email from a reader asking for career advice on how best to make a difference in the food system. He has given me permission to post it here with his name removed — I'll call him Reader D instead. Our suggestions follow, and we'd love to hear yours as well. I have been reading The Ethicurean for about 3 years through Google
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Ask the Ethicurean: What will vog do to my veggies?
We're reviving the Ask the Ethicurean column by plucking a recent question from the comments section. Send your burning questions about SOLE food to t
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The cost of being cool: Refrigeration energy in the food system
On my post about food miles vs. food choices, commenter Mike
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Signs of the dietgeist: Ethical eating everywhere
The Washington Post had a nice, if slightly bemused, article on Meatpaper in the Style section today, about how the magazine believes "that meat, and the endless variety of rituals,
Five questions for the Ethicureans
Sorry for the additional tooting of our horn, but last week the food writer and chef Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern," ran a brief interview with us Ethicureans on his
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Ask the Ethicurean: Ethical, environmental and health issues regarding seafood
Chipotle Gloria requested by email: "Can you point me to any resources that will help me learn more about the ethical and environmental considerations surrounding fish as food?" The approach depends on which of us you ask. The Butter Bitch loathes all foodstuffs that come from water, with the exception
Ask the Ethicurean: Washington and U.S. Raw Milk Jurisdiction, and a nod to Canada
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
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Ask the Ethicurean: What is a whole grain?
Omniho suggested a while ago that we start a regular feature called "Ask the Ethicurean," in which readers pose ethical-eating dilemmas or inquire about brands you'd like us to investigate. Chances are we won't know the answer offhand, but with the help of Google, Lexis-Nexis, access to academic and
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