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Report: Record Number of U.S. Families 'Food Insecure'
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyA new study released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday reveals that 14.6 percent of American households -- about 17 million -- are "food insecure," meaning they can't afford a healthful diet or lack dependable access to food. The number of food-insecure households is the highest it has been since the government began collecting data in 1995. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called the numbers "a wake-up call for the whole country," before plugging the Child Nutrition Act, which is up for authorization this year, telling reporters, "There's an opportunity for the country to ...
A Bum Steer: Big Beef Throws Its Weight Around at Cal Poly
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyBig Beef has a bone to pick with Michael Pollan. And who can blame it? After all, Pollan, a professor of journalism at University of California at Berkeley and a critic of industrial agriculture, almost got away with delivering a lecture last week to students at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. How dare he?! Pollan had been invited by the university's Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium, a faculty-run group that works to make sure students are exposed to alternatives to conventional agricultural practices. Apparently Big Beef decided to get mad -- and get ...
Who's in the Kitchen with Julia Child?
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyI'd like to join my colleagues Melinda, Bonnie and Helena in a discussion of the (mostly underwhelming, I thought) performances in "Julie & Julia." But, really, the acting was a little beside the point. What I came to see was what Alex calls "gadget porn" -- the mortar and pestle grinding spices, knives dicing entire baskets of onions, the impressive array of sauté pans, presses, whisks and potato ricers. What would I do with my very own Kitchen Aid stand mixer? The real answer, tragically, is probably promptly break it -- much like how this weekend's attempt at a peach pie ended, not ...
Tom Vilsack's Farm-Country Tour: A Different Kind of Town Hall
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyHealth care town-hall meetings are certainly stealing the spotlight these days -- but they're not the only game in town. Mostly unnoticed, a quieter series of town halls is taking place on a different crisis: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has embarked on a listening tour through rural America to hear about the problems facing farmers. And it's a good thing too, because back on the farm, all is not well. ...
Russians Share Michelle Obama's Love of Veggie Gardens
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyFirst lady Michelle Obama is in Russia this week, but Russians don't want to talk about what she thinks of living in the White House. They show no interest in her views on philandering politicians. And -- thank God -- no one has even broached the subject of sleeveless dresses in her wardrobe. What they do want to talk about, The Washington Post's Robin Givhan reports, is her gardening, specifically, for food. Household food gardens are a mainstay for Russian families, but Americans have relied on them less. The Christian Science Monitor recently noted that in urban areas of Russia alone, 56 ...
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