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    Entries from May 2010

    Meatless Monday (or Friday) & The Protein Principle

    May 28th, 2010 Posted by Sophy 2 Comments

    Our friends at Meatless Monday are going strong with an article on the Huffington Post. As of right now, there are 1,150 posts! Check it out and leave one with your opinion.
    Wow, the numbers are startling. Americans consume an astonishing amount of protein. USDA statistics reveal that U.S. men eat as much as [...]

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    Spotlight on Rhubarb: Grandma’s Favorite Pie Plant Gone Wild

    May 27th, 2010 Posted by Sophy No Comments

    Rhubarb is a plant that holds memories of grandma and it was always my grandmother Winkie’s first homemade pie every spring. She had patches of the stalky green growing out behind the big grey house where she would pick it and transform it into the mysterious creation cooling on the windowsill. It was the adult [...]

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    Chicken Farmers Describe a System of Extortion and Economic Slavery

    May 21st, 2010 Posted by Sophy No Comments

    This post was written by Regina Weiss and was originally posted on the Green Fork.

    Attorney General Eric Holder urged to enforce antitrust laws to protect poultry growers
    Today, poultry growers from throughout the south told Attorney General Eric Holder that the US poultry business operates through price fixing and production controls that stifle fair competition [...]

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    We’re back!

    May 20th, 2010 Posted by Sophy No Comments

    Daily Table fans – we apologize for the lack of content on our blog this week. We had some problems with our server and are glad to be back on line. Meanwhile, it’s been a fabulous week for the program – with scintillating coverage in The Washington Post, Huffington Post and more.  Check it out [...]

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    Growing Veggies on Walls: Teens Green Bronx

    May 13th, 2010 Posted by No Comments

    Here is another post from the illustrious Lorna Sass, originally published at Lorna Sass at Large.
    Remember when President Jimmy Carter visited the blighted south Bronx, with the result that images of burned-out houses and trash-stewn lots flashed across TV screens all over the nation? That visit and the movie, The [...]

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    Healthy Monday: Macrobiotics with Christina

    May 10th, 2010 Posted by 1 Comment

    From our friends at Healthy Monday…
    Christina Pirello was just 26 when she was diagnosed with cancer. She chose to embark on a strict macrobiotic diet that helped clear the terminal illness. Since then, Christina has written five health books, created her own cooking show and pushed for nutrition education in schools.
    You [...]

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    Save the Date, New Yorkers: May 15th — Eat Well’s Tour de Farmers’ Markets

    May 5th, 2010 Posted by No Comments

    This post was originally posted on the Green Fork by Chris Hunt.
    Here in New York City, spring has arrived in full force; the leaves have returned, the cherry trees have blossomed, the parks are bustling, and legions of pallid hipsters have cautiously reemerged into the sun.  Life is [...]

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    Even Mario Batali’s Doing It! 14 Top US Restaurants Go Meatless Monday

    May 3rd, 2010 Posted by No Comments

    From our friends at Healthy Monday…
    No stranger to boar sausage, or to a finely braised veal shank, Mario Batali isn’t the first person that comes to mind when you think about vegetables. And that’s what’s so interesting about Batali’s decision to embrace Meatless Monday in all of his 14 restaurants across [...]

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