Organic dairy farmers milked dry As dairy prices tank, the USDA has proposed rules “meant to close” loopholes in organic dairy standards that may give industrial organic producers an unfair advantage over smaller, grass-fed producers. Meanwhile, Farm Aid is helping folks get organized.
Getting cultured BoingBoing co-editor Xeni Jardin guest posts a homemade yogurt how-to on GOOD magazine blog.
Making the rounds Foodie guru Michael Pollan is on a whirlwind East Coast book tour. Check him out on Leonard Lopate, the Colbert Report, Democracy Now and in the Baltimore Sun, where he endorses Meatless Mondays.
Local jumps the shark? That’s the Ethicurean’s response to this new ad campaign by Lay’s. Our good friend Dawn from Sustainable Table gives her two cents at USA Today.
Banning BPA This week, the Windy City became the first to ban bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles and sippy cups. Last week, Minnesota became the first state to do the same.
Food Safety Times Last Sunday, the New York Times asked the question: Has eating become more dangerous? Then Thursday, they report that producers, many of which can’t identify the sources of their own ingredients, are putting “the onus for safety” on the consumer.
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