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OPINION

 Best Sites for Foodies 

Whether you're looking to buy, cook, or just eat, the Internet has something for you

Aug 2, 09 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aspiring foodies have thousands of resources available to them on the Internet, and Mashable lists 15 of the best sites for buying, cooking, and eating food:
  • For locavores: Foodzie and Foodoro are online marketplaces for small, independent producers. Local Harvest connects users with farms in their area, while
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food • organic food • recipes • website • Food Network • gourmet • locally grown food • Jay-ZTV • food trends

(Newser) - Organic food has no health benefits compared to ordinary food, according to a report commissioned by the UK’s Food Standards Agency. Reseachers looked at 55 studies on the subject from the past 50 years, and concluded that the differences, where they existed, weren’t particularly significant from a public-health... More »

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nutrition • agriculture • organic food • United Kingdom • study

ANALYSIS

 Things We Want, 
 and Don't, in Odd Recession 

Hard-times staples fall by the wayside

Jul 22, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The current economic crisis is breaking the recessionary mold, Time reports, with American purchases running counter to expectations. A few surprises:
  • Soup isn’t selling. Typically, the cheap, decent food is a recession staple, but health concerns and rising prices may be driving us away from it.
  • Organic
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film • organic food • sex • recession • soup • economy • recession depression • what recession?

Prince Charles Milks Rocker for Royal Nibbles

Blur bassist will make 'poshest ****ing cheese in the world' for palace

Jul 17, 09 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince Charles is turning to an unusual source to supply cheese for the royal table, the Times of London reports: Alex James, bassist for rock band Blur. James has won awards for cheese he’s made on his farm outside London. “It will be the poshest fucking cheese in... More »

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entertainment • organic food • Prince Charles • cheese • Blur • Jay-ZTV • Alex James • Duchy Originals

(Newser) - Americans are buying more so-called "natural" foods and angering advocates of organic, who say the distinction is a scam, the Chicago Tribune reports. The natural food market—that is, any food labeled "natural"—has spiked by 10% to $12.9 billion with cheaper-than-organic prices. But it's mostly... More »

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organic food • green products • natural food • organic farming

'Organic' Foods May Not Be as Pure as You Think

USDA's label increasingly meaningless as agri-business pushes in

Jul 3, 09 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Demand for organic food has boomed into a $23 billion-a-year industry, but consumers who often pay twice as much for food with the coveted label aren't always getting what they expect. The criteria for obtaining a "USDA Organic" certification have been relaxed in recent years, with ostensibly organic products... More »

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organic food • organic • USDA • Department of Agriculture • organic farming • women's issues

(Newser) - "Got Milk?" isn't the question organic dairy farmers want to hear these days. Consumers couldn’t get enough of organic milk three years ago, but the souring economy and glut of new-to-the-market organic farmers have spoiled sales, which are expected to drop nearly 15% this year. “We’... More »

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organic food • milk • Vermont • dairy • farmers • organic farming

glossies

Look for Black Widows
in Your Grapes


Apr 3, 09 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spiders are hitching rides into grocery stores on organically grown grapes, and growers can't find a way to stop them, Gourmet reports. The problem is, spiders are helpful: They feast on bugs that feast on grapes, allowing growers to avoid pesticides. But stores from Boston to South Africa are... More »

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organic food • produce • grapes • spiders • Black Widow

OPINION

 Eat 'Real' Rather Than Organic 

The o-word may not mean it's better for you

Mar 22, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - It seems to be a widespread assumption, but eating organic doesn’t necessarily equal healthy eating, writes Mark Bittman in the New York Times. Organic food consumption is soaring, but the organic label is part of a “marketing program.”  To be healthy and help the planet, people... More »

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food • nutrition • health • organic food • public health

 First Lady Pushes Fresh Food 

From White House to food banks, Michelle Obama advocates nutrition

Mar 11, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Michelle Obama served lunch to the homeless last week in Washington, she didn't just praise the soup kitchen; she praised the menu. "We can provide this kind of healthy food for communities across the country," the first lady said of the mushroom risotto and apple-carrot muffins at... More »

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organic food • Michelle Obama • White House • soup kitchen • first lady • organic wine • locally grown food

(Newser) - Alice Waters is heading to Washington, and the inauguration eve dinner prepared by one of the country's highest-profile chefs is one of the capital’s hottest tickets, the Huffington Post reports. The Chez Panisse founder says she hopes the event will highlight her advocacy of local food and communal eating.... More »

