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  Good food isn’t always pretty. In fact, it might strike you as downright unappetizing. Take celeriac, for example, an esteemed member of the root vegetable family. With celeriac, it’s not about what’s above. It’s about what’s below. A bulbous, uneven, dirty sphere hailing from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. If you come across celeriac [...]

Worldwatch Institute highlights twelve ways that to create the U.S. agriculture system a lot of resilient to drought and, within the long-term, a lot of property Washington, D.C. August, 2012 Soaring temperatures and low precipitation couldn’t occur at a worse time for several farmers within the u.  s.. gathering drought conditions square measure poignant corn [...]

“Vertical farming” could be a term coined by Columbia University prof of environmental health and biological science Dickson Despommier to explain the thought of growing giant amounts of food in urban high-rise buildings—or questionable “farmscrapers.” According to the vision 1st developed in 1999 by Despommier and his students, a 30-story building engineered on one country [...]

“Seasonality” has become a catchword for modern chefs seeking to prove the authenticity of their regional foods. But many consumers ask, “Why not use Costa Rican asparagus in midwinter if it looks good?” We may ultimately choose to enjoy these fruits of the overnight shipping age, but first we’ll consider the petroleum consumed to ship [...]

This is the second of a two-part article on food safety.  Food safety precautions should be taken at each stage of food production and serving. within the previous edition of “Food for Thought” we tend to reviewed safeguards for buying and storing food. currently we tend to take into food safety procedures for getting ready, [...]

Most North Americans erroneously believe that the food they purchase is safe. Yet, twenty five p.c of the yankee population suffers from a food borne ill health once a year, and 5000 die. In Canada, these figures square measure lower, however no less perturbing. In the developing world, contaminated water and food kill 3 million [...]

Many folks square measure still cautious of food dyes due to reports regarding links between red dye #2 and cancer within the Nineteen Seventies. whereas red dye #2 was later prohibited from merchandise sold  within the us, several health-conscious shoppers still avoid foods with different artificial colours or dyes—even tho’ the U.S. Food and Drug [...]

I thought “farm raised” was the thanks to go once shopping for fish, to avoid mercury contamination. however ar there alternative considerations concerning farm raised that build some fish a poor alternative permanently health?  What ar the safest fish to shop for and that ought to be avoided? And what concerning those frozen blocks of [...]

What would happen if you opened your box and located insects wherever the raisins ought to be? you’d be ticked off, to mention the smallest amount. you’d in all probability write a letter fretful to the cereal company! But that letter would not do abundant sensible. that is as a result of ninefold out of [...]

Staged against the backdrop of the Mesa Verde, the Mesa Verde Country® Food, Wine and Art Festival will feature wine tasting from some of Colorado’s finest wineries, including our own local vintners. As well as showcasing our beautiful weather, and our magnificent Mesas and Canyons, the Festival also showcases many of the talented artists who [...]