THE OMNIVORE'S DIALOG

A Wake-up Call from Jamie Oliver

2010-02-15T10:04:46-05:00

I guess it takes a high profile Brit to come in to a small town in West Virginia and show Americans what they are doing to themselves and their children thanks to the strength of our food conglomerates.

Crossing the Line

2008-12-28T15:34:26-05:00

And finally, I would debunk the “grandmother test”. Eat only what your grandmother would have recognized as food. My grandmother ate freely of Sugar Frosted Flakes and Oreo cookies, both around from before her birth at the turn of the century. She would not have known tofu from laundry soap. She also saved up all cooking fat into a big jar, and reused it for frying – homemade lard. Surprisingly, she lived a very long time.

Armageddon Revisited

2008-09-03T11:12:13-04:00

I'm going to offend a lot of sensibilities, and maybe cause a few people to pause for thought, by suggesting everyone should read "A Friend of the Earth" by noted humorist, very black humorist, T. Coraghessan Boyle, available from Viking.

Listen and Learn

2008-08-14T12:45:28-04:00

This is an excellent one hour audio of a panel of noted luminaries in the Real Food movement.

An Unlikely Source

2008-07-14T09:25:24-04:00

You read it here, a Takoma Park resident referring you to an article in a conservative magazine!

Kudos to VA, What About MD?

2008-06-26T08:23:53-04:00

Virginia has decided to take some responsibility for the health of its children by introducing local organic produce in the schools. Hopefully, this will set a precedent for DC and MD.

And The Winner Is. . .

2008-06-17T08:55:43-04:00

Maybe agribusiness won't get the upper hand on all things related to the global food crisis.

Nutrient per Calorie Thinking

2008-05-11T15:47:35-04:00

A very well-referenced article in the New York Times by renowned chef Dan Barber outlines the necessity for a change in the way we think about growing food.

Look Carefully as You Drive Through the City

2008-05-09T08:41:02-04:00

We make dire assumptions about "those" neighborhoods where many suburbanites and small town dwellers fear to tread.

Finding our Terroir

2008-04-23T07:52:22-04:00

Mr. Nabhan concluded his speech with a poem that says it all.