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Monthly Archives: September 2009
World Food Programme and Millennium Villages launch a partnership
I feel somewhat obliged to blog on this being that I was behind the scenes working with Professor Sachs and our WFP colleagues to make this happen. Let’s hope the partnership is a success. Here’s to ending hunger! UN News … Continue reading
Edible Manhattan and Brooklyn – gotham food culture zine
If any of you readers haven’t seen the beautifully crafted Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn magazines, i suggest you check them out, subscribe and support. The articles are super interesting, if you love food, call yourself a locavore, and love … Continue reading
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Tagged gotham food culture, local foods, magazines, new york
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Things are not always what they seem…food adverts are deceiving
The Guardian posted some photos comparing food advertisements to the real food. And just as you imagine, the adverts are much more appetizing then the real deal. My favorite is the Arby’s beef and cheddar sandwich posted below. Shame on … Continue reading
Snacks and glints – hunger is peaking
NY Times article, so much food, so much hunger. Despite the late Norman Borlaug’s accomplishments, “more people are hungry today than ever and that total should exceed one billion people this year for the first time, according to the United … Continue reading
Marion Nestle talking to Colbert about the “Sugar Crisis”
Funny. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Sugar Shortage – Marion Nestle http://www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Protests
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“meatatarians unite”
When we were driving across the country recently, we saw lots of billboard signs, mainly in the middle bulge of America, displaying “meatatarians unite.” This I realized later was a Wendy’s ad campaign done about a year ago, promoting the … Continue reading
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Livestock production, greenhouse gases and food miles
The agriculture sector, especially livestock production, accounts for one-fifth of total greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions globally (McMichael et al, 2007). Livestock production, including transport and feed, accounts for nearly 80% of the sector’s emissions (McMichael et al, 2007). Although CO2 is … Continue reading
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MIchael Pollan’s op-ed on health care reform – reform america’s food system first
“And so the government is poised to go on encouraging America’s fast-food diet with its farm policies even as it takes on added responsibilities for covering the medical costs of that diet.” Get the article here.
Posted in agriculture, obesity, u.s. food system
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Food Tattoos, mainly fast food and totally meaningless
Food Network has a funny, yet scary posting on food tattoos. Check out some of the photos but this one is my favorite, on the fat belly no less…and is that a thumbs up?
