http://www.foodjourn.com A Healthy Serving of This and That Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:20:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=28 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 ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=25 There's a new kid on the block offering fresh, local, gourmet food on the streets of the the American capital. Food from street vendors has never been considered gourmet in any city, but residents of Washington, D.C., will tell you that there's been a real dearth of decent food on their ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=26 I have been thinking a lot recently about local and seasonal eating and what I am and am not willing to give up. I just read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, where she and her family spend a year growing most of their own food on their farm ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=24 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 ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=23 If you care to venture past the railroad yards in northwestern Birmingham, Alabama, and go north a block, you'll find a conglomeration of food distributors along Finley Avenue. Buried in the middle of this is the Jefferson County Truck Growers Association, the only farmer's market open this time of ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=19 Editor's Note: All commentary pieces represent the author's opinions. These are meant to spark a discussion of the issues at stake. We encourage you to use the comments feature to post your response to this commentary. Although I have yet to read Michael Pollan's new book In Defense of ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=18 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 ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=17 I just simply couldn't resist it: I had to make something sweet tonight. So I made two sweet things. Just the other day, you see, I was minding my own business at my local grocer when I saw something I couldn't resist. It was a bag of 10 ripe ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=15 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 ... http://www.foodjourn.com/?p=14