Monthly Archives: March 2009
Popcorn
Sometime during my college years, the smell of cheap microwave popcorn started to make me feel sick. It might have had something to do with reports about workers in the factories where that popcorn is processed getting cancer from the … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking and baking, Nutrition, Practical
King Corn
I watched King Corn last night. This 2005 documentary is about two urban east-coast boys who decided to move to Iowa and raise 1 acre of corn, and learn about the ways that corn has infiltrated pretty much every food … Continue reading
Filed under Theoretical, Uncategorized, US Food Production
New header
I finally got around to creating a new masthead that more accurately reflects what this blog is about. Left to right: our seed-starting system, a fresh loaf of bread, our sprouted brussels sprouts seeds, our very sophisticated plastic bag-drying system, … Continue reading
Food Myths, debunked
The NY Times had a great blog post about Food Myths today. Among the Myths Debunked: 1. Fruit juice is not actually a health food (pick your jaw up from the floor, people) 2. The “Kosher” label on meat is … Continue reading
Is a Food Revolution now in season?
Asks the New York Times. Great article, very optimistic. One of the issues it highlights is that organic/local produce is out of the question for many people because it costs more. This really hits at the heart of why I … Continue reading
Filed under Theoretical, US Food Production
Another post about the Splendid Table?!
Good grief, this is two posts in a row now where I reference something I heard on the Splendid Table. I was just listening to some old podcasts that I hadn’t gotten to yet when I came across her 1/17/09 … Continue reading
Filed under Labels, Theoretical, US Food Production
Bananas
In my initial write-up for the New Liberal Arts, I used bananas as an example. I was partly inspired by an interview with Dan Koeppel on NPR, who wrote a book about the recent history of banana cultivation and marketing. … Continue reading
Filed under International trade, Theoretical
And now, for the practical.
I’m having a harder time than I thought I would with writing about each and every theoretical component of the new Home Economics, so let’s just skip to what’s actually occupying my mind right now, shall we? I’m trying to … Continue reading
