If you want to see a lot of people become unhinged, try floating this: why not include meat alternatives such as plant-based burgers to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended foods? Especially, since the
Continue Reading Should fed’s dietary guidelines recommend plant-based meats?
A healthy planet and healthy animals go hand in hand to protect humans from pandemics, says a new United Nations report.
The report warns that diseases such as COVID-19 that can jump from animals to
Continue Reading Global push critical to prevent, fight pandemics; food safety one key factor
As she provides information to the intake worker at the local food bank, she’s visibly distraught. “Can I help you with anything,” a nearby worker asks the woman. “Is there anything I can do.”
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“We are farmers who
Continue Reading Food safety helped spur dream of greenhouses on urban rooftops
Even though agriculture is the basis of civilization as we know it now, it is for the most part separate from most of us. We all eat, but how the food actually gets to the
Continue Reading Farmworkers’ input on food safety now turns to coronavirus safety
Imagine this, if you will. You’re a young dad. Three children, 3, 5 and 7. They’re not in school or daycare because the schools and daycare centers in your state have been closed down because
Continue Reading Water shut-offs pose safety risks during coronavirus pandemic
An indoor agricultural evolution is in the making. That’s how some people see the surge of interest in growing leafy greens in greenhouses. No doubt about it, this approach to farming has increased dramatically in
Continue Reading Safety aspects of indoor farming signal a change in agriculture
A noted food-safety expert says she’s pleased with how much information about local farms and food safety is contained in a recently released needs assessment survey report, but she also admitted to being surprised at
Continue Reading ‘Local’ farms study offers food safety snapshot; it’s more than common sense
Editor’s note: Before introducing peanuts or peanut products to children with known peanut allergies or infants whose allergy status is unknown parents should consult with pediatricians. Immunotherapy is not effective for everyone and uncontrolled exposure
Continue Reading New drug could make peanuts less dangerous for some kids
Some news just won’t go away. That’s true not only for issues such as political campaigns and various celebrities’ affairs, but also — of all things, meat that isn’t meat.
On a local level —
Continue Reading Meatless burgers sizzle up interest . . . and some doubts
Bob and Maria, young newlyweds, were excited about preparing some food for a friend’s Labor Day weekend potluck.
Both considered themselves good cooks, but neither had actually prepared anything for a potluck on a hot
Continue Reading Who is Aunt Sylvia?
