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Politics of the Plate: Sweet Victory
Courts are ruling against genetically engineered crops, but where does the Obama administration stand?
09.30.09
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Talking the Talk on Sustainable Food
The USDA’s new Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative is a nice symbol, but will it actually change anything?
09.17.09
food + cooking
Vendor Power
Becoming a street-food vendor is a time-honored road to success—but sometimes you need a helping hand to figure out the ropes.
09.21.09
- Keywords
- street food,
- food policy,
- new york,
- culinary culture,
- john willoughby
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Score One for Farm Workers
For the first time, a large Florida tomato grower agrees to increase wages and eliminate worker abuse in its fields.
09.10.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- farming,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Obama’s Fish Faux Pas
Thanks to the current administration’s inaction, the Gulf of Mexico will soon become home to unsustainable fish farms.
09.09.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- farms+fish,
- aguaculture,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Wine, War, and Global Warming
What does it take to make people care about climate change? In France and the U.S., very different kinds of arguments.
08.20.09
- Keywords
- climate change,
- legislation,
- paris,
- wine,
- environment
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Casting the Food Safety Net too Wide
A bill recently passed by the House could have detrimental effects on small farmers.
08.03.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- food safety,
- farming,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Cooking School for Soldiers
Sick of dishing out heat-and-eat meals, a group of Army Special Forces cooks enlists the help of a civilian chef.
07.06.09
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- d.c.,
- food policy,
- cooking school,
- melissa mccart
food politics
Seeds Of Change
With the world’s hungry topping one billion, a first lady—and it’s not Michelle—announces a fresh approach to food policy.
07.01.09
- Keywords
- food policy,
- hillary clinton,
- legislation,
- farming,
- jocelyn c. zuckerman
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Family Farms or “Facilities”?
Why the new Food Safety Enhancement Act could spell trouble for small farmers.
06.19.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- farming,
- legislature,
- food policy,
- barry estabrook
