What MN school food service directors think about local food
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Tackling the toxic table in a global economy: Ten steps we can all take
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by David Wallinga, M.D. • Rising prices and food recalls have exposed the myriad challenges facing our global food system. Signs of an emerging crisis: melamine in baby formula and candies; a rise in obesity and diet-related diseases;(1) air and water pollution from factory farms;(2) and the record-sized “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico,(3) caused in large part by natural gas-derived corn fertilizers flowing from the Mississippi. Continue Reading
Of lame ducks, swaps, and food czars
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by Steve Suppan • 11/25/08 • In U.S. political vernacular, the legislative period following an election but before the victorious take office is called a “lame duck” session—defeated members being the “ducks.” Often, little legislative progress is made during the “lame duck” interim. Continue Reading