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Wear the Sun-Food Agenda on your chest
Ethicurean reader Erica Nofi was so moved by Michael Pollan's "Farmer in Chief" policy manifesto in last week's New York Times Magazine food
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Food politics gets a prestigious platform, with Michael Pollan’s manifesto in this Sunday’s NYT Magazine
Michael Pollan — the closest thing the sustainable food movement has to a leader, even if he insists on pretending he remains just a journalist — wants the next president of the United States to pull weeds from the organically managed South Lawn Victory Garden; donate its surplus tons of food to
The Bi-Rite Stuff: Sam Mogannam takes grocery retailing to new heights
The San Francisco Chronicle has scooped us here at Edible San Francisco
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Beware: Pirates patrol these waters
By Ben Bowman For the fish-loving Ethicurean, pensive while paddling a small craft through the treacherous Straits of Seafood Uncertainty, the signal ‘Safe Passage Ahead’ beamed from a passing research ship is more than enough to make the heart lift and quicken. This
Energy to spare: Clif Bar Q&A and profile
At the Eco-Farm conference this past January, Tom Philpott and I were suitemates. (He was also my chauffeur and backpack caddy, due to my dumb neck-nerve injury, but that's another story.) Tom went to the Ferry Building beforehand and loaded
More kudos to Slow Food Nation: Bioplastic utensils with improved labeling
In a post about bioplastics a few months ago, I lamented the failure of some bioplastic manufacturers to label their products as biodegradable
Rigging the aquaculture game
Updated 9/21 to clarify the MMS proposal. Thanks, Zach! I've gotta hand it to the Bushies. If there is one arena in which this band of generally-less-than-a-full -deckers shows a glimmer of brilliance, it
Organic dairy pioneer Albert Straus at the Commonwealth Club
If I made a list of the pioneers of the modern sustainable food movement in Northern California, Straus Family Creamery would be one of the first names I would add.
Centralization takes center stage at the Commonwealth Club
As part of the "How We Eat" series at the Commonwealth Club this month, Slow Food Nation Policy and Communications director Naomi Starkman moderated a thoughtful panel discussion
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Report from TASTE3 – Artist Chris Jordan “runs the numbers” for everyday actions
"Paper Bags" by Chris Jordan, www.chrisjordan.com, used with permission When
Closing the loop: Turning city food and garden waste into fertilizer
During a break between meetings at the office, one of my coworkers asked, "So, Marc: got any vacations planned?" "Just a little one. I'm going to the Vacaville landfill next Friday," I replied. His eyebrows raised a little bit, and he responded with a quizzical tone, "Hmm...that's an interesting choice.
Bioplastics need time to grow up
Wednesday's Restaurant Journal column in the Los Angeles Times digs into the topic of takeout containers and single-use utensils at L.A. restaurants. With city bans on non-recyclable and non-compostable materials
New European chemical safety regulations reach around the world
The European Union is changing the rules for chemicals, requiring that industry demonstrate that a chemical is safe before using it in consumer products such as cosmetics, food packaging, water bottles, and durable goods. This approach, sometimes called "the precautionary principle," is in stark contrast
Vertical farms on Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert had Dickson Despommier, a Columbia professor of public health in environmental health sciences and the mastermind behind the Vertical Farm Project, Thursday to talk about highrise farming in urban areas. I'm really interested in this idea and
The politics of world food shortages
Note: The comprehensive Digests are on hiatus for the foreseeable future. While we figure how to make them less onerous, we plan to post more news-related short(ish) snippets in addition to our regular feature-length posts. In today's New York Times, Andy
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