We’re back in the R months and the weather is getting colder. To me, this means one thing: Shellfish is in season again! I know, I know, you’re thinking, shellfish? But shellfish are high in cholesterol! That’s sort of true. But according to the statement on what seafood you should eat released by the FDA [...]
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Eat Locally-Grown, Seasonal Produce
Here’s another reason to eat locally-grown, seasonal produce. NPR reports on Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland:How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, talks about why today’s fruit has less nutritional value and less flavor than the same fruit did 50 years ago. “As one large Florida farmer said, ‘I don’t get paid a [...]
Know Where Your Food Comes From
The Deadliest Food Illness Outbreak in 25 Years The CDC posted on their website that as of 9am on Tuesday morning, 116 persons have been infected and 25 people have died in the recent outbreak of listeria bacteria related to cantaloupe.The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas [...]
Old School Cookbook
I just got this in the mail, and I’m pretty excited about it. Originally published in 1833, The American Frugal Housewife is “dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy,” and was written by a woman calling herself Mrs. Child. She turns out to be Lydia Maria Child, who was a novelist, journalist, American [...]
Sustainable Farming, continued
This is kind of a dark parody, but it’s good information on the way meat is conventionally raised and slaughtered. The Meatrix:
A Week in the Life of a Sustainable Chicken Farmer
The Huffington Post has a really neat series called Food Informants, a week-in-the-life series that profiles people in the food world. This week features Terry and Jane Levan, who own and operate a 20 acre pastured poultry farm outside Lexington, Texas. This warmed my heart: 6:30am: The post office calls to let me know that [...]
