On this page the following entries were made in the “October, 2007” time-frame.
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Embargo, Weight Loss and the Cuban Sandwich
The Slow Cook has a provocative post on what the collapse of the Soviet Union did to Cuba: it improved the diet, according to a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
The Cuban economy had become highly dependent on the financial support
as well as fuel, fertilizers and pesticides provided by the Soviet
regime. When that ended […]
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Interview with Pollan
There’s an interesting interview with Michael Pollan over at Grist. Gives a preview of his new book and tidbits on food, farming and politics.
Retail Retail Retail
Original post by Samuel Fromartz and software by Elliott Back
Media Media
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If You’re Curious and Hungry in DC
I’ll be speaking at a local foods panel at Todd Gray’s Equinox Restaurant in Washington on Sunday at 4 p.m. Tracey Ryder, co-founder, Edible Communities publications, will also be on hand. If you’re interested click on the link for a ticket, which includes a tasting too.
Organic Organic
Original post by Samuel Fromartz and software by Elliott […]
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Behind the O-Market
Where do organic consumers live? Primarily in the West, according to a recent survey by Scarborough Research. Here are the top regions for organic food purchases (percentage of consumers buying organic food at least once a month in brackets).
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose (35 percent)
Seattle/Tacoma (32 percent)
Portland (27 percent)
Washington, D.C. (26 percent)
Denver (26 percent)
San Diego (24 percent)
Austin […]
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A Tale of Two Counties
Grist has launched a farming and food series, with a lead-off piece by Tom Philpott looking at the Mars and Venus of industrial and sustainable agriculture in Iowa. Highly recommended.
Food and Drink Food and Drink
Original post by Samuel Fromartz and software by Elliott Back
Farms Farms
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Unrepentant Foodie Makes Lunch
Today’s Times had a piece on pesto that got me hungry, so I decided to make some myself. (Click the image for a slide show of the process, which begins in the garden).
Contrary to the article, I think the key to good pesto is a mortar and pestle. Why? Because a solid pounding releases moisture […]
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Organic History, Circa 1963
Here’s one of the earliest recorded discussions of organic food by regulators in the state of California. Ray Green, manager of the organic program for the state department of agriculture, tells me he saved it on the way to the shredder. Click image to enlarge:
Media Media
Original post by Samuel Fromartz and software by Elliott Back
Regulation […]
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Bought the Farm and Other News Bites
The Wedge Co-Op in Minneapolis, one of the oldest and largest natural food co-ops in the nation, inks a deal to buy Gardens of Eagan organic farm. The farm’s owners, Martin and Atina Diffley, have farmed organically for 35 years. "Martin and I knew we didn’t want to keep farming into our senior years and […]
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Taste, Stress and the Rats’ Choice
I’m often asked if "organic is better." Big question. But here’s part of the answer from Harold McGee in the Times.
In a novel study, he writes, Swiss researchers offered rats identical biscuits made from organic and conventional wheat.
The rats ate significantly more of the former. The authors call this
result remarkable, because they found the two […]
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