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Category Archives: Food
Where Are Your Grocery Dollars Going?
In March, the USDA released the newest figures in a series of data entitled The Food Dollar; an annual breakdown of food prices that tracks where each dollar spent on groceries actually goes. The results are startling. For 2008 (the … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Food, Geopolitics, Labor, Technology, The Economy
Tagged corn, Ethanol, Farm Bill, Farmers, Food Commodities, Food dollar, local food, oil, small farms, Supply and demand, Sustainability
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Japan's Food Future
Much is currently being written about the risk of radioactive contamination in the food and water supplies in Japan. What began as a paranoid prediction last week has come true, with officials discovering low levels of radioactive Iodine, I-131, in … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged BP, Caesium, exports, food shortages, Fukushima, G-7, Gas shortages, Iodine, Japanese earthquake, Mozambique, nuclear disaster, radiation, radioactive contamination, rising Yen, small farmers, Supply and demand, tsunami
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Michael White and Chris Cannon: A Breakup Story
The greatest Italian couple that New York has ever seen is getting a divorce. Last month, Eater reported that chef Michael White and his business partner, restauranteur Chris Cannon, were “heading for splitsville,” effective immediately. Sources say that tensions between … Continue reading
The FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act and a New Era in Food Politics
Late yesterday morning, the Senate voted by a clear majority, 73 to 25, to pass S.510, the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act. The bill, which was passed by the House in 2009, is the first major legislation to affect … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Food, Geopolitics, Labor
Tagged 1938, AAA, Big Ag, corporate interests, Eric Schlosser, FDA, food safety, food security, Glenn Beck, local food, Michael Pollan, modernization, Monsanto, New Deal, S.510, small farms, Steve Green, sustainable food, Tester-Hagan
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Revolution or Orthodoxy: Consider the Edible Schoolyard
Roll out the red carpet, New York: Alice Waters is coming to town. The hero of the food(ie) revolution, chef, and owner of Chez-Panisse is bringing her project, the Edible Schoolyard (ESY), to Brooklyn, and with it, a host of … Continue reading
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