Welcome to a new blog for discussing food and ag-related issues. I am extremely thrilled to get to be the “hostess” for discussions here. I look forward to learning heaps and being a facilitator for a healthy exchange of ideas. Read the rest of this entry »
Peel off a label and open a can of worms. There have been so many stories in the news in the past few weeks on labeling issues that I couldn’t even settle on one.
For consumers, labels are our first and often only source of information on a product we are buying. For companies, labels are marketing tools, and should be viewed as such by informed consumers. In the middle sit several government agencies. Read the rest of this entry »
As if I didn’t have enough things going on in my life, I agreed to do one more thing. Why? Because I believe that there is an unhealthy amount of misinformation circulating in the general population that people end up basing their decisions upon. And I feel I have a moral obligation to help offer one more perspective on an issue that I am passionate about – AGRICULTURE. Read the rest of this entry »
While raising my own two children—who are now 32 and 35—on the farm, I think we took for granted the fresh fruit and vegetables available to us. Having been in agriculture all my life, I cared then about what my children were eating and I probably care even more now about what is available for my grandchildren to eat. (Being a grandmother is one of the most wonderful and rewarding experiences. I didn’t believe it when others told me but now that I have four grandchildren under the age of four, I am a true believer.) Read the rest of this entry »
The problem with fresh apples is not enough people are eating them. They’re too much trouble. You’ve got to peel them, slice them and get rid of the core. Compared with a strawberry or a bunch of seedless grapes, an apple is just a big bother, particularly for children waiting for the tooth fairy or wearing braces or old folks with wobbly dentures. And, once you start eating an apple, you feel you’ve got to finish it.
Thank Heaven. There are good folks coming to the rescue. Read the rest of this entry »
