Growers and Grocers

While not yet a national event, Southeastern Pennsylvania’s “Buy Fresh Buy Local” Week is bound to catch on with the recent attention across the country to decreasing the miles between field and table. Chocked full of events, this week (July 15th - 23rd) will provide several occasions to celebrate and honor local produce and […]

Elections are right around the corner in the United States, and candidates in agricultural regions have used their Farm Bill plans to woo voters. This set of legislators will be the ones who make or break next year’s new Farm Bill, and rural communities want to know what to expect from their representatives. While the […]

For many of us who spend our lives eating, thinking and writing about food, issues such as sustainable farming, organic growers, artisan cheese, and seasonal ingredients are common terms in our vernacular. We argue about freshness and the values of many of these ‘alternative’ methods versus large commercial growers. Yet, there is little doubt that […]

As a medical researcher and certified healthcare consultant, the last thing I used to think about when someone said genetics was food.  Dealing with rare disorders my entire life, having been born with one, I associated genetics with blood sampling and medical testing.  Times have changed, foods have changed and now […]

Inside a former Olympic speed skating stadium in Turin, Italy, something very slow is taking place and spreading fast.
It’s the second Slow Food Terra Madre, a gathering of farmers, food producers, chefs and others who care about the quality, sustainability, regionalism and taste of the world’s food. Here’s a paragraph from the […]

Back in 1962, the kiwifruit (then known as the Chinese gooseberry) was a virtual unknown to American consumers, but thanks to the grit, creativity and resourcefulness of produce distributor Frieda Caplan, the brown, furry fruit was renamed, promoted directly to consumers and eventually became a staple of fruit salads and bowls […]