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When Colombus discovered the existence of corn (maize) in November 1492 on the island which today is called Cuba, he noted in his diary that “there are large cultivated areas which produce roots [cassava], a sort of bean [the haricot], and a sort of grain called maize.” He certainly had no idea that maize was [...]

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“No, I’m not coming to eat endangered animal meat,” says Miles. He is talking about the leg of izard, a.k.a:  Rupicapra pyrenaica or Pyrenean chamois I cooked on a string before an open fire a few days before our departure from Bourg d’Oueil. Too bad & more for us! It is a very special occasion [...]

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Yesterday I attended the first day of Food Film Fest 2009. What started as a dreary, wet, miserable trip to the Action Center at Battery Park ended up as a full, enlightening, insightful and tasty one. I will not have time to get into too much details but just a few notes about the event. [...]

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Sadly this article doesn’t come as a surprise. How can animals living in CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) be healthy? CAFO meat might be *cheap* but on it’s real cost is very high. Pork superbug documented As evidence mounts of deadly bacteria from CAFO pigs, will the FDA and the USDA act? Posted by Tom [...]

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Join, among many others, Michael Pollan, Wendell Berry, Alice Waters, Anna Lappé, Marion Nestlé in signing asap the petition urging president elect Obama to nominate a Secretary Agriculture that will support a Sustainable Choice. It is very important and urgent because none of the names that are mentioned in The Associated Press contender list 4 [...]

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I am an unconditional fan of both Bill Moyers and Michael Pollan. Good timing for the interview as President Elect Obama is picking the next Agriculture Secretary. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY contenders at this point: by Associated Press Dennis Wolff, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture. Tom Buis, president of National Farmers Union. Former Rep. Charles Stenholm, D-Texas. Rep. [...]

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