Here’s a gem of a film that’s flown largely under the radar but should be seen by anyone who’s the least concerned about the food being served in schools.
Independent filmmaker Amy Kalafa and dentist-turned-nutritionist Susan Rubin were both fed up with the junk food their children were being exposed to in school and spent a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food Politics'
Fighting Mad About School Food
October 12th, 2009 · No Comments · food news
School Lunch: Time For A New Model?
August 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Wellness, food news, kids
Sometimes the very best the internet has to offer is overlooked. Take this bloggger’s simple but penetrating question: What do Sasha and Malia eat for lunch at their school?
The question is pertinent because the daughters of President Barack Obama attend a private school here in the District of Columbia–Sidwell Friends–where lunch just might consist of [...]
It’s Not the Burger, It’s the Bun: A Defense of Meat
April 22nd, 2009 · 9 Comments · Blog
Does red meat cause cancer? How about heart disease? Or could we solve global warming if we just stopped eating beef?
Every day the headlines declare another reason not to eat meat. But I’m thinking of three million reasons why red meat has been very, very good to the human race. That would be about the [...]
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We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
