By Jana McNally I cried about blueberries a few days ago. I really don’t cry that much anymore and rarely about food, although I did once cry about lettuce. During the summer of 1997, my husband, Ivor, and I were…

Salsa Gazpacho This comes with high commendations from a participant in our recent Just Eating class. (She also taps her own maple trees and cooks down the sap for maple syrup.) 2 large tomatoes or more 2 tsp fresh lime…

Albert Einstein once said that if the bees disappeared, “man would have only four years of life left”. The die-off happening around the U.S. and some parts of Europe is serious for beekeepers, farmers and all us. Since the 1980s,…

posted by Fritz Gutwein In 2007, the U.S. Congress is expected to reauthorize the farm bill. This piece of legislation is about farms and farmers, but its scope is even broader. The Farm Bill touches everyone in this country (and…

In December 1998, hog prices in Central Missouri nosedived to a record low of seven and a half cents per pound, far below the cost of production. The low prices, coupled with corporate overproduction and rapidly-growing concentration in the industry,…

Modern agriculture could easily be called fossil fuel farming due to the dependence on petroleum and natural gas for food production, processing and distribution. In fact, livestock production (beef, pork, chicken, etc.) accounts for 18% of all the global warming…

This is an interview about globalization and agriculture with Miguel Altieri, Ph.D., a Chilean pioneer in developing the concept and best practices of agroecology. The interview is by Arty Mangan. AM: You do a lot of work in Latin America…

Locavore: someone who eats locally grown food. Thirteen plant foods can be grown successfully anywhere in the continental United States. These can be eaten locally and in season without needing to import them from afar. 1. Apples 2. Lettuce 3….

My now teenage son thinks I’m crazy. The feeling is mutual. His recent comment was “Why are you always talking about organic. Pesticides aren’t bad for me.” Well, I am no longer a teenager, and therefore am not immortal. So…

People often say farmers market food is too expensive. The authors of Eat Local Challenge are intent on debunding this myth with their Penny-Wise Eat Local Challenge, launched last week. The challenge is to eat on a budget based on…