From ANIMAL WELFARE APPROVED
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Just about everyone has eaten something that comes from a crop doused with pesticides so toxic that no one is allowed in the field for five days after it is sprayed. Or that must be stored for six months after harvest to allow the pesticides to fade. What [...]
Posts tagged ‘Food’
Engaging ‘Omnivore’s Dilemma for Kids’ Will Help Children Understand the Food They Eat
Posted August 24th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
How long can food be out of the fridge before it kills me?
Posted August 21st, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From SALON.COM
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The short answer is four hours, but there’s a lot more to it than that
There’s a caption to a cartoon in the July 5 issue of the New Yorker that reads, “That which doesn’t kill you might give you stomach trouble.” And of life’s most educational episodes, one lesson you really [...]
Smart Food Choices for Back to School
Posted August 17th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
You don’t have to be a kid to benefit from these simple tips that will guide you in choosing healthier, tastier foods. Thanks to our partner Chef Ann Cooper and The Lunch Box for championing healthy food for school lunches and for pulling this list together.
Choose meat, poultry and dairy products with no added hormones [...]
The Economic Sense of Organic Food
Posted August 7th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From SANDRA STEINGRABER
Excerpted from The Ecology of Pizza
I have been involved with organic food ever since my dad handed me a cash box and stationed me behind a card table at the end of the driveway, next to a giant sign that read ORGANIC TOMATOES 25 CENTS A POUND. According to [...]
We’re More Than Food: Chicago
Posted July 27th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
When relocating our long-revered Lincoln Park store in Chicago down the street to its new Kingsbury Street location, we made a conscious effort to create an environment that pays homage to the surrounding neighborhood and to the city of Chicago itself. In the process, we gained a talented new Team Member, a one-of-a-kind work of [...]
We’re More Than Food: Chicago
Posted July 23rd, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
When relocating our long-revered Lincoln Park store in Chicago down the street to its new Kingsbury Street location, we made a conscious effort to create an environment that pays homage to the surrounding neighborhood and to the city of Chicago itself. In the process, we gained a talented new Team Member, a one-of-a-kind work of [...]
Jeff Cox: Food Safety – Eating Outdoors
Posted June 29th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From JEFF COX
One of the best ways to celebrate the season is to enjoy the great outdoors, with great food and great company. Be it a picnic in the park, a snack on the beach, or dinner on the patio, eating outdoors is truly a pleasure in the warm summer months.
It’s important to keep safety [...]
Food Blogger Cherry Favorites
Posted June 28th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
If you haven’t figured it out yet, we are all about cherries these days. While we have lots of great recipes of our own for serving up delicious cherries, we know we don’t have a monopoly on great ways to serve up these seasonal delights. So, we reached out to some of our blogger friends [...]
Wild Alaskan salmon: food politics in action
Posted June 24th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From MARION NESTLE
On a tour arranged and paid for by the Alaskan Seafood Marketing Institute (see Note below), I spent last week observing salmon fishing and processing in Anchorage and at remote places 600 miles to the southwest.
I could not help thinking about federal dietary guidelines. The 2010 [...]
The Girl Next Door Is the Future of Food
Posted June 14th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From RODALE INSTITUTE
More and more women are going into farming, and bringing new ideas into the field.
Women farmers are key in solving world hunger, according to ActionAid, a nonprofit group that fights the causes of poverty around the world.
And while the concept of women in farming is super-hot right now (the [...]