Did you see the local-food item in the Journal-World yesterday? The story buried the news peg (as we who used to be in the news biz would call it), which is that county Commissioner Nancy Thellman (at right) is planning to seek establishment of a food commission or advisory board to promote the local food [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food in the news'
Official’s promotion of local food great to see
August 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Food in the news, General, local food
Tags:local food·public policy
Food safety legislation lurches along; stay tuned
July 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food in the news
So have you been following the great food safety legislation debate? (Specifically, HR 2749; see GovTrack.us.) My guess is probably not, because it’s darned hard to follow. I hope you nevertheless will let your lawmakers know that food safety is a big deal that they need to work on. Should they support this bill? Hmm. [...]
Tags:food politics·food safety
Food Inc. unsurprising but powerfully presented
July 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Food in the news, Food selection
If you’re interested in food and you’ve been paying attention the last few years, you probably won’t see much in Food Inc. that will surprise you. I didn’t when I saw it yesterday. Still, I came away impressed, as Food Inc. ladles out the bad food news—the illnesses, the abuses, the power—making it more powerful [...]
Food Inc. to play Lawrence, Kansas, this weekend
July 22nd, 2009 · 8 Comments · Books, Food in the news, Growing food
Just got word (thanks, Dan!) that Food, Inc., the much-talked-about film documentary about our food system, is going to be playing at Liberty Hall starting Friday. (I mentioned it two weeks ago.) The times and dates posted on the Liberty Hall site are as follows:
Friday & Saturday (July 24-25): 4:30, 7:00, 9:20
Sunday [...]
Roundup: Food Inc. hits area, soy update and more
July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Farmers markets, Food in the news, Roundup
Food Inc. comes to KC. You’ve probably heard about the movie Food Inc. by now. You probably haven’t seen it, though, if you live in these parts. Farm country wasn’t at the top of the list of screening locations. The movie’s in the area now, though. You can see it at the Tivoli in Kansas [...]
Where would we be without food pioneers?
June 26th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Food in the news, local food
Amid the recurring bad food news (such as the latest recalls at USDA), it was wonderful to take a step back this week and honor people whose pioneering efforts are changing the food environment. The crowd (I’m guessing 400) at the Pioneers of Local & Organic Foods event on Wednesday is a clear sign to [...]
