http://www.grist.org/kingdom/food Grist Kingdom Feed Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:01:45 -0700 en http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=0b955a0a8a2260d96d020ed2328fe93b http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-umbra-video-advice-grilling/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:11:37 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-umbra-video-advice-grilling/
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]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=19ebbc9c7a64fc6d2ca11104e9b0e399 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-Allen-NYT/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:29:37 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-Allen-NYT/ Anyone who wants to understand the paradoxes and promise of urban agriculture must read the luminous profile of Growing Power’s Will Allen by Elizabeth Royte, online now and forthcoming in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine.

]]> Anyone who wants to understand the paradoxes and promise of urban agriculture must read the luminous profile of Growing Power’s Will Allen by Elizabeth Royte, online now and forthcoming in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine.

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=4453896b98bf75e7bece5ff58df4cfff http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-GOP-ice-cream/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:40:35 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-GOP-ice-cream/ School lunches are notoriously dismal—warmed over processed dreck. How depressing that state-level GOP politicians are rallying round the lunch-room status quo. Kurt Michael Friese cheers up with homemade berry ice cream.

]]> School lunches are notoriously dismal—warmed over processed dreck. How depressing that state-level GOP politicians are rallying round the lunch-room status quo. Kurt Michael Friese cheers up with homemade berry ice cream.

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=7921d60fd67206d218ab216f1a1651ac http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-franklin-ethanol-kool-aid/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:21:23 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-02-franklin-ethanol-kool-aid/ They grow a lot of corn in Minnesota—and turn a lot of it into ethanol. So how does the state’s incoming junior senator feel about the corn-based fuel?

]]> They grow a lot of corn in Minnesota—and turn a lot of it into ethanol. So how does the state’s incoming junior senator feel about the corn-based fuel?

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=cece8db75f059ee4969c194c3f740194 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-wapo-food-politics/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:03:50 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-wapo-food-politics/ The Washington Post recently rolled out a new food-politics column. Tom Philpott rolls out the welcome mat.

]]> The Washington Post recently rolled out a new food-politics column. Tom Philpott rolls out the welcome mat.

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=3a2b99cb8b6ad29ccc2ae7511e798fb1 http://www.grist.org/article/us-obesity-rates-soar-without-food-system-reform-theres-no-health-reform/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:57:40 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/us-obesity-rates-soar-without-food-system-reform-theres-no-health-reform/ Overweight and obesity rates continue to rise, pushed up by a tsunami of cheap calories. Time to reform the food system? 

]]> Overweight and obesity rates continue to rise, pushed up by a tsunami of cheap calories. Time to reform the food system? 

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=796bae363b3a17bc67b97798088ac722 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-30-starbucks-green-building/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:07:16 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-30-starbucks-green-building/ Stroll into the newly renovated Starbucks coffeehouse in Seattle’s University Village and the décor may feel more familiar than you’d expect. It’s part of an effort to create a shared sense of community while reducing impact on the planet—all by sourcing materials locally.

]]> Stroll into the newly renovated Starbucks coffeehouse in Seattle’s University Village and the décor may feel more familiar than you’d expect. It’s part of an effort to create a shared sense of community while reducing impact on the planet—all by sourcing materials locally.

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=a673b8dc4eb508acb6cccf5076e2f0b3 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-30-food-safety-meat/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:35:57 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-30-food-safety-meat/ After a massive “voluntary” recall of E. coli-tainted beef—three months after it emerged into supermarkets and restaurants—Tom Philpott got to wondering how food-safety legislation would affect meat regulation. Turns out, not at all.

 

 

 

]]> After a massive “voluntary” recall of E. coli-tainted beef—three months after it emerged into supermarkets and restaurants—Tom Philpott got to wondering how food-safety legislation would affect meat regulation. Turns out, not at all.

 

 

 

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=02e679daa3193c474cbeac2605875a95 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-30-review-non-dairy-ice-creams/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:01:20 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-30-review-non-dairy-ice-creams/ Can soy, rice, and coconut concoctions live up to dairy-based frozen desserts? A Grist-commissioned tasting panel finds out.

]]> Can soy, rice, and coconut concoctions live up to dairy-based frozen desserts? A Grist-commissioned tasting panel finds out.

]]> http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=d947ce1347230104db2f385882d2b2ab http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-29-meat-wagon-O157/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:27 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-29-meat-wagon-O157/ In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. This time, we’ve got some real whoppers (so to speak).

]]> In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. This time, we’ve got some real whoppers (so to speak).

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