The New York Times this morning has a piece on soda taxes that gives a great big kiss to our parents blog–Better D.C. School Food–for its coverage of the meals being served in D.C. Schools.
The Times is examining the utility of and politics surrounding soda taxes, such as the one now pending before the D.C. [...]
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NY Times Shout-Out to Our Parents Blog
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · food news
Tags: "Healthy Schools"·Better D.C. School Food·Food Blogs·press
We’re in WashPost “Outlook” Today
February 14th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Tales, kids
There’s been an impressive convergence of attention on school food recently, with “Healthy Schools” legislation introduced in the D.C. Council, then my series of blog posts, “Tales from a D.C. School Kitchen,” detailing the woeful food being served at my daughter’s elementary school, followed by the launch this week of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood [...]
Tags: obesity·press·school food·white house
Welcome, People Readers
April 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
If you’ve arrived at this site from People magazine, you probably have an interest in starting a food garden or learning more about how to grow your own food. You may also be wondering what’s behind the name “Slow Cook.”
I guess you could say I am part of a growing movement in this country [...]
Tags: food news·Gardening Blogs·press
Food Prices: Is There Really Anything to Debate?
July 29th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
Got an e-mail from a PR type today wanting me to post something about a debate over on the Economist magazine’s website, the proposition being: “There is an upside for humanity in the rise of food prices.”
To which my initial response would have to be, YOU’RE BLEEPING KIDDING, RIGHT?
Only a group of over-fed economists [...]
Thank You, Nurse
July 17th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
The Slow Cook has been named to something called “100 Food Blogs to Inspire Your Healthy Eating,” sponsored by Nursing School Search.com.
I am ashamed to say I had never heard of this organization before. It sounds like a place you go to find a nursing school. Among other benefits, however, is a listing of [...]
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We’re in The Washington Post
April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Washington Post this weekend ran a feature in its Sunday Source section on gardening in containers. They asked me, the kitchen gardener, to come up with a design for for an edible container scheme.
Gardening in containers is a great idea if you are short of space or want to be able to move your [...]
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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.
