My tax dollars at work. It didn’t get much attention in Kansas, but controversial pharma-food producer Ventria got a nice loan from me and my fellow taxpayers. Now they’re talking an over-the-counter product instead of saving third-world children. What a surprise! (The biggest report in the Wichita Eagle, mere mentions in KC Star, Lawrence J-W, […]
Entries Tagged as 'Roundup'
Roundup: Pharma-food; local growers, local harvest
July 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Pharma-food; local growers, local harvest · Food in the news, local food, Roundup
Tags:genetically modified organisms·growers·local food·sweet corn
Roundup: Prices, pantries, programs
July 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Prices, pantries, programs · Food in the news, Roundup
I think we’re getting inured to unsafe food, as the salmonella poisoning seems to barely register on the news radar this week, locally or nationally. Here’s some of what is in the local news, food-wise: Lunch ticket gets punched. Topeka school meal planners wrangle with higher food costs. (Topeka Capitol-Journal) Lawrence schools, too. (LJ World) […]
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Roundup: Beyond tainted tomatoes and floods
June 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Beyond tainted tomatoes and floods · Food in the news, local food, Roundup
Finally, here’s a roundup of some food news in the area, aside from the daily reports of tomato-borne salmonella and rising food cost forecasts due to the Iowa floods. Going against the grain. Gordon D. Fiedler Jr. over in Salina snags a bushel of wheat in this funny-serious take on eating locally. (Salina Journal) Pizza […]
Tags:food safety·National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility·wheat
Roundup: Summer hunger, year-round food safety
June 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Summer hunger, year-round food safety · Food in the news, Roundup
Time to round up food for others, sick cattle, food waste and problem fish. Farms everywhere but not a bite to eat. That’s an exaggeration, but it’s nevertheless true that hunger rises, especially for children, during the summer, when kids don’t get school lunches. Harvesters helps. (KC Star) Where’s the beef tests? Here’s an update […]
Roundup: Wheat, corn, freegans
June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Wheat, corn, freegans · Food in the news, local food, Roundup
Got a lot of news items this week, and a lot of them are grainy. Kansas miller stands out. The Stafford County Flour Mills produces a premium (local) product. (Pratt Tribune) Local freegans. They’ve been spotted in Lawrence, according to the KC Star. Biosafety Research. K-State’s got it. (High Plains Journal) Peas, please. WIC finally […]
Tags:corn·flour·fruits·Land Institute·sustainable agriculture·vegetables·wheat
Roundup: Meat, meet and eat
May 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Meat, meet and eat · Farmers markets, Food in the news, Food preparation, local food, Roundup
Meaty treats. Join ranchers and Local Burger maven Hilary Brown 8 a.m.-10 a.m. this Saturday (May 24) at the Lawrence Farmers Market for Local Meat: It’s what’s for dinner! With Hilary at the grill (and doing some advance prep, too), market visitors can sample a variety of local meats. At a volunteer meeting last week, […]