If you have been following us for a little while, you probably realize that I support small, local, family farms. I also try to stay aware of how corporate greed has infected our food (Taking Control) and support protecting our family farms (End of Farmer’s Markets?) Like many of you who support eating and living [...]
Unintended consequences are just that – unintended. Sometimes the best intentions lead to adverse results. For example, the U.S. market-oriented agricultural system seems to be a natural result of Keynesian economy…let those who can compete compete and the weak will simply fall by the wayside…or is it a perpetuation of elite dominance? Let’s look at [...]
Happy Fourth from the other side of the pond. I spent the evening of the Fourth at the home of the Durham Bulls where Team USA cleaned out Team Guatemala 18-1 by the bottom of the 8th inning. They called the game at that point…everyone was anxious for the fireworks, which admittedly, were some of [...]
Most of you have probably heard about the Food Safety Modernization Act, aka H.R. 875, proposed by Representative DeLauro. With what seems to be increasing outbreaks of bacteria and unsafe substances in everything from baby formula to peanut butter, there has been even more urgent impetus to address the fact that our food safety system [...]
I left the 106 degree weather in India…to reach a cool, balmy 95 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It is also the beginning of the monsoon season so there has been one shower a day – so refreshing and wonderful! Siem Reap is known for the temples of Angkor Wat, once Hindu temples that were converted [...]
There is an art form with eating with your hands here in the state of Gujarat. You use your right hand to eat and your left for water. Typically, you wash your hands before and after with lemon and water. To pick up the food, you press and rip off the roti or puri or [...]
By now you know I am in the state of Gujarat, in the Western part of India. Gujurati food is known to be sweeter than other parts of India and due to the influence of Hinduism and Jainism, it is almost vegetarian – and for someone who didn’t eat vegetables for most of her life, [...]
Berry season is upon us and farms in this area have initiated their annual ‘Pick Your Own Berries’ (PYOB) events/activities. Children by the bus load head to the plethora of local farms during the summer to fill their baskets with vivaciously, ruby red strawberries. Yummy. Before scheduling our trip to one of the local farms, [...]
The hustle and bustle of street markets hold a special charm of its own. Monik Chawla in Ahmedabad, India is no different. Stalls outside the gate sell everything, from plastic buckets to shiny party decorations to brown basmati rice. Inside the gate is even busier – people, autorickshaws, and scooters rushing to go somewhere. This [...]
