There was an excellent piece on Civil Eats today about attitudes toward healthy, local, and organic foods. Here’s a snippet:
Versatile Hot Pot Recipe for a Winter Pot Luck
January 13, 2011 By
How to prepare a traditional Chinese hot pot.
Egg Producers Accused of Price Fixing
January 13, 2011 By
Food service industry giant Sodexo Inc. has accused several egg producers of artificially inflating the costs of eggs over the last decade. Egg prices have more than doubled in the last ten years, with a 40% increase in price in 2008 alone.
WikiLeaks: GMO Conspiracy in the US Government
January 13, 2011 By
We know that biotechnology companies like Monsanto have some big-time money (and therefore big-time clout in our government), but a cable on WikiLeaks gives an idea of how far the biotech industry’s influence goes.
State of the World 2011 Launches in NYC Today
January 12, 2011 By
Today the Worldwatch Institute launches its flagship publication, State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet in New York City. The report spotlights successful agricultural innovations and unearths major successes in preventing food waste, building resilience to climate change, and strengthening farming in cities.
How to Make Craft Chocolate
January 12, 2011 By
Rick and Michael Mast of Brooklyn-based Mast Chocolate talk about how they make their pure “bean to bar” craft chocolate.
Wireless Power in Your Food
January 12, 2011 By
Some day, you may be able to heat a single-sized serving cup of soup up at your desk, without a microwave, stove or even a match. It would be done with just the pull of a tab!
