Archive for the 'Tidbits' Category

Tidbits: Local Food Restraint Order, Whole Grains, Activia, and Chinese Food

March 3rd, 2008

Conspiracy Theory: Actually, this is real. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has many restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the local food movement by effectively preventing farmers in many areas from growing most fruits and vegetables. Farmers who do grow non-commodity crops on their land lose subsidies on that […]

Tidbits: Tokyo, Egg Rolls, rBGH, Honeybees, and more

February 17th, 2008

New Food Capital: With 191 Michelin-rated restaurants, Tokyo has pulled into first place in the competition for top food honors. The people in this city seriously care about their food, and it has gourmets and gourmands flocking in from around the world to taste its treats. From Newsweek.
Mandating Eat Local: When the country […]

Tidbits: “Healthy Pop Tarts,” Cloned Meat, Cocoa Shortage, and More

January 22nd, 2008

Whole Grain Junk Food: Kellogg has announced that they are releasing a whole grain version of Pop Tarts. This is all so that they can fool parents into thinking they’re serving their kids healthy food now. (Pop Tarts will never be healthy.) FOX News has let us know about this in style […]

Tidbits: Fish Farms, Schools Go Local and Healthy, Edible Eyes, and More

January 12th, 2008

A Fishy Plan: Two federal agencies, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are going ahead with plans to open up the Gulf of Mexico to fish farms. This is all despite loud protests from united environmentalists and commercial fishermen, two groups usually at odds with each […]

Tidbits: Raw Milk, Locavorianism, and More

January 4th, 2008

Dairy in the Raw: As states endeavor to outlaw raw milk (milk that hasn’t been pasteurized to remove bacteria), its advocates are fighting back, saying it has great health benefits (assuming it doesn’t make you sick first). It’s still legal in 28 states, though. California recently all but outlawed the product, sending raw […]

Tidbits: Michael Pollan, Cattle, Beer, and More

January 3rd, 2008

A New Kind of Eating Disorder: The word is out on Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food. Now why would you need to defend food? Everybody eats, right? Not the way they should be, Pollan claims: Individuals (as well corporations and governments) are focusing too much on the nutrient […]

Tidbits: Cranberries, Bees, Food Trends, and More

December 27th, 2007

This is the first of our Tidbit posts, a rundown of what’s currently happening in the food world. A tidbit, is, of course, a morsel of tasty food, and so we thought it would only be appropriate to call this series Tidbits. We’ll post these at least weekly, more if there’s a lot […]