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• How to Eat for Yourself, Your Wallet, the Planet

  Jan 5, 09 4:12 PM CST
  Mark Bittman is a unique voice in American food writing, an “anti-foodies’ foodie” who rejects both the “chefolatry” of gourmet mags and Rachel Ray-style pandering, writes Laura Miller in Salon. His new book, Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating, is both exceedingly ambitious—it purports to offer a diet that’s healthier, more environmentally conscious, and cheaper—and downright practical. More »

• Organic Food is Overhyped

  Jun 10, 08 1:55 PM CDT
  Don’t believe the hype about organic food, writes Abigail Haddad in the American. While foodies and environmentalists may croon over produce grown locally or on small farms, the truth is that small farms aren’t very efficient, locally grown produce doesn’t help the environment, and organic food is produced much the same way as plain ‘ol food. More »

• Shoppers Give Up Organics as Food Prices Soar

  May 9, 08 3:25 AM CDT
  With a gallon of organic milk costing a whopping $7 and a conventional gallon going for $2.99, cash-strapped shoppers are skipping organic groceries. That means the $19 billion industry, which has ballooned 150% since 2001, may now be shrinking, Newsweek reports. “I miss it terribly,” said one former Whole Foods regular. “But I just can’t afford it anymore. Food everywhere is so expensive.” More »

• Dollar-Store Dining Possible in Big Apple

  Mar 27, 08 5:42 PM CDT
  Grocery-shopping in New York City takes a hefty toll on one’s pocketbook, Henry Alford writes in the New York Times, but at 99-cent stores, more diamonds in the rough exist than one might expect. Alford embarked on a challenge: to craft a week's worth of meals made mainly from on-the-cheap ingredients, culminating in a 99-cent dinner party. More »

• Wal-Mart Chokes On Organic Food

  Apr 12, 07 1:00 PM CDT
  Wal-Mart customers aren't buying organic food, and the farmers who stepped up production to supply the giant discounter are the big losers. A year ago Wal-Mart
  ballyhooed an aggressive push into organic foods, saying they would offer 400 items at low cost. The company placed massive initial orders, farmers say . . . and then largely disappeared. More »