Archive for the 'Food' Category
McDonald’s and PepsiCo to Help Write UK Health Policy
November 14th, 2010Via: Guardian: The Department of Health is putting the fast food companies McDonald’s and KFC and processed food and drink manufacturers such as PepsiCo, Kellogg’s, Unilever, Mars and Diageo at the heart of writing government policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease, the Guardian has learned. In an overhaul of public health, said by campaign […]
Multiple Independent Lab Tests Confirm Oil in Gulf Shrimp
November 10th, 2010Via: Raw Story: The federal government is going out of its way to assure the public that seafood pulled from recently reopened Gulf of Mexico waters is safe to consume, in spite of the largest accidental release of crude oil in America’s history. However, testing methodologies used by the government to deem areas of water […]
Grain Pains
November 9th, 2010Via: Foreign Policy: LB: While the heat wave in Russia reduced their grain harvest — and I’ll use round numbers and say from 100 million tons to 60 million tons, so they lost 40 million tons — it could have been much worse. If that heat wave had been centered in Chicago, we would have […]
In U.S., 14% Rely on Food Stamps
November 5th, 2010Via: Wall Street Journal: A huge number of American households are still relying on government assistance to buy food as the recession continues to batter families. Food stamp recipients ticked up in August, children consumed millions of free lunches and nearly five million low-income mothers tapped into a government nutrition program for women and young […]
Introduction to Permaculture Design DVD
October 27th, 2010Via: Permaculture Research Institute of Australia: Based on the 72-hour Permaculture Design Certificate Course as devised by Bill Mollison, join Geoff Lawton as he takes you into the world of Permaculture Design and introduces you to a new way of looking at the world. Learn how to apply your design skills by observing, analyzing and […]
China: Vending Machine Sells Live Crabs
October 25th, 2010Via: Japan Probe: The inside of the machine is kept at 5 degrees celsius, a temperature cold enough to make the crabs go into a state of hibernation. A sign states that all the crabs in the machine are fresh: if the crab is dead-on-arrival, they promise to give you three free crabs. Research Credit: […]
New Posts on Farmlet About Slaughtering Chickens
October 25th, 2010I Slaughtered a Chicken for the First Time (With a Little Lot of Help from My Friends) Our First Real Chicken Dinner
Food in Uncertain Times: How to Grow and Store the 5 Crops You Need to Survive
October 25th, 2010The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times by Carol Deppe Via: Chelsea Green: In an age of erratic weather and instability, it’s increasingly important to develop a greater self-reliance when it comes to food. And because of this, more than ever before, farmers are developing new gardening techniques that help achieve a […]
Most Food Grown By Children in Chicago Public School Gardens Must Be Sold or Given Away
October 21st, 2010I’m pretty numb to much of the sludge that falls down this page… but this one is going to haunt me. Via: Chicago Tribune: It’s harvest time in Chicago Public School gardens full of chubby tomatoes, heavy squash and fragrant basil. These urban oases, carefully tended by teachers, students and volunteers, range from several square […]
The Most Disgusting School Lunches
October 20th, 2010Via: Holy Taco: A Harrisonburg, VA school system thought it was a good idea to put photos of their school lunches on their website. But what they didn’t realize is that the food they were taking pictures of was a collection of the most unappetizing piles of garbage you wouldn’t feed to a dying hamster. […]
