Reflections on Slow Food Nation
Slow Food Nation put on an amazing celebration of the local, sustainable, delicious food we all value - with a beautiful Victory Garden in front of City Hall the most moving and memorable element. It convinced me it’s time to put a ...

[Analysis] The politics of food aid
For years, even decades, they have been sounding the alarm on what the international community has only recently recognized as a food crisis. But the crisis, they say, is not new. In fact, it has been decades in the making. ...

The Aftermath of Slow Food Nation
Now that the first Slow Food Nation is a thing of the past, the press (and all of us foodies) are getting a chance to weigh in with our opinions. I really like what Chef Kurt Michael Fries said on Grist. He addresses the charge that ...

Mexican Food Company Switching to Biodegradable Packaging
Grupo Bimbo, Mexico's largest producer of baked goods, announced this week it will be replacing its plastic packaging with a new biodegradable plastic in all main supermarkets and retail outlets in Mexico City. The new plastic packaging ...

World leaders ignored FAO warning on global food crisis: Diouf
PRETORIA (AFP) — UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) chief Jacques Diouf Thursday said world leaders had ignored warnings on the current food crisis and rising costs. "No one can say that we did not inform well ahead of time. ...

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
This blog grew out of a second-year master's-level course each Fall on "Determinants of US Food Policy," at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Students and alumni frequently share comments and ...

Back to the Garden
Regulars traded hellos and stories and recipes with the farmers who brought their food. Free water stations, generously located everywhere, reduced an estimated 100000 water bottles from being sold and discarded. ...

GearDeal: Emergency food kit with 275 servings lasts 20 years - $74.99
I’ve been accused of keeping food a little too long in the refrigerator. So much so that I’ve noticed my daughter now … [visit site to read more]

Dealzmodo: Ultimate Never Leave Home Food Kit, 275 Meals for $75
Weird sh*t happens, and having a few days of extra food never hurts. Problem is much of that stuff requires water to make. So, have clean water around and... Well, see my above general paranoia about being prepared. ...

Dealzmodo: Ultimate Never Leave Home Food Kit, 275 Meals for $75
Or, you know, stores of canned food. Too bad my generator is in storage several states away... As someone who's been through major floods, and ice storms resulting in no electricity/running water for weeks on end, I've found I'd rather ...

Dealzmodo: Ultimate Never Leave Home Food Kit, 275 Meals for $75
Probably doesn't taste too bad, probably not as good as MRE's. Wonder how much water a bucket of food would take to re-hydrate? Barry99705.

Dealzmodo: Ultimate Never Leave Home Food Kit, 275 Meals for $75
Consolidate your trips with this emergency food kit. Lasting up to 20 years, the bucket contains 275 meals worth of sustenance so you never have to leave the house. And since you save $10 by ordering online, you could potentially never ...

Somalia Battered by Drought, Food Shortages, Worsening Violence
Two-thirds of Mogadishu’s population—700000 people—has fled the city for Somalia’s harsh countryside, “where they lack access to food, clean water, basic health care, livelihoods, and support networks.” ...

Somalia Battered by Drought, Food Shortages, Worsening Violence
Imagine that on your lunch break you purchase gourmet food from the window of a 1962 Airstream trailer. In Seattle, the chefs from Skillet are making this possible. Skillet goes to different street corners every day concocting meals ...