Seems like all the good food stories I find start with an amazingly dedicated person. Someone who decides to work on making things better, often as a volunteer. Someone with [ … ]
Good, Clean, Fair Food on the Web
For someone who loves information, the internet can be both a wonderful temptation and and a hopeless disappointment. The good, the bad, the well-researched and the total garbage all sit [ … ]
Thinking About Food Miles and Carbon Footprints with Common Sense.
I know this might sound pompous (my daughter’s favorite word these days), but I have some free advice about eating. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist or a [ … ]
School Lunches 2: The Promise of Feeding Kids Well and Saving the World.
In my last post, I suggested that school lunches are a reflection of our society’s crazy relationship to food. And there is no doubt that evidence for what Michael Pollan [ … ]
School Lunches 1: Shedding Some Light on “Hot Lunch.”
I have to admit that my 3rd grader doesn’t eat school lunches. She has tried what the kids call “hot lunch” exactly 3 times in her entire public school career. [ … ]
Better Banana Smoothies help with Spring Fever
I’m here to promote better eating. Not perfect eating, just better eating. I try to buy as much locally-grown organic food as possible, but winter season is humbling. Months of [ … ]
If Things Fall Apart, What Will You Eat?
Maybe we really have reached our limits. David Korten, author, lecturer, and founder of Yes magazine, believes we have. He believes that climate change, peak oil, and the meltdown of [ … ]
Food Facts: Milk Labels, Choices, and rBGH
Milk is big in our house. We eat ice cream, butter, cheese, and yogurt. I love my morning coffee with just enough half-and-half to turn it a lovely shade of [ … ]
A Minnesota Farmer Takes on Farm Subsidies, and Creates a Stir
Jack Hedin is a Minnesota organic farmer who grows food for local markets. He wants to expand his operation to help meet the growing demand for his produce. The way [ … ]
Why Eating Locally Really IS a Silver Bullet.
I admit that I am not the most rational person in the world. When faced with big choices, weighing the pros and cons is not how I behave. My decisions [ … ]