By now, many of you have heard of the show/movement called “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”. For those who haven’t: in response to a CDC report that cited Huntington, WV as the most unhealthy city in America, British Chef Jamie Oliver decided to kick-off his U.S. food revolution. He began by addressing the food being served [...]
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Read, Then Digest 8-14-09
Posted in August 14th, 2009
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Turns out the beef recall was due to salmonella. Share on Facebook
Read, Then Digest
Posted in August 7th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
The Discovery Channel’s SHARK WEEK is bringing attention to the horrors of a certain Asian cuisine. Michelle Obama makes a return visit to Good Stuff. I recommend Spike’s Sunnyside (a bacon cheese burger with a fried egg on top). Another Type 1 beef recall. New food safety bill to the rescue! Civil Eats has a [...]
Read, Then Digest
Posted in July 31st, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Food Safety Act passes! Look here to see how your congressmen voted. Slow Food has a great post about saving the Gravenseteins. Millions of people have quit drinking soft drinks. Here are the Top 9 reasons why. Obama Foodrama has a great recap on yesterday’s Beer Summit. Who would have thought there were so many [...]
Almost a New Food Safety Bill?
Posted in July 30th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Today’s Washington Post features a short but informative article about the House’s vote on the new Food Safety bill. This stems of course from the numerous large-scale recalls that have taken place in the last year including tomatoes, spinach and frozen cookie dough. The bill failed to pass the House today as it was brought [...]
Save Our Safety Net
Posted in July 29th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
For those of you who have been living under a rock lately, the economy is dreadful. The District has been no exception. The Mayor has proposed about $100 million in budget cuts that will disproportionatly affect the hungry and the homeless. $52 million of those cuts are coming from Human Support Services and Other Low-Income [...]
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Posted in July 24th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Our friends at Beyond Bread picked tons of corn in their Glean for the City initiative. Jessica Biel has a bad habit of wasting food. Don’t mess with Texas, especially when it comes to restaurant waste. Chris over at First Helping explores how the recession has affected homelessness. With the Locavore movement gaining steam, local [...]
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Posted in July 17th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Eating Liberally provides us with the story of a town in Australia has called for a ban on the sale of bottled water. Our friends over at Civil Eats chronicle their adventures in roof-top gardening. La Vida Locavore is excited about Jay Inslee’s new House bill to raise funds and awareness for community gardens. [...]
Wal-Mart: Champion of Sustainability?
Posted in July 16th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Who would have thought that one of the most controversial corporations in America would be the first to start one of the biggest greening projects in retail? The Big Money Blog’s Marc Gunter reported that Walmart has started a consortium of businesses and universities, including the University of Michigan, that have undertaken the task of [...]
When the Safety Net Rips
Posted in July 15th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
A story in yesterday’s New York Times revealed how close to 300 people are going to lose their food stamp benefits in NYC for failing to disclose the fact that they were legally married. The kicker is that food stamp benefits are based on people living inside the home, not marital status. In some cases [...]