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Politics of the Plate: Market Forces
Whole Foods asks a small-scale competitor to divulge its trade secrets—and failure to comply could land its CEO in jail.
12.08.08
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Politics of the Plate: Substandard Seafood
The USDA proposes criteria for organic fish that will confuse customers and undermine a $23-billion-plus industry.
11.24.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- labeling,
- seafood
food politics
The Gourmet Q + A: Joshua Viertel
The president of Slow Food USA talks about where the next generation of American foodies may be headed.
11.21.08
- Keywords
- joshua viertel,
- slow food,
- sustainability,
- q + a,
- nutrition/diet
food politics
Politics of the Plate: GM Birth Control?
A disturbing study suggests that a diet containing genetically engineered corn could have frightening effects on the odds of infertility.
11.19.08
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The Gourmet Q + A: George McGovern
The former senator on the spiritual motivation behind his work on hunger issues, and the challenges in store for President Barack Obama.
11.05.08
- Keywords
- jocelyn c. zuckerman,
- food policy,
- q + a,
- george mcgovern,
- agriculture
food politics
Politics of the Plate: A Dirty Trick, and the Problem with Plastic
Concentrated animal feeding lots will be free to contaminate waterways, and a compound in plastic bottles might not be safe after all.
11.04.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- beef,
- organics market
food politics
Politics of the Plate: An Organic Loophole, and an Outdated Recall
A proposed rule requires organic cows to graze outdoors, and the FDA covers up an oversight by backdating a recall on contaminated cookies.
10.27.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- beef,
- organics market
travel + culture
The Town That Food Saved
Hardwick’s economic future was dim, until a chain of events turned it into one of the most important food towns in America.
10.20.08
- Keywords
- ben hewitt,
- organics market,
- nutrition/diet,
- farms + fish,
- culinary culture
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Waiting for the Rain to Stop
Don’t let the huge machinery fool you. Family farming is one of the last bastions of manual labor in America.
10.17.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
magazine
Politics of the Plate: Greens of Wrath
We all want safe spinach. But the measures now being adopted may destroy the land without solving the problem.
November 2008