Nopalize: Nopalito: On Mexican Cuisine and the Nopa Paradox
Notes from one of our favorite SF restaurants…
For the last month or so, I’ve been observing Nopalito, the sister restaurant of Nopa. I’ve gone in the mornings to watch them prepare for lunch service. I’ve dined there frequently to taste through the menu. I’ve watched them prepare for large off-premise events. I’ve even spent an entire day…
Hog Farming: Modern Trends in Swine Production c. 1961
This is basically the complete opposite of how pigs are raised now.
Compare and contrast here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88gBI5NYANU&feature=player_embedded
No wonder modern factory farmed pork has no flavor…pigs never even see the light of day.
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Americans Throw Away 40 Percent of Their Food Every Day
A new study says that the American food chain is so wasteful that roughly 40 percent of all our food goes uneaten, because we basically just throw it in the garbage.
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Americans Throw Away 40 Percent of Their Food Every Day
A new study says that the American food chain is so wasteful that roughly 40 percent of all our food goes uneaten, because we basically just throw it in the garbage.
[Image: Chris Waits/Flickr]
(via npr)
Source: theatlanticwire.com
Grass fed bison get their closeup…or Yellowstone in 100 years? {gasp!}
Cover of the Aug. 27, 2012 issue. Click-through for the story behind the cover from its creator, Bruce McCall: http://nyr.kr/OsLz1q
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It’s Friday night! Perhaps you have need of a bottle of wine for a nice evening out (or in)? Don’t fret. We at the Discovery News tumblr page have found a way to help you pick. If it looks complicated, that’s because it is.
Infografica dedicata al vino
Good luck with this. — tanya b.
Source: winefolly.com
The meat case @CanyonMarket is full of BN Ranch, @BeckerLaneFarm & good old essentials like pork fat. (Taken with Instagram)
Check out what we got in the mail today! Congrats @SPQRfillmore! Beautiful book! @TenSpeedPress (Taken with Instagram)
Would it be such a terrible idea if, instead of agribusiness as usual, we were to promote sustainable local food systems as a way to rebuild rural economies and improve access to healthy food? Would it be so awful if we were to support family farms rather than factory farms? What would happen if we had food and agriculture policies that sought to benefit the environment, public health, and rural communities rather than serve industrial agribusiness? What if we made factory farms, rather than taxpayers, pay to prevent or clean up the pollution they create? What if we subsidized healthy foods rather than unhealthy ones?