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Barack Obama • organic food • local produce • Berkeley • inauguration • Slow Food • Alice Waters • President Obama • Inauguration Day • Chez Panisse

ANALYSIS

 Whole Foods' Labels 
 Tell Half the Story 

Food chain's labels don't provide enough information about allergens

Nov 23, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Eat, drink, and be wary, chocolate lovers: Whole Foods may not be telling you the whole story about its premium chocolate bars, reports the Chicago Tribune. In an investigation into product labels that promised “good manufacturing practices.” the Trib found that the supermarket chain’s chocolate bars... More »

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FDA • organic food • milk • Whole Foods • gluten • chocolate • label • food allergies • tree nuts • Soy • peanut • consumers

 Food Prices Boom, 
 But Organic Still Sells 

Despite rising consumer prices, revenues should reach $33B in 2008

Sep 13, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of pricey organic foods have remained strong despite rising food prices, proving organic naysayers wrong, Meredith Niles blogs in Grist. In fact the organics industry has enjoyed double-digit growth since 2005, and while it may not achieve such impressive numbers this year, the trend suggests that consumers are happy... More »

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organic food • food prices • groceries

Chefs Going Underground
to Test Limits

Covert, communal dining catching on, to health officials' chagrin

Aug 27, 08 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Across the country, stealthy foodies are dropping coin and risking, if not imprisonment, then a strong reprimand, to dine at so-called “underground restaurants,” the New York Times reports. Intrepid chefs are experimenting with creative recipes in communal settings, skipping from apartment to apartment, often just steps ahead... More »

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food • organic food • food safety • restaurant • underground • communal dining • restaurateurs

Opinion

Beware the
Word 'Natural.' 
It Means Nothing

The FDA won't define it,
so it can be, and is,  slapped on anything

Aug 23, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Is that natural artificial yellow coloring?" asks Barry Estabrook in Gourmet. Absurd as the question sounds, it's not, given that the Food and Drug Administration "can't be bothered to define the term at all." Eager to get on the "natural" bandwagon, manufacturers are "shamelessly slapping... More »

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food • organic food • USDA • Food and Drug Administration • Gourmet • natural food

Struggling Whole Foods Pushes Cheaper Image

Chain's 'Whole Paycheck' nickname becomes albatross in downturn

Aug 5, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whole Foods is attempting to lose its reputation for high prices as shoppers increasingly look for thrift, the New York Times reports. The economic slump has changed shopping patterns: A July survey estimated that 20% of US shoppers have switched to cheaper grocery stores. Whole Foods has cut prices and... More »

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organic food • Whole Foods • luxury • food prices • grocery stores • economy • Thrifty

Interview

 Agricultural Economist 
 Has Growing Concerns 

The insanity of farm subsidies just one facet of wide-ranging Q&A with Daniel Sumner

Jul 25, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is there any way to justify US farm subsidies? Agricultural economist Daniel Sumner has a blunt answer: “No.” In an in-depth interview with the New York Times, Sumner takes on a broad range of agricultural topics, explaining the trouble with organic food (it’s too expensive), the problems... More »

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agriculture • organic food • biofuel • US economy • food prices • farm bill • agricultural economy • subsidies • Daniel Sumner

Forget the Farmers Market: Buy the Farm

21st century-style 'sharecropping' takes root nationwide

Jul 10, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumers wanting food straight from the source are buying up shares of farms in growing numbers, the New York Times reports. For a set annual fee, shareholders buy access to the land and a guaranteed share of the harvest income. The number of community-supported farms in America has mushroomed from... More »

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agriculture • organic food • farming • crops • farmer • farm

A Different Kind of Apple for iPhone Waiters

Sustainable agriculture group heads queue for new phone release

Jul 8, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The countdown is on ahead of Friday's release of the iPhone 3G, and a handful of buyers are waiting outside Apple's flagship New York store. But they’re not diehard fans—they’re activists hoping to promote sustainable agriculture by breaking a world record. The Waiting for Apples group queued... More »

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agriculture • sustainable living • organic food • Apple • political activism • iPhone 3G

Opinion

 Organic Food is Overhyped 

Old-fashioned agribusiness has its perks

Jun 10, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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agriculture • organic food • organic • agricultural economy • buy local

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