Raj Patel – The Cost of Food
The Cost of Food is a recording of Raj Patel’s keynote at the College of the Atlantic’s food conference Food for Thought, Time for Action: Sustainable food, farming and fisheries for the 21st century, October 2009.
Author: GoodFood World
Taylor Shellfish Farms, Bow WA
Taylor Shellfish Farms, now managed by Bill and Paul Taylor, has a long family history of growing and harvesting shellfish, and leadership in regional water quality initiatives. In the 1880s, J.Y. Waldrip – the Taylor’s great-grandfather and an erstwhile rancher and gold miner – settled in Puget Sound to farm Olympic oysters. Today, a fifth generation is involved in the family operation.
Pacific Northwest Shellfish – Clean Water and Good Food
While discriminating diners consider a platter full of oysters on the half shell a treat, most don’t realize those bivalves provided a necessary environmental service by filtering and cleaning the water in which they lived. Washington’s Puget Sound produces clams and oysters that are considered among the highest quality and safest seafood products in the world.
Take a Tour of Natural Products Expo East
On his first assignment, our Northeast correspondent Richard Romano surveys the Natural Products Expo East trade show and conference. During his trek through the aisles, …
Chips Ahoy! Natural Products Expo East, Small But Concentrated
On his first assignment, our Northeast correspondent Richard Romano surveys the Natural Products Expo East tradeshow and conference. During his trek through the aisles, Richard sampled everything from organic, kosher peanut butter puffs to organic Bavarian beer.
What is Organic Food and Why Should I Care?
What is organic food? Why should I care? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, here are the answers. Unlike marketing claims such as “natural,” …
Cornucopia Institute: Scrambled Eggs
The recall in August of more than half a billion eggs tainted with salmonella threw a sudden spotlight on the egg supply chain. The resulting investigation of the causes pointed to the food supply and the condition of the barns and surrounding grounds where the laying hens were housed as potential sources of infection. The resulting media attention caused consumers to begin to question the industrialized system in which their food is produced; more and more the are asking for the story behind their food.
Appetite for Change by Warren Belasco
In this engaging inquiry, originally published in 1989 and now fully updated for the twenty-first century, Warren J. Belasco considers the rise of the “counter cuisine” in the 1960s, the subsequent success of mainstream businesses in turning granola, herbal tea, and other “revolutionary” foodstuffs into profitable products; the popularity of vegetarian and vegan diets; and the increasing availability of organic foods.