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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "food"

White House Garden Won't Make Up for Obama's Nomination of Pesticide Lobbyist for US Chief Agriculture Negotiator

White House Garden Won't Make Up for Obama's Nomination of Pesticide Lobbyist for US Chief Agriculture Negotiator

Jill Richardson, Commonweal Institute. November 25, 2009.
Obama's statements about food and agriculture trend moderate to progressive, but his nominations for top positions in his administration tell a different story.

Don't Be Scared of Food: Are We Being Needlessly Hysterical About Food Safety?

Don't Be Scared of Food: Are We Being Needlessly Hysterical About Food Safety?

David E. Gumpert, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 25, 2009.
Despite all the media hype, there's little to actually suggest we're facing a major food safety crisis.

5 Bad Things That Immediately Happen to Your Body When You Eat Sugary Junk

5 Bad Things That Immediately Happen to Your Body When You Eat Sugary Junk

Vicki Santillano, Divine Caroline. November 23, 2009.
Sugary food tastes great going down, but the effects it has on our insides are far less appetizing.

Considering a Faux Turkey for the Holidays? Better Read This First

Considering a Faux Turkey for the Holidays? Better Read This First

Tara Lohan, AlterNet: PEEK. November 21, 2009.
A review of four "birds" -- and it's not pretty.

The War on Soy: Why the 'Miracle Food' May Be a Health Risk and Environmental Nightmare

The War on Soy: Why the 'Miracle Food' May Be a Health Risk and Environmental Nightmare

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. November 21, 2009.
Vegetarians aren't the only ones who should be concerned; there's soy in just about everything you eat these days -- including hamburgers, mac 'n cheese and salad dressing.

8 Steps Obama Could Take to Save Food

8 Steps Obama Could Take to Save Food

Robyn O'Brien, AlterNet. November 19, 2009.
No longer are our families guaranteed a healthy livelihood, not in the face of the current rates of cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimers and allergies. We need a new food system.

Modern Life Is Probably Screwed by Peak Oil, But It's Not Too Late to Avoid Mass Starvation

Modern Life Is Probably Screwed by Peak Oil, But It's Not Too Late to Avoid Mass Starvation

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. November 19, 2009.
The challenge of feeding 7 or 8 billion people while oil supplies are falling is stupefying. It'll be even greater if governments keep pretending that it isn't going to happen.

Why There Are More Than 1 Million Hungry Kids in the U.S.

Why There Are More Than 1 Million Hungry Kids in the U.S.

Sarah Newman, Takepart AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2009.
Those shouldering the burden of this economic crisis are barely surviving.

Rebellious Teens Should Have Rebellious Diets

Rebellious Teens Should Have Rebellious Diets

Sarah Newman, Takepart. November 16, 2009.
Kids are obsessed with self-expression. So why are their food choices so monotonous?

Lab-Grown Meat: The Answer to Animal Cruelty and Environmental Ruin From Feedlots?

Lab-Grown Meat: The Answer to Animal Cruelty and Environmental Ruin From Feedlots?

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. November 13, 2009.
If and when lab-grown meat begins filling the processed-food troughs of the masses, will the Oscar Mayer wiener-eaters of the world even notice?

MIT: Eating Local Food Is the Key to Solving Our Obesity Epidemic

MIT: Eating Local Food Is the Key to Solving Our Obesity Epidemic

Tara Lohan, AlterNet: PEEK. November 11, 2009.
It's nice to hear someone other than Michael Pollan driving that point home.

Despite Censorship By Beef Magnate, Michael Pollan Spreads Message About the Real Price of Cheap Food

Despite Censorship By Beef Magnate, Michael Pollan Spreads Message About the Real Price of Cheap Food

AlterNetNovember 9, 2009.
Pollan took on Big Ag and cheap food in a panel discussion, after the protests of a meat industry chairman led to his speech at a University being canceled.

50 Things Restaurant Servers Should Never Do

50 Things Restaurant Servers Should Never Do

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2009.
This a little above the hand-washing kinda thing.

The 10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Food

The 10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Food

WebEcoistOctober 30, 2009.
Which of your favorite dessert snacks contains beef fat? How about beaver anal glands? Find out below.

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. October 28, 2009.
Cheap gas and cheap chuck remain American birthrights to loopy libertarians like Beck.

What's So Scary About Michael Pollan? Why Corporate Agriculture Tried to Censor His University Speech

What's So Scary About Michael Pollan? Why Corporate Agriculture Tried to Censor His University Speech

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. October 28, 2009.
Agribusiness is trying to combat Pollan's message of sustainable, healthy eating.

Can Your Diet Make You Happy?

Can Your Diet Make You Happy?

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. October 26, 2009.
What you eat and how you cook it can help stave off depression. What are the best foods to eat?

A Mini Solution to the Coming Food Crisis

A Mini Solution to the Coming Food Crisis

R.J. Ruppenthal, Chelsea Green Publishing. October 23, 2009.
What if each of us could produce just 10 percent of our own food at home? What a huge difference that would make.

Mad Cowboys, Skinny Bitches, and Vegan Freaks: 10 Books for Your Cruelty-Free Diet Library

Mad Cowboys, Skinny Bitches, and Vegan Freaks: 10 Books for Your Cruelty-Free Diet Library

Mickey Z., Planet Green. October 20, 2009.
These vegan volumes offer much more than food for thought.

Is This 12-Year-Old the Next Michael Pollan?

Is This 12-Year-Old the Next Michael Pollan?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 16, 2009.
Seriously, this kid knows his food politics.

Lester Brown: How to Mobilize to Save Civilization

Lester Brown: How to Mobilize to Save Civilization

Lester R. Brown, Climate Progress. October 14, 2009.
The world renown environmentalist writes about his new book and lays out the devastating impacts unrestricted emissions of greenhouse gases will have on food and water.

Rachel Maddow Takes on the Man Doing Corporate Agribusiness's Dirty Work

Rachel Maddow Takes on the Man Doing Corporate Agribusiness's Dirty Work

Paula Crossfield, Civil Eats. October 8, 2009.
Rachel Maddow continues her work pulling back the layers of American politics to expose underhanded and manipulative lobbying tactics to the public.

Pig and Turkey Farming in the Inner City: One Woman's Amazing Adventures in Taking Urban Farming Beyond the Garden Plot

Pig and Turkey Farming in the Inner City: One Woman's Amazing Adventures in Taking Urban Farming Beyond the Garden Plot

Twilight Greenaway, Culinate. October 7, 2009.
Dumpster diving for her hungry pigs is only one of the many hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking adventures Novella Carpenter experienced in taking urban farming to a new level.

Is Soy the Ticket to Good Health or Infertility? Here's the Scoop

Is Soy the Ticket to Good Health or Infertility? Here's the Scoop

Sarah Irani, EcoSalon. October 3, 2009.
Some tout soy products as a panacea for health and wellness, while others swear that soy is a sure ticket to infertility and "man boobs." What are the facts?

New Big Ag Push to Fight World Hunger Misses What Organic Ag Is Already Doing

New Big Ag Push to Fight World Hunger Misses What Organic Ag Is Already Doing

Timothy LaSalle, AlterNet. September 29, 2009.
There's no honest assessment of the limits of dead-end chemical agriculture in playing a leading role in actually feeding people.