The good (food) doctor A Mighty Appetite’s Kim O’Donnel serves up a heartwarming story about Dr. Preston Maring, an ob-gyn from Oakland who has helped install numerous farmers’ markets outside Kaiser Permanente hospitals, set up CSA memberships for medical offices, and gotten fresh local produce onto hospital trays.
Foie gras and farmworkers NY Times op-ed columnist Bob Herbert points out that while many people are concerned about the ducks, Empire State farmworkers don’t have it so easy, either, with no overtime or sick days, or even a required day of rest.
Investigating NC explosion Tuesday morning’s explosion at a North Carolina Con Agra Slim Jim processing plant killed three and injured at least 38 people. Investigators are just now able to enter the facility to see what caused the disaster.
Mixed reviews for Food, Inc. The internet is abuzz with reviews of Food, Inc, which opened in theaters yesterday. Sustainable food advocates dig it, Forbes and Monsanto (who accuses the filmmakers of being one-sided, after refusing to be interviewed for the film) do not. Go figure.
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