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Tag Archives: sustainable agriculture
Healthy vs. local
Those of us who work on local food issues often seem like a homogeneous group. We all believe the current food system is broken, and we all put our faith in local food to fix it. But on closer inspection, … Continue reading
Feeding the world
Today, on a personal Facebook page, I received a message forwarded from Food Democracy Now. “We regret to inform you, but late last week Congress succeeded in passing Section 735, aka the Monsanto Protection Act . . . Once again, … Continue reading
What “local” means
Mac Stone, chair of the National Organic Standards Board, spoke yesterday at the annual conference of the Organic Association of Kentucky, making a case for what “organic” means these days, that the consumer can trust the term even as it … Continue reading
Does school food need the nugget?
The chicken nugget is the apotheosis of school lunch, for good and ill. It is the food that all children will eat, and many school food service directors believe it serves their most important goal — to feed children. Yet … Continue reading
La Vida Local 