Sorry for the lack of posts. Busy at home and at school, and to add to the craziness, I decided to start a food blog a little while ago, you know, in my spare time. That’s not a solo project, though, so with a few friends collaborating there should be more frequent posts and less [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food’
Science and Food
Posted in food, science, tagged education, food, science on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Lot of Fuss about Sugar
Posted in food, tagged advertising, food, politics, sugar on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…and deservedly so. I’ve been reading a lot of Marion Nestle’s blog, Food Politics. I’ve found her writing to be well researched, thoughtful, and sensible about all things related to food and, well, the politics of food. Her book What To Eat is on the shelf in my science classroom, and it has been helpful [...]
The Green Arches? or Greenwashing Part II?
Posted in Education / Science, food, tagged advertising, food, greenwashing on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve posted on greenwashing before. I like Wikipedia’s use of the synonym “green sheen” in their description of the term. In June I posted a link to an article in the Guardian about advertising and misinformation in relation to actual sustainability and environmental benefit. Greenwashing is common, it’s unregulated, and it’s big money. But I [...]
On Pesticides and Peaches
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, food, pesticides on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting and detailed article from the Ethicurian on a study reported by The Chicago Tribune on pesticides and peaches; includes info on local, organic, local non-organic, imported, etc. Lots of options, and generally lots of residues. Well reported, with lots of links to the original studies and background information. A nice counterpoint to the [...]
Re: Food Inc.
Posted in food, tagged agriculture, food, Food Inc, Michael Pollan, movies, sustainability on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There has been a lot written about Robert Kenner’s documentary Food Inc. already. Not surprisingly, the food blogs were abuzz before it even came out. It covers topics that I’ve been reading a lot about over the past two years: topics in books by Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle, Eric Schlosser, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, et al. Sustainability [...]
