The lust for fresh food, it turns out, in many ways is responsible for today’s world food economy. Those railcars full of California lettuce headed to New York in winter? They’ve been traveling that path for nearly 100 years. Feedlots for fattening cattle? They got their start in the late 1800s. All because people wanted [...]
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Roundup: Food and books get our attention
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, Roundup
This roundup has a definite Kansas City and book bent. On the menu. Maybe you remember seeing photos from the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats on the Time magazine website. Now you can see the photos in person at the Kansas City Public Library through Jan. 18. (KC Public Library) Food maven from [...]
