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Getting a handle on sustainability: It’s the ecosystem (stupid)
Caption: Monterey Bay Aquarium visitors watch a small bluefin tuna (center). If world overfishing of this top predator doesn't slow soon, aquariums may be the only places to see one. The word "sustainability" came up a lot at the Sustainable Food Institute portion of
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Rock bottom of the food chain: Children in the fields
Prepare yourself for Food and Society Conference overload — Elanor and I are here in Chandler, AZ, at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's annual food-movement meeting and thanks
Gary Nabhan wants you to go native for SOLE food
Could native foods be the next big thing in eating? Some people, Gary Nabhan in particular, are working to push things in that direction. Nabhan, a noted conservation scientist at the
Bay Area event: A discussion of climate-friendly eating
Tomorrow night (Monday, March 31) I'm moderating a discussion about making environmentally conscious food choices, sponsored by CUESA. It's a pretty great panel — all women, incidentally: Helene York, Director of Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation and Project Director of the company’s
Food-health-agriculture connections noted at SARE conference
There was plenty of positive energy and discussion of the food and agriculture connection yesterday at the opening of the three-day Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program’s 20th anniversary conference, held this year in Kansas City,
Postcard from the World Ag Expo
Last week marked the largest proportion of climate change naysayers gathered in one place since Dick Cheney walked into an empty room. Volunteers at the entrance to the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, screened people as they presented their ticket. “Do
Quick update on Pollan event
The event last night in Vacaville with Michael Pollan went really well, I think. About 300 people showed up. I was able to ask most of my questions, many of yours, and quite a few of the audience's. Most importantly,
What would you ask Michael Pollan?
On Thursday I'll interview Michael Pollan about his latest book, "In Defense of Food," at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theater. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A (via cards, not an open mic) and a book signing by Pollan. Tickets
Eco-Farm snapshots
Proving that sustainable agriculture is hotter than a compost pile in July, the 28th annual Ecological Farming Conference known to all as Eco-Farm — from which I've just returned — completely sold out in record time. More than 1,500 farmers, ranchers, educators, and activists descended on
Calling all Californians who believe in our right to real food
On Wednesday, January 16, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 4202 of the State
Feb. 7 Bay Area event with Michael Pollan — and me
Michael Pollan is touring extensively for "In Defense of Food," at bookstores and lecture halls all over the country. His website has a complete list of appearances. I've been invited to interview him publicly about the book on February 7
Events: Milk ‘n’ Honey play puts spotlight on what we eat
Back in February at the Food and Society Conference, I met Nicole Betancourt, the producer of the cool-sounding Food Theater Project in New York City, which she told me was in rehearsals for a play about what we eat. Well, the curtain's gone up on Milk 'n' Honey, it's been reviewed by the New
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“King Corn” preview and discussion in Berkeley draws crowd
Michael Pollan with "King Corn" stars Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney, and director Aaron Woolf, along with a corny hat that Pollan had in his backpack. As expected, Tuesday night's special event for "King Corn," featuring Michael Pollan and the
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Bay Area events: “King Corn” filmmakers to chat with Michael Pollan, audiences
Like the maize from which it takes its name, the documentary "King Corn" is conquering America. The film's message — that maybe, just maybe, the U.S. is growing too much subsidized cheap grain — obviously contains enough kernels of truth to
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Building an open-source Food, Farming, & Food Politics events calendar
It's bugged me for a long time that there are so many cool events happening all over the country having to do with sustainable food, but there's no single website where you can go to find out what's happening, even in each city. We launched an Ethicurean calendar a while ago using Google Calender (GCal),
