It’s the first beautiful weekend in months… Its been a very long winter and it seemed like spring would never arrive in Upstate NY. I’m keeping this roundup short & sweet. Happy Sunday! Happy Sunshine! Happy Springtime! -Christina Dr. Marion Nestle tells us how to get involved in the 2012 Farm Bill. She also has…
Tag: food politics
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
So.Many.Good.Links.Start.Reading.Now.It.Will.Take.You.All.Week. Enjoy. -Christina THIS WEEK IN FOOD Ohhhh Bittman. I love you. He reveals on his NYTIMES Opinionator Column why he is currently fasting…On his NYTimes blog he shares some of his fasting experience, Link-love on Hunger, Poverty & Budget Cuts and finally, his thoughts on Hunger as a Disease. Wonderful, wonderful pieces. Sooo if…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
{The Produce Project, Capital District Community Gardens, Troy, NY} NEWS The news from Japan keeps getting worse, two stories broke on Saturday about Japan’s food supply. The first, high levels of radioactivity found in the food supply 90 miles from troubled nuclear plant. Immediately following the announcement, fear spread that the “brand” of Japan’s food…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
Due to our {unexpected} blog vacation last week, this edition will cover many news items, recipes, food projects and commentaries from the past two weeks… -Christina Ride Mama Ride?!! RIIIIIIIDE Pleeeeeeesssse. NEWS Hot off the press, Stop & Shop calls for a voluntary recall of Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy & Super-Chucky Peanut Butter (another peanut…
{weekend reading} MEGA edition
There are a lot of links below; slow “big news story” week but many, many kick-arse articles, blog posts and commentaries on our food system. Before I commence, I must share a little fact with you. My husband is a public employee union rep, so the first link will go to the tense situation in…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
Let’s begin with what I hope is a weekly link- Bittman’s newest opinion & blog pieces. F-U-N! First up, Is “Eat Real Food” Unthinkable? Then his follow-up blog piece Beyond the Acronyms – he lists and discusses his sources, including giving major props to Dr. Marion Nestle… a major voice on this here weekly post….
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
No recipes this week as I did a Super Bowl recipe roundup & link love post on Friday. I have updated it with more recipe links if you wanna take another looksie. Happy Reading! -Christina First link will go to Michael Kilpatrick. Who is Michael Kilpatrick? An up & coming farm owner, Kilpatrick Family Farm,…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
Hey folks; Hope you liked my piece on Bittman’s move to end his “Minimalist” column to becoming a member of the Op-Ed pages & begin a new column for the NYT Magazine…My piece (and true confession) on Taco Bell should be coming later today or early this week. In the meantime, link galore. You will…
Goodbye Minimalist. Hello…
{Mr Bittman at mile 4 (?), Mohawk Hudson River Marathon, October 2010} …Food Policy Commentator. I don’t usually write an entire post on a weekend reading topic, but two items were of great interest this week and I felt they both deserved some exposition. First, the unfortunate but not surprising issue with Taco Bell’s “beef”…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL edition
Busy week in food-related news…I say this every week. It still amazes me, now that I concentrate my news topics to “food” how many stories there are in one week. Before I get to the linking bonanza there are two pieces of housekeeping to attend to: 1) One of my favorite cooking blogs, the kitchn,…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL edition
What.a.week. My food project resolution post was featured on WordPress’ “Freshly Pressed” front page feature AND as the featured post in the food, travel and recipes tag pages. We received thousands of views and can barely keep up with all the positive feedback we’re getting (Thank you and welcome new readers!!!). Back in real life,…
{New Year} Projects to Keep Me on My Toes!
I started this food group and blog to give me something tangible and productive outside of my work & family while also being relevant in my day-to-day life and feeding my passion of all things food, photography, cooking, community, politics and friendship. Food is everywhere and in our house, food is life or death. After…
{weekend reading} Weekday Edition 2011
Okay, so I pondered and reflected in yesterday’s weekend reading and now its time to get back to business at hand- current food-related goodies happening NOW! Not last November, that would be sooo 2010. This WR is very recipe heavy because honestly, post-holidaze & three birthdays (yup, me, my husband & my son all have…
{New Year} Loco for Local
Just like everyone else who writes for this blog, I tend to avoid making New Years Resolutions. It seems like a loaded, sentimental effort that for most people tends to not pan out. This year, however, I have been considering my resolution for some time and feel ready to make a sincere commitment. As we…
{weekday reading} Post-Holidaze Edition
We’re back from our holiday break and ready for what 2011 has in-store for us! Before we get back into the full swing of things; meaning our New Year Resolutions and Reflections, an exciting cookbook giveaway and an announcement of our first-ever event, I’m doing a few housekeeping posts. First, all the lovely food news,…
