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Food Companies Try, but Can’t Guarantee Safety – NYTimes.com

The Thursday New York Times article by Michael Moss raises interesting questions about food safety, especially as more and more foods are manufactured using multiple ingredients.  Moss shares: Increasingly, the corporations that supply Americans with processed foods are unable to … Continue reading

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Obamas Prepare to Plant White House Vegetable Garden – NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON — On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There will be no beets (the president doesn’t … Continue reading

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The ‘Organic’ Stamp – Does It Mean That Food Is Safer? – NYTimes.com

Kim Severson and Andrew Martin share this reminder about food labeling. Although the rules governing organic food require health inspections and pest-management plans, organic certification technically has nothing to do with food safety. via The ‘Organic’ Stamp – Does It … Continue reading

Michael Pollan Urges Fresh Food on Bill Moyer’s Journal

The November 28 edition of Bill Moyers Journal features some provocative comments by Michael Pollan on eating fresh. MICHAEL POLLAN: And that, there is a real crisis in the inner city with access to fresh produce. And we know, distance … Continue reading

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Gardening question: Burpless cucumbers

What makes a Kirby cucumber burpless? Kirby cucumbers, like other greenhouse cucumbers, are milder than garden grown slicing or pickling cucumbers. As a result, to some people they seem to be easier to digest, resulting in less burping. The greenhouse … Continue reading