Saturday, May 31, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
VIDEO. Un four à pain distributeur automatique de baguettes remporte le concours Lépine
Neat. Another last night showing a kind of automat of food offerings 24/7 - on 19/20 France3. Libre service.
VIDEO. Un four à pain distributeur automatique de baguettes remporte le concours Lépine
Neat. Another last night showing a kind of automat of food offerings 24/7 - on 19/20 France3. Libre service.
Sécurité des aliments: La Cour des comptes tire la sonnette d'alarme - 20minutes.fr
First this, then another.
Imperiled Sturgeon Watched in Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Zone - NYTimes.com
Maybe we need a food impact statement for major projects!
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Michelle Obama on Attempts to Roll Back Healthy Reforms - NYTimes.com
This seems to me serves as a reflection of why so much is wrong with the Republican organization in Washington.
Envoyé spécial du 29 mai 2014 - 29/05/2014 - News et vidéos en replay - Envoyé spécial - France 2
We have so little idea of what we are eating every day and how it got to us.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Why Take-And-Bake Pizza Is Giving The Tax Guys A Headache : The Salt : NPR
Food sure is complicated, even pizza.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Les salariés de Buffalo grill en grève contre l'annualisation du temps de travail - France 3 Côte d’Azur
Need to put this in context.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
A Spoon That Shakes To Counteract Hand Tremors : Shots - Health News : NPR
Must be so important to those who need it!
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Japanese Food Firm That Popularized Sushi Looks Globally for Growth - NYTimes.com
Requires some reflection.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
'Third Plate' Reimagines Farm-To-Table Eating To Nourish The Land : The Salt : NPR
We need to keep understanding better.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Ground beef recall: 1.8 million pounds of beef products recalled for E. coli (+video) - CSMonitor.com
Seems to happen all too often.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Force-Feeding Syrian Held at Guantánamo - NYTimes.com
Food at the heart of this, too.
Suspensions en série à la cantine de l'école Rothschild de Nice | Nice | Nice-Matin
Need to understand this better.
Friday, May 16, 2014
No-waste lunch: China's "Clean Your Plate" campaign | Public Radio International
I think they must have rebroadcast this story today.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
MADE IN THE USA: Child Labor & Tobacco | Human Rights Watch
Who supports this in NC? Sen. HAGAN? Thom TILLIS? The Governor? David PRICE? See the BBC piece on the report today as well.
An Inconvenient Truth About Our Food - NYTimes.com
A fight worth winning. Imagine if we could estimate the number of calories consumed in Chapel Hill, for example, and then work to reduce the total by 10%. Imagine the lives likely saved?
Several Medications Can Help People Quit Drinking: Study
Regulating by some means what we eat and drink is pretty fundamental.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Pêche à l'électricité : colère des pêcheurs français en replay - 12 mai 2014
Had not heard of this until now. In the US?
Resveratrol in the diet is no help at all, study says - Los Angeles Times
I am not sure that it makes any difference what we eat!
General Mills: Product Locator
I called 1-800-967-5248 today in order to learn why Walmart was no longer carrying Yoplait lactose free yogurt. After a short wait, an extremely pleasant gentleman came on the line and reviewed my report to him. I had the firm belief at the end of the conversation that he really would do something to explore why this had happened. It is refreshing and reassuring to find someone there willing to pick up on a reasonable customer concern. While he did not promise to get back to me, I felt sure that he would do all that could be done at this point.
NC Festival Event, Information for The Got to be NC Festival
I don't get why this is an agriculture event other than something about chasing pigs. That something one could do in many places around the state, some would say too many!
If you drink wine and care about the planet, cork growers want your attention | Public Radio International
Strikes me as an important story! Note its literal Mediterranean roots, too.
Jon Stewart and Katie Couric Talk Sugar: 'We Hate Our Kids' (Video) - TheWrap
I hope the movie has a very big positive impact.
A Cat Ran Into A Door During A French TV Baking Show And It Is Absolutely Amazing
I am not so sure how funny this is.
Hillshire Brands to Buy Pinnacle Foods for $4.3 Billion - NYTimes.com
And the impact on us will be....?
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Cookware, Cutlery, Dinnerware, Bakeware | Sur La Table
Two locations in NC - Charlotte and Durham. Had not noticed it previously. Look forward to understanding more of what they are bringing to the state.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Un tas de fumier sur les marches de la mairie de Tende | Menton | Nice-Matin
Certainly gets their attention I bet!
California Farmer Locked in Battle With Union - NYTimes.com
So many people and so many lives driven by our food.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Conditions météo difficiles et tensions politiques, de mauvais engrais pour les céréales
These warnings seem always to be so grim.
More Evidence Suggests Honeybees Are Dying en Masse Because of Pesticides - The Wire
We don't ever seem to be able to make this important.
The gluten-free people who can't explain the intolerance behind their diet | Mail Online
This really is over the top.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Traité de libre-échange Europe/Etats-Unis : l'état du projet en replay - 8 mai 2014
Lots of food at stake.
Introducing the Cow of the Future - The American Interest
Basil? Who would have imagined? "C-Lock, a South Dakota company, sells a feeding station that gives animals dietary supplements such as basil to cut methane production and measures the content of their breath by pulling it towards trace gas sensors with a vacuum"
This making big news splash in France tonight.
This making big news splash in France tonight.
Vermont's GMO Bill Expected To Face Major Legal Challenges : The Salt : NPR
I don't think this is the right focus either.
Nutrition & Santé s'offre le tennisman Novak Djokovic pour promouvoir sa marque Gerblé
Worth checking out....
The Most Republican Company? The Makers of Wonder Bread - NYTimes.com
Need much more on "the political ingredient in our foods". I can imagine adding a line to the present and upcoming nutrition labels!
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Finally, Some Optimism About Obesity - NYTimes.com
We ought to be able to win this battle, but not if people eat as I saw them doing and buying at COSTCO earlier today.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Saturday, May 3, 2014
For Florida Grapefruit, One Blow After Another - NYTimes.com
I've never fully understood grapefruit.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Strawberry Festival - The Riviera Times Online
Will miss this. Would love to see a taste test of US and French strawberries!