Growers and Grocers

The AP reports that a refrigerated trailer with $50,000 pounds worth of broccoli was recently stolen from the Chicago suburb of Villa Park.  The trailer is 48 feet long and was parked in a rented parking space when it was stolen some time between Sunday and Tuesday morning. 
The detective in charge of the case, also […]

New Years Eve demands champagne.  But what about that headache the morning after? 
A proposed solution:  take in your champagne with a flight of cheeses that will nourish you while accentuating the flavors of both food and drink.  Your taste buds and your friends will thank you for the effort!
First, let’s talk champagne, also called effervescent […]

The Salmon Safe Label
One of the most damaging side effects of agriculture is the soup of fertilizer, pesticides and sediment that flows from farmland after rain or irrigation. Salmon, one of the Northwest United States’ signature fishes, are particularly sensitive to water contamination: they need water that is clear, cold, and pure.* Streams and rivers […]

Last month, Democrats reclaimed the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. What will this victory mean for the Farm Bill, scheduled to be revised next year? Not much, argues Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. While this response may be another example of the Bush administration’s Pollyanna outlook on the state of the world, Johanns feels […]

If you have been reading Growers and Grocers for a while, you will know that sometime next year the U.S. Congress will consider an overhaul of agricultural policy in the form of the “2007 Farm Bill” (previous G & G coverage is here). As the debate ramps up in 2007, you won’t be able to […]

The 2006 Food Blog Awards have kicked off on our main site. Head on over there and nominate your favorite food blogs.

Australia has 16,000 miles of coastline. When I moved here from New York last year, one thing I thought I could count on was abundant, affordable seafood. I imagined bling-bling three-tiered platters of chilled shellfish. I pictured every port city like Maine during lobster season, swimming in crustaceans. In reality, many of Australia’s marine species […]

Dressing Room, Paul Newman’s new restaurant in Westport, Connecticut, officially opened for dinner business in October, adding lunch service last month.  Situated adjacent to the Westport Country Playhouse, it opened to help endow the theater that Paul and his wife, Joanne Woodward, are so much a part of.
Newman and co-owner chef Michel Nischan see their new […]

In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration approved a form of “modified atmosphere packaging” that keeps meat looking fresher for an extended period of time by maintaining a bright red color, even after the meat deteriorates and spoils. The process involves extracting most of the gas from the package, and replacing it with a mixture […]

CBS News reports that despite a rule disallowing the “USDA Organic” designation for fish, some fish is being labeled that way.  Currently, if you see seafood labeled as “organic,” it means that the fish is not from the United States and therefore may have been produced with chemicals and antibiotics aimed at keeping the fish […]