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The 4 biggest mistakes you can make when brewing coffee: here’s how to fix them
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I'm a coffee snob of sorts. I like my coffee my way. French press, fat grounds, timer on the soak, you get the picture. So this article speaks to me.
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* Report critical of State Dept for promoting biotech crops * Monsanto interests mentioned in cables By Carey Gillam May 14 (Reuters) - U.S.
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A survey of food and drink stories from the WebRead the full post on Food Republic »
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A short list of some global food reading materials.
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I love spring. I partially credit my April birthday; but it's also a season that keeps you on your toes. Rain, thunderstorms, HUGE thunderstorms, and this year, snow, all came with my favorite seas...
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It's spring time for real, and time to wax eloquent about what's just around the bend in our kitchens. Let this be the first CSA blog of the year. There will be many, many, more.
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Why lukewarm hot dogs still rule the streets of New York City.
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And right on the heels of the news from Traverse City this morning, here's a NY Times article warning food truck operators that they may in fact be doomed anyway.
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At long last the debate is over... at least for now. We'll see how this goes. I hope there will be a lot of lessons learned on both sides, so that the next time we come to this juncture there is a bit more sanity.
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Concerns about the effect the plans to end direct payments out of the Common Agricultural Policy can have on Scottish farming, has seen the Scotland Office come under fire.
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This from our friends across the pond in Scotland. Think of it as their own version of our Farm Bill problems.
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Over the last decade, though, through the relentless and often creative efforts of organizations and entrepreneurs, a now burgeoning food and farming sector is evident at every turn.
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This is a story I penned, which originally appeared in the Traverse City Business News, April 2013 edition. It's a review of the 2013 Food & Farm Summit in Traverse City.
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RT @laurapcd1: Chicago fast-food and retail workers begin mass walkout | The Raw Story http://t.co/1nPWzdbQ6n
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Fast-food slows down in Chicago. Love the red garbage bag uniforms. Go team!
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Bringing local food to schools: a hard nut to crack
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But there's one thing almost none of this food is: local.
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Certainly a story we know all too well. Though here in NW Michigan we're beginning to have a real impact. My colleague, Diane Conners and our two Food Corps workers, Kirsten and Daniel, are taking the farm to school concept to a new place. Let us know if you're interested in getting local food into your child's school.
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From superbugs in meat to undercover animal abuse bills to farm labor advocacy the week brought both alarm and reform. But hey, there's a gif from the Atlantic maps out America’s growing obesity probl (Yeah, this.
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Look closely at the issues surrounding meat as food. "A government report published in February, which has gained recent attention thanks to EWG, found a disconcertingly large presence of “superbugs” in the meat sold in U.S. supermarkets. Another reason for communities to take action in creating their own local sources of proteins. Who grows and processes the meat you consume? Do you know?
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LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man is trying to use his recognition as this year's national beekeeper of the year to focus attention on a major threat to the industry: colony collapse disorder.
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Colony collapse disorder is still a huge threat to bees and beekeeping.
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Batali and Telepan: As chefs and proprietors of New York City restaurants, we care a great deal about the ingredients going into the dishes we serve to our customers: where they come from, how they’re produced and any health or safety risks they...
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This article hits on two topics of interest for us up here in Michigan. 1. Fracking, and 2. Mario Batali and food.
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A class at UCLA teaches all about the science behind what makes lettuce crispy and coffee bitter, and what makes food taste good or not.
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Ah, the intersection where science and food meet. I think we call it eating.
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I find shopping at a farmers market relaxing: the colors, the smells, the tables spilling over with fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables. It is a feast for the senses.
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Along with our CSA share, farmers markets make up the bulk of my family's three-season purchases. Here are some tips to concentrate your spending on the freshest of foods from you farmers market.
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Meal plans are an excellent way to plan shopping and reduce food waste
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Begin Again wrote: What does it mean to eat organic and... Join Facebook to connect with Begin Again and others you may know. (What does it mean to eat organic and why is it important?
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I've got a thing for food-related infographics.
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A city without much access to fresh produce is getting New Jersey's first mobile food market. (For those of you that think the rolling produce truck in Camden is a great thing, keep in mind one of the things...
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New Jersey always gets beat up, but who cares if you're living in Camden and get a visit from the state's first rolling produce market. Love this!
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As the public’s appetite grows for locally grown eats, so do the smart marketing campaigns designed to help local farmers, and foster more of them.
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And here I thought we were ahead of the game. Northwest Michigan is about to debut an entirely reworked Taste the Local Difference marketing/branding program. Stay tuned. Though, we've been at it for a decade already.
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Patrick Holden was a naive hippie in the ’70s when he started Bwlchwernen Fawr—now the oldest established organic dairy farm in Wales. Fourty years later, Holden asks the question: How can we be more accountable?
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This photographic report exposes the proliferation of processed foods in the western diet and in the diets of many developing countries the world over. Is it any wonder that we are seeing increases in diet & lifestyle related diseases?
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I think we might be just as astounded at the differences between various groups and the way they eat in the US. Whether socio-economic, ethnic, or geographic differences, it would be a diverse examination.
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West Virginia food is grown and hunted according to the seasons. Nothing is wasted. Meat is eaten, surplus crops are put up to be eaten throughout the year.
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Wouldn't you love to have a county commissioner that's also a dietician and local foods advocate? [Insert photo of me raising my hand here.] Go Stacy, go!
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Your computer crashes, you spill coffee all over yourself and a client bails last-minute on your lunch meeting. Have no fear -- your day can still be...
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Guess I could say this is a frequent issue. It's good to have some type of system in place to recover. What do you use to reset your daily path when things aren't going as planned?
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If you look at the prevalence of GMOs in our food industry and government and at how the genetic engineering industry itself behaves, you may find it seems remarkably similar to a “zombie apocalypse”.
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I'm following up my most favorite ever #infographic (Why Buy Local?) with this informational piece on GMO crops. This one wins as having my favorite opening line. If you're not a Walking Dead fan, look it up.
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This video, as part of the Nexus Interview Series, centres around the question "What does the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus mean to you?" It features Abuz... (Nexus Dialogue: What Does the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus Mean to You?
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Up here in the Great Lakes region, we take water for granted. That's especially true when we consider our food needs. It's just going to be there. This quick video reminds us that in many parts of the world (and in parts of the US) water and food issues are intertwined.
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Lately there's been a bunch of hype about reforming and rewriting New Orleans' laws regulating food trucks. In February, City Council President Stacy Head twice proposed major deregulatory changes to
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This is a harsh story about the prevalent trend of mega-corporations shouldering into the food truck business in big cities. Unfortunately you'll have to read all the way to the bottom to see there are also many legitimate small-time food truckers out there doing great work for communities.
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We have little diversity left in our commodity crops. Anyone who's gone through a jr. high school Earth science class can tell you that this is a disaster waiting to happen. Do we need another dust bowl to wake us up, or worse, a devasting organism attacking a huge piece of our food systems?