Post-Gazette: A reprint of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal interview with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, in which he explains why he cut his own salary to $1, why sales are slowing, and how Whole Foods is lowering prices to compete with Wal-Mart and other entrants into the organic foods marketplace.
BBC News: This fascinating report (trust […]
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Seattle P-I: Seattle-based Jones Soda — maker of root beer, cream soda and quirky drinks with flavors such as turkey and gravy — is switching from high-fructose corn syrup to pure cane sugar. Sweet! And in related news, the New York Times has an article about how several entrepreneurs are developing high-end tonic waters using […]
The trouble with teens, Ethicurean-style
The following is a guest post from Grocery Goddess, budding Ethicurean and friend o’ Omniwhore. She writes about a true omnivore’s dilemma — what to do about a teen eating machine.
Nothing is quite so intimidating as having an Ethicurean in the house when you are unloading the groceries.
You see, Omniwhore recently left her cell […]
“Sometimes” food: Talking to kids about eating well
Dairy Queen and I were recently talking about the delicateness of conveying Ethicurean views to friends who are not as focused on their food. We don’t, after all, want to be pushy or preachy.
In a sense, this is part of a larger anxiety in America right now about sincerity. Politically and spiritually, the climate is […]
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• Friday musical interlude: Obama, Wilco at Farm Aid 2005
• Do know eVilsack: Former Iowa governor perhaps not such a bad potential Ag Sec?
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