Growers and Grocers

The Soil Association, Great Britain’s leading organic and sustainable produce watchdog, reports that British supermarkets are stocking more locally-grown organic produce as a result of consumer pressure. According to the association’s annual Supermarket Survey, which analyzes the presence of eight organic foods in major British supermarket chains, availability of organic food staples grown in the […]

[Ed. Note: I’m thrilled to introduce Romney Steele, a cheese lover who works at San Francisco’s Cowgirl Creamery store. Due to technical difficulties, I’m posting this introduction on her behalf. Once we straighten those issues out, she’ll be sharing her cheese expertise.]
Cheese is a hot topic these days; at San Francisco’s Ferry Building, masses of […]

After some eGullet members posted links about recent discoveries that prions—which many finger as the cause of mad cow disease and related kin—could move into normal organ tissue, the thread turned into a discussion of the current state of prion research. As with most eGullet threads, there’s some good insight from experts mixed in with […]

Recycling bottles isn’t a great way to reduce environmental damage. The recycling process is expensive, extends the lifetime of the material for only a few more cycles, and introduces its own environmental cost.
Husky, a Canadian packaging firm, hopes to solve those problems with a biodegradable water bottle. The corn-based material, which can break down […]

If you haven’t heard, organic food is big business. This article from the Billings Gazette tells how organic milk is flying off the shelves so fast that stores are running out. Companies are offering subsidies to farmers who produce organic dairy products.
In some ways, this is the dream come true of the pioneers of the […]

I have a hard time remembering which cooking techniques to use for different cuts of meat. Even my foodie friends have a hard time remembering. USA Weekend recently ran a piece that clarifiies the situation for their readers. Take a look before your next trip to the meat section.