There is widespread agreement among those of us who love good food that wild fish has a superior taste and makes a much more delicious meal. But sadly the numbers of these fish caught in the wild are declining in numbers because of over fishing and environmental pollution of our waters.
Recently I have been surprised and disappointed... Read more
News that Nebraska Beef had just recalled 1.2 million pounds of beef products that might have caused 30 people to get ill may sound awfully familiar. It should. Just last month the United States Department of Agriculture recalled tainted ground beef from this same company and ordered the company to make a number of sanitation changes in their... Read more
Tomato farmers have had a hard time these past few months. Tomatoes are one of our national treasures and it was sad how they became part of a recent food safety scare. The Food and Drug Administration, because of the possibility they we re contaminated with salmonella, told consumers not to eat them if they came from certain parts of the... Read more
Over the past year or so, there has been a change behind the seafood counter. Supermarket leaders like Whole Foods, WalMart, Wegman's and others have been marketing sustainably farmed fish and setting standards that must be met before marketers will call the fish "sustainable."
Concerns about our environment are at an all-time... Read more
The summertime food scene is thriving in local communities across the country. And a movement to celebrate local food has sprung up - the locavore movement is actively promoting how to savor the traditional foods that represent America's regional cuisines. I think that there is much to be gained for you and your family, for the land, for the... Read more