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Bees are the new peak oil In what Rep. Dennis Cardoza, chair of the House horticulture and organic agriculture subcommittee, is calling a “full-fledged crisis,” a whopping 36 per cent of commercial hives have vanished already this year. Considering that 1/3 of our food supply depends on the little buggers for pollination, we’d call [...]

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A flood of bad news That devastating mid-west flooding is affecting more than corn prices–Elanor surveys the damage, including the massive contamination of Iowa’s drinking water–at the Ethicurean.
It’s final Congress overrode Bush’s veto and pushed the Farm Bill through on Wednesday.
Frozen food (prices) in Mexico In response to the skyrocketing price of food, Mexican president [...]

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(image courtesy of R. Stevens of Diesel Sweeties, via lolpresident)
But what’s his food policy? Congrats to Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama. A few weeks ago, an interview regarding his agriculture policies was posted to the Tufts Comfood listserv. Jill Richardson, aka orangeclouds115 of Daily Kos, dissects his answers over at Golden Apple Press.
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For some, food shortage a political opportunity Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe, up for re-election later this month, is leveraging the hunger of the country’s citizens in an outrageous scheme where only those who can produce party registration cards get food aid. (ABC News)
For others, local food is worth a gamble California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and [...]

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It’s settled Menu Foods Inc and other pet food companies involved in last year’s massive recall and resulting scandal have agreed to settle with pet owners for $24 million. (Reuters)
A penny a pound Burger King and Coalition of Immokalee Workers reached an agreement, too– one that will earn tomato pickers an extra penny a pound, [...]

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The web is awash in stories about green drinks today. Our cup runneth over! Bear with us — sometimes you just can’t stem the tide of foody — or in this case, drinky — puns.
Got organic milk? All organic milk is not created equal. Check out Tom Phillpott’s breakdown on organic milk [...]

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We at Eat Well must admit that the 2007 Farm Bill boggles our minds as much as it does anyone else’s.  Luckily, others in the blogosphere are breaking it down for us as the House and Senate approach an agreement.
A doozy of a boondoggle At Common Dreams, Christopher D. Cook, author of Diet for a [...]

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Whoever it is, will they “Eat the View?” The race to be the next Democratic presidential nominee is pretty much down to the wire. Whoever the next president turns out to be, crafty kitchen garden enthusiasts are using On Day One, an online compilation of citizen’s ideas, to encourage him or her to plant [...]

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Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World
(New York Times)- The year round sale of exotic fruits and vegetables at grocery stores has become commonplace. However, the true environmental cost of shipping food around the world is staggering, not only because of the carbon emissions, but also because of excess packaging. Tesco, a British supermarket [...]

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