Originally posted by leslie at greenfork.org:
If things have seemed a bit quiet on The Daily Table and The Green Fork lately, it’s because the team here has been working toward the arrival of our most ambitious and far-reaching online news project yet.  We hope you will join us this Monday, June 21st, [...]

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Like  many meat-eaters Kim O’Donnel used to have a rocky relationship with soy-staples, tofu and tempeh. Starting April 5th, she encourages all of us to give T&T a try with a week of culinary advice and recipes from acclaimed authors.
Interviewed by Kerry Truman
You occasionally eat meat but prefer to promote a plant-based [...]

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You’re trying to avoid E.coli tainted beef, so instead of having a hamburger for dinner, you opt for a salad. I’m afraid you may be out of luck again however if you’re buying pre-washed greens. The Huffington Post reports on high amounts fecal matter in packaged salad.
Reuters reports on a recent University of Liverpool [...]

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Have you visited the Sustainable Table website lately? It’s packed with information about why sustainable agriculture is so important to personal health, environmental health, community health, and more. Worried about disease (obesity, cancer, diabetes), climate change, the air you breathe, or the water you drink?  Care about fair labor standards, immigrants’ rights, family farmers, or [...]

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Join Louisa Shafia, author of Lucid Food, and the non-profit Just Food for a book release party at Jimmy’s No. 43 on Thursday, January 14th from 6:30 to 9:00.  The party will feature tasty recipes from the book, great company and all proceeds benefit Just Food. Click here for more info.
At first glance, Luisa [...]

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It’s January 7th, and you’re probably sick of Top Tens, but I promise, it’s a good one. Running the gamut from hunger and food safety to salt and GMOs, Marion Nestle outlines the 10 hottest food and nutrition issues of 2010.
If you haven’t seen footage of a fainting goat, you’re missing out. Check one out [...]

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Food issues are “in” right now, which is clearly illustrated by the many food related news stories front and center in the New York Times. On the cover of last Sunday’s Times, an important article about ground beef and E.coli and how it ruined one young dance instructor’s life. In a follow up article, author [...]

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Forefront in the news these last few days has been President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. From what I can tell, she seems like a fair, honest judge who avoids flash and goes for comprehensive, rational arguments. But what I really want to know is what she is going to [...]

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Target backs Aurora’s organic authenticity (Business Journal) Target points out that Aurora’s organic certification hasn’t been yanked (yet) even though they’ve taken outrageous liberties with the phrase “pasture-raised.”
The beef is all good, too (NY Times) In more news of “methinks thou dost protest too much,” USDA undersecretary of food safety Dr. [...]

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Diane is still a little wiped out from the Eat Well Guided Tour of America, so you’ll have to wait until next week to read her weekly column, At the Table. Until then, chew on this:

First the good news (AP) On-farm dining programs like Plate & Pitchfork are savoring the sweet taste of [...]

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