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West Michigan’s small-scale alternative food systems - and the future of such endeavors, from Ethicurean.
Who’ll Cure Our Kids, Big Pharma Or Small Farmers? from Eating Liberally. Makes some interesting points about how food marketing prepares us for pharma marketing.
Dan Barber on Food–Meet Adam Smith, from the Faceless Bureaucrat, who throws some amusing cold water on a professional chef’s rose-tinted view of small farms.
Dog meat on the menu in Korea (illegally), from Food Law Prof Blog. Because dog meat has been linked to salmonella and staph infections, there are now calls to classify dogs as livestock in order to bring dog meat under food safety regulations. Our comment: You probably shouldn’t invest in Korea’s pet product market.
Lawmakers Find $21 a Week Doesn’t Buy a Lot of Groceries, from the Washington Post. Only four members of Congress take on “Food Stamp Challenge” issued by the House Hunger Caucus. Is that close to the number of congressman with actual military experience?
What Do You Do When Your Child Lies? From Scribbit. Good suggestions and discussion on an issue all parents face sooner or later. We would add: Begin creating a trust state of mind. Take you and your friends to the mall this weekend? Sure. See that PG-13 movie that might be too racy? Sure. Because we trust you and your common sense. But one hairline crack in that trust…
From Izzy Mom, Best. Newspaper. Clipping. Ever.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:30am
That clipping cracks me up–the absolute best quote ever.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:41pm
That clipping is a scream — if I have to get dressed up to go to Wal Mart I’m going to become a shut-in.