archive for the 'Grains' Category

Digest: Mergers, monopolies, thieves, imposters, and rats

by Ethicurean @ Saturday, February 24th, 2007.

Bad seed: A proposed merger between Monsanto (the world’s largest seed company) and the nation’s largest cottonseed seller could mean bad news for organic cotton growers, says the Center for Food Safety, which is seeking to block the deal. Wired News
Monopoly’s not just a game: Same merger threatens the livelihood of black and other small […]

Digest: Santa Cruz named state’s healthy-food capital, cloning in practice, foodies make you fat

by Ethicurean @ Saturday, January 20th, 2007.

Santa Cruz beats Marin: A new study found that California has about four times as many fast food restaurants and convenience stores as healthier alternatives. In Santa Cruz County, the ratio was fewer than two unhealthy options for every healthy one — the highest proportion of healthy food options like grocery stores, farmers markets […]

White bean experiments

by JC Costello aka Man of La Muncha @ Thursday, January 11th, 2007.

The discovery that my grandparents raised beans as a cash crop gave me new interest in the “magical fruit,” and I was pleased to discover someone selling great white northern beans at our local farmers’ market. I bought a small amount - probably a cup in measurement - and that sat on our counter […]

New Year’s Empanadas

by Butter Bitch @ Tuesday, January 9th, 2007.

Man of La Muncha and I were both on vacation for the week between Christmas and New Year’s, which opened up many possibilities for cooking and eating some of the bounty from our Crown S Ranch meat CSA, using recipes that aren’t really possible during a work week, and not something we tend to want […]

Risotto a go-go

by Butter Bitch @ Thursday, December 28th, 2006.

About four years ago, I was laid off from my job during the Great Economic Downturn of 2002.  After the requisite month of blind panic, I settled into what I think of now as an unemployed lifestyle; that is to say, I exercised more, read a tremendous number of books, and made sure that when […]

Ask the Ethicurean: What is a whole grain?

by Bonnie P. @ Sunday, December 17th, 2006.

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 research papers, and the willingness to call […]

Digesting: GMO roundup

by Corn Maven @ Saturday, November 4th, 2006.

Certifiably man-made crop circles such as this one featured on Greenpeace’s website have begun “cropping up” in fields around the world: in the Philippines, France, Spain, and Mexico—the birthplace of corn. The message is clear: we do not want genetically engineered corn in our fields or in our food. (To share your opinion with Mexican […]

Illegal rice: outrage and outrageous acts

by Corn Maven @ Friday, September 29th, 2006.

OK, now I’m angry. Really angry — in a good way. After more that three weeks of trying to find my writing voice — and not having enough procrastination time built into my schedule to coax it out — it’s finally back! Nothing like a little David and Goliath drama to spur me back into […]

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