South View – Eagle Harbor with tomatoes, peas, beans, lettuce, spinach, carrots, beets, strawberries, peppers and corn. North View This is our second year with this garden. I grew up… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2009
H.R. 759 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 – Food Safety Legislation – Good or Bad for Small, Sustainable, Organic, Locavores?
There has been much in the way of worry by farmers, especially the small, sustainable, organic, locavores about the new food safety legislation. I have read the latest version of… Continue Reading
H.R. 759 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 – Will It Make our Food Safer?
“As evidenced by the recent widespread contamination’s in our food supply, including E. coli in spinach, Salmonella in peppers, and the most recent outbreak of Salmonella in peanut butter, it… Continue Reading
End of Pollan Book Controversy – Omnivore’s Dilemma to be read on WSU Campus
All things turn out OK sometimes: New York Times – For Personal-Injury Lawyer, Michael Pollan’s Book Is Worth Fighting For The Chronicle of Higher Education – Washington State U. Reinstates… Continue Reading
New butter flavoring for popcorn and other food products may be no safer than the lung-injuring diacetyl it replaces
Andrew Schneider over at www.andrewschneiderinvestigates.com allowed me to co-post this great story. Scientists worry that the “new,” “completely safe” butter flavoring used on popcorn and in other foods may be… Continue Reading
Is There an E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Linked to Michigan and Minnesota Linked to Lettuce from the Salinas Valley – Again?
E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. By way of illustration: – In October 2003, thirteen… Continue Reading
So, What Does $15.98 Per Gallon and Some Warning Labels Buy You? You Guessed it – Raw Milk that May Contain Pathogens that Can Kill You.
So, what are adequate consumer warnings on bottles of Raw Milk? What if you contrast it to blog posts and videos by the manufacturer touting the miraculous benefits of Raw… Continue Reading
Washinton State University – A place where speaking your mind is encouraged – Michael Pollan will be coming.
I knew it was the economic pressures that public education is facing and not any political pressure that caused the change in the reading of Omnivore’s Dilemma and Michael Pollan’s… Continue Reading
Fundraiser for Ohio Child who Died from E. coli Complications – Abigail Fenstermaker Memorial Fundraiser
Abigail Fenstermaker’s family is asking for help, after their 7-year-old died from E. coli complications last week. A fundraiser is being held on Abby’s behalf on Friday, May 29th from… Continue Reading
Washington State University – Say It Isn’t So. Hey, Michael Pollan, I’ll Pay Your Way to Pullman
Let me put this in context. I am a “Coug” – through and through. I went to Washington State University, getting degrees in Political Science, Economics and English in 1982. … Continue Reading