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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:06 PM

Slow Food Nation: Are you ready for the "Woodstock for Foodies".

Are you ready for Slow Food Nation '08? This weekend, in San Francisco, will be the largest celebration of food in America. Come celebrate at the Taste Pavillions; not a double cheeseburger in sight!. A "Woodstock for Foodies" say some ...
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Monday, June 09, 2008 9:13 AM

Do Food Miles Matter?

Do food miles matter? Well, if you are concerned about the impact on greenhouse gases, then maybe not. A recent paper from Christopher L. Weber and H. Scott Matthews in the journal, Environmental Science and Technology ( Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008. 42...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:46 PM

Do you know where your food comes from??

Grist , the Environmental News and Commentary web site has launched a new series articles about food, farming and agriculture. Sow What? is your opportunity to think about where your food comes from, how it got there and what were the environmental consequences...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:29 PM

Do you know where your garlic comes from?

Gilroy, California - right? Home of the Gilroy Garlic Festival ? OK, the central valley of California? Have you considered China? According to the UN FAO, the value of China's exports of garlic has increased from $145 M in 2000, to $482 M in 2005...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:26 PM

Eating Local and Food Safety Issues

I think we were all disappointed when we opened up the Tuesday, August 10, 2007 Honolulu Advertiser when Jan TenBruggencate article about the E. coli outbreak traced to lettuce on Kauai. It seems that 8 people were sickened due to E. coli contamination...
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007 1:24 PM

Buying Local...

On August 6, the New York Times featured an op-ed piece, " Food That Travels Well " from James McWilliams, the author of the 2005 book, "A Revolution in Eating." McWilliams makes many good reasons for eating local: "...freshness...
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Monday, June 04, 2007 7:31 AM

Buying "Fresh" and Buying Local

It's all about "food miles" isn't it? Food miles are the distance food travels from where it is grown to where it is ultimately purchased or consumed by us. Being out in the middle of the Pacific automatically adds an enormous transportation...
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