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Pollan painting #4: The golden arches
The latest in a series of interpretive paintings done by 5-year-old Frederick, inspired by his mother’s reading "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" and summarizing it for him. (See #1, Children of the corn | #2:
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How I taught my kid to curse…and why I blame Big Food
We're very pleased to bring you this guest post from Ali, as we've long been fans of her blog. Ali says she was once a nugget-snarfing, soda-guzzling, TV dinner kind of gal. Since then she has come to her senses, and is doing her best to raise healthy kids in a Froot Snack world. When she's not at her
Non-total recall: The USDA’s lack of authority
A line of 7,500 trucks stretching 85 miles. That's what it would take to haul the nearly 300 million pounds of meat and poultry products that were recalled between January 1, 1994, and November 30, 2007, in 773 separate incidents. These eye-popping numbers come from the appendix of a Congressional
Digest – Clones as Food special edition
This is a special edition of the Digest devoted to reactions to the Food and Drug Administration's determination that clones and their milk are safe for consumption. Rick Weiss reports on the USDA's request for a "voluntary moratorium"
FDA approves food from cloned animals
Rick Weiss at the Washington Post has the scoop that the FDA has concluded that meat and dairy from cloned animals (and their conventionally
Digest – News: WA pushes farm-to-table for schools, CA to preserve raw milk, VA to help farmers earn more income
Growing back to school: Proposed legislation would put Washington State at the forefront of efforts to get more farm-fresh, locally grown food into lunches at schools and at other institutions — but there are many, many hurdles to be overcome, not least of which is defining "local."
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Digest – News: PA still mulling “rBST-free” labels, USDA admits impotence, will flu make pigs fly?
Organic milk sales to skyrocket in Pennsylvania: That's the only silver lining in the news that as of Feb. 1, Pennsylvanian consumers won't be able to tell the difference between milk from farms that inject their cows with rBST and that from those that don't — unless the governor blocks the move
2007 Food Blog Awards: Eyes on the prize
It's hard to believe a year has gone by already, but once again, we've been nominated for Best Food Blog - Group in the Well Fed Network's Food Blog
Digest – News: Answer to Alice Waters mystery, Farm Bill stalls again, avian flu back in UK
Umbrellas up, chickens — there's a deluge of catch-up links since last weekend's Digesting. O how we hate it when the RSS-feed headlines top 4,000. Alice on the Ameya Preserve: In a Wall Street Journal story titled "Politically Correct Developments: Montana Project Raises Ante for PC Amenities,"
Digest – News: USDA loophole allows E. coli-positive beef to be sold, lots more news
Shit happens…to be legally sellable for consumption: "One federal inspector calls it the 'E. coli loophole.' Another says, 'Nobody would buy it if they knew.'" What are these officials talking about? A little-known fact that the USDA allows companies to sell meat that has tested positive
American Meat Institute’s new video: “That does sound like good news for consumers!”
I'd be feeling a little sorry for the industrial meat industry right about now, if only it were just its ground beef and other products that were full of excrement.
Tongue in chic: On being a modern offal eater, plus recipe for poached beef tongue
Supposing you were asked to make something you've never made before for a potluck. What springs to mind? And what does it say about you? The range of dishes on offer at my friend Rachel's latest edition of Grub provided interesting insight
Digest – Features: Cows — they’ll eat anything, Wendell Berry book & news
China, please, just say no: Several American feedlot cattle operators are starting up in China, where they hope to "kick start the consolidation of China's disorganized beef-production chain, bringing to Inner Mongolia all the high-volume efficiency — and social and environmental concerns
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Digest – Research: Recent Congressional Research Service reports
This is the debut of a sporadic digest of somewhat more weighty documents than typical digest items. The "Research" digest will include scientific papers, policy reports, and similar academic items. Today's edition is a collection of Congressional Research Service reports. If you have never
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Digest – Blogsnacks: Russ Parsons says “Pay more!”, farmer reality show
Everybody's talking about: Michael Ruhlman gets spanked by Russ Parsons over whether farmers markets cater only to an elite audience who can afford "boutique" prices. The argument is old, but Parsons delivers a peachy-keen fresh take. (Ruhlman.com) Framing
