Sustainable Dish

Your weekly dish on all things sustainable…

Tax my soda? How dare you! But then again, Tom Lawskey on Grist makes some good arguments for a junk-food tax in this article about a new government report on food deserts.

After reading this article on School Lunch Talk about the evolution of cafeteria food, I understand why my mom was so horrified by what I was served in school. When she was in school, the food was actually good.

A draconian measure or reasonable move towards food safety? The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is coming to a head, and in a recent New York Times piece, farmers are getting fired up!

Since the introduction of the Waxman-Markey climate bill, Tim Philpott of Grist has been vigilantly providing updates and insightful info. Read his latest post on what getting mugged in Mexico City and the climate bill have in common.

Ever wonder where lunch ladies find those fabulous tater tots and bacon pizza bagels? In Vegas, obviously. School Lunch Talk attended the heavily industry influenced conference and here’s their report on recent “tray trends”.

Treehugger reports that the American Medical Association, generally a supporter of the ole’ food pyramid scheme, has come out in support of sustainable agriculture! Local fruits and veggies are finally getting the praise they deserve!

Will Allen is a well-known figure in the sustainable food world as well as the Milwaukee area where he has his urban farm. Now the New York Times is introducing him to a new audience who will hopefully be inspired to get growin’.

E. coli abounds in many food products today and there’s not much the government can do about it. This may soon change, however, as Civil Eats reports a sweeping new safety bill just passed in the house.

Sustainable Table was at LOHAS not long ago; how did it go? See Examiner.com’s report here.

Dean Foods is introducing a new line of “natural” Horizon products (a.k.a. not organic), essentially declaring war on struggling organic dairy farmers says, Mark Kastel from The Cornucopia Institute on Marion Nestle’s blog.