Consumers depend on reputable ratings agencies to tell them which varieties of finfish and other seafood can be sustainbly caught and eaten. So what happens when one of the biggest of those ratings agencies is found to have a conflict of interest? A group of prominent conservationists have called into question the legitamacy of the [...]
The year 2048 is not so far away. Yet that is the year some authorities predict the world’s fisheries will totally collapse if current fishing practices remain in place. Imagine, 90 percent of the world’s living space is contained in our oceans. It’s an area of incredible size, filled at one time with a seemingly [...]
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A year ago in this space we scolded Jeff Black, owner of one of the District of Columbia’s premier “sustainable” seafood restaurants, Black Salt, for serving fish species listed as “avoid” or merely “good alternative” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Red snapper, monkfish, big eye tuna–all served up to no less a gathering than a [...]
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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.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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