Growers and Grocers

Author Michael Pollan did a full two years of research in writing his latest book, In Defense of Health.  Throughout the nutrition and health tome, he offers this bottom line, “Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants.”  Sounds simple enough.
In a recent issue of People magazine, he gave a few of his specific tips:
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Mike Dunne of the Sacramento Bee recently profiled Suzanne Ashworth of Del Rio Botanical, a farm that grows multicolored heirloom winter squashes, including Stout Sopomas, Guatemalan Blues and Rampicantes twisting.  If you have never heard of these varieties, you are not alone. 
Dunne recognizes that many consider them to be “novelty foods.”  However, these squash varieties are “often better adapted […]

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 […]