Tag: Michael Pollan
How Do You Put It All Back? TidBit of the Day
Hurricane Irene has certainly shown her ferocity throughout the East Coast. There are still towns and cities under water, with bridges and roads wiped out. Now comes the slow process of rebuilding, one with which Joan Gussow is familiar. Who is Joan Gussow (forgive the terrible photos from that post – that was one of [...]
Food for the Long Haul: Melissa@Market
Like most Americans, I was once a sprinter. I like things done fast for an immediate result. I mean this both literally and metaphorically. As I’ve matured, I’ve found that I’ve evolved in both domains. Running-wise, once a short sprinter in my youth, this weekend I completed my ninth half-marathon. Quick and immediate have been [...]
Food histories, philosophies and complexities
Has healthy eating today become synonymous with reading Michael Pollan books, being a vegan or paying a lot for “organic” food? The answer to this is complex. There is much to be said of popular journalists like Pollan whose work has reached many in the U.S. who otherwise may not have become conscientious about the [...]
Frank Food: Dal for the Ages
Welcome, 2011! Can you believe it? I can’t. Over the last several years, the issue of what is real, authentic food has surfaced, oftentimes loudly with great passion on all sides. I loved the discussion y’all brought on about my post about being a snob and eating organically. It definitely isn’t easy, and sometimes, just [...]
Guest/Harmburger
We are excited to introduce our newest guest, Leva, who hails from the Land Down Under (Melbourne, Australia). We might even be able to convince her to become a regular contributor! Leva is a nutritionist. She’s also kind of vegetarian. Kind of, in that on the day she decided to become vegetarian she ate a huge [...]
To Be, Or Not To Be…Preservative Free?
How is it that my very popular brand of organic soft wheat sandwich bread can sit at room temperature for so long before expiring into a dark green, fuzzy mass of mold? One major part of the processed food supply (for both industrialized organic and conventional food) chain includes something most of us are familiar [...]
Hungry for Spare Change?
There have been many recent wonderful programs and initiatives to change the way they eat. But often, those who are from the underrepresented communities – minorities and the poor – do not have a voice in these arenas. Yet these are the very communities that have limited access, availability or awareness of the industrial food [...]
Carbon Foodprint: To Meat or Not to Meat
I love my vegetarian friends. But I love my meat too. This is definitely a dilemma for me. I love animals. I love dogs. I think pigs are really smart animals. I care about the environment. I recycle. I reuse bags. I pay extra for the recycled business cards. Am I a hypocrite? For those [...]
You Lie! Food System Reform=Health Care Reform?
“You lie!” Source: CNN Ah, yes, the outburst heard ’round the world. What is it about health care that leads our politicians, who are supposed to be erudite, well-behaved, and level-headed (stop laughing), to act like 3-year olds in the sandbox? Make that 2-year olds. Unless you haven’t turned on the news or been traveling, [...]
Defending Industrial Farming
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 [...]
