Category: Food Issues and Politics

Madison Gives Up Meat

“From this day forward I declare that I am a vegetarian!” About two weeks ago Madison issued the above proclomation citing animal rights and just the overall “gross texture” of meat as her reasons for forever forsaking meat.  (I suspect it also had something to do with the fact that her mother has NO IDEA

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My Farmers Market Manifesto

I know I’ve mentioned it a million times before, but I love shopping at Farmers Markets.  It’s kinda like church for me.  Not the sermon-y part, (well sometimes,) but the after-service socializing – where you visit with friends you haven’t seen all week and catch up on the latest news and gossip.  I always feel

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Where Did Your Produce Sleep Last Night?

I really can’t remember when I first heard about the farm to table concept.  It could have been three years ago reading “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle”; watching Top Chef or maybe it was just cruising random food blogs.  Regardless, I was taken with the concept and quickly began implementing it at home. For the uninitiated, farm

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HFCS – High Fructose Corn Syrup (or what I call “Here Fatty Consume Some”)

If you are what you eat, then surely we will be a nation of (sweetened) corn on the cob within the next decade.  High Fructose Corn Syrup is in everything.  I know this because I actually did a little research for this post.  A quick Google search for “high fructose corn syrup” results in page

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Organic or Local?

Well.  My answer is kinda neither.  And sorta both.  Let me explain. I think when it comes to making smart, healthy and sustainable food choices people should consider not only organic or local, but seasonal as well.  This explanation could get a little long, but bear with me – I swear you’ll look at how

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