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Grazin' Angus Acres' Keith Gibson On Cow Poop & Chickens

Yesterday I wrote about my recent visit to Keith Gibson's extraordinary Grazin' Angus Acres farm and shared a video of Gibson dis...Read More

Keith Gibson of Grazin' Angus Acres Talks Cattle and Grass

Olakunle 7:08 AM

There are very few people I trust with my food; Keith Gibson, one of the forces behind Grazin' Angus Acres farm , is a member of that se...Read More

Five-Year-Old Fills Soda All By Herself; Mom Says, "Great Job!"

Olakunle 5:40 PM

I just witnessed what one parent (not me) thought was a great teaching moment; I deemed it indicative of much of what is wrong with how we e...Read More

"Food Is Love" Commercial Supports Prop 37

Olakunle 12:09 PM

Here's a commercial supporting California's Prop 37, courtesy of the side that isn't spending $1 million per day spewing lies a...Read More

Question of the Day: Bulk Bins and Hands

Olakunle 5:59 AM

When shopping in the bulk section, why do people use their hands to grab/sample food when the scoops are right there, waiting to be used?Read More

Mark Bittman: "Buying the Vote on G.M.O.'s"

Olakunle 7:08 AM

What can be bought with one million dollars a day? How about . . . our future. The overwhelming support for Prop 37 , a California ballot i...Read More

"It's Not Stale Bread If You Are Starving"

Olakunle 12:04 PM

I heard a great saying recently, one that has helped me appreciate what I have: "It's not stale bread if you are starving." T...Read More

Asleep at the Wheel, with the Engine Running

Olakunle 6:29 AM

I'm sure these two Rip Van Winkles—plus everyone else who does it—have great reasons for keeping the engine running while in a parked ca...Read More

Mark Bittman: "A Simple Fix for Farming"

Olakunle 12:45 PM

Just posted this afternoon in the online edition of The New York Times is a piece, " A Simple Fix for Farming ," by Mark Bittman,...Read More

Obesity in Pets: Not Surprising Considering Their Food

Olakunle 12:16 PM

I don't have any pets, but pamphlets on display outside a pet store caught my attention the other day. "The Obesity Epidemic"...Read More

How to Make Shrimp in Tomato Sauce with Feta, Parsley & Dill

Olakunle 5:00 AM

Don't worry; the shrimp are under the feta cheese. Here are instructions for a Greek-influenced dish, without exact quantities. I don...Read More

"Hospitals Ditch Formula Samples to Promote Breast-Feeding"

Olakunle 11:19 AM

The lead from an article " Hospitals Ditch Formula Samples to Promote Breast-Feeding " in today's New York Times : "For y...Read More

Kerrygold Coupon Leads to Cheap Nutrient-Dense Butter

Olakunle 10:54 AM

Nothing in life is free, but I'll take a half pound of delicious, nutrient-dense butter from grass-fed cows for $1— $1! —any day of the...Read More

On Hormones, Baseball and Our Meat and Dairy

Olakunle 12:39 PM

With the baseball playoffs gaining steam, I figured I'd repost this blog from a couple years ago. Unfortunately, not much has changed ei...Read More

A Spoonful of Molasses a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Olakunle 7:53 AM

It's all about the nutrients! Instead of worrying about the nutritionists' holy grail of calories, cholesterol and fat, I am much m...Read More

Latest from California: Prop 37 and Prososed Soda Tax

Olakunle 4:50 AM

Two quick things to take a look at, both dealing with ballot issues in California: First, a new video in support of Prop 37 that showcases ...Read More

More on Wasted Food and One Town's Wasted Opportunity

Olakunle 7:11 AM

On the heels of yesterday's post about wasted food , a friend sent me an email recounting a story that he describes as "a fiscal an...Read More

Wasted Food: Can We Defeat "Plastic Fruit Syndrome"?

Olakunle 7:24 AM

Last year I wrote a post, " Wasted Food: Another Mountain to Climb ," that discussed the staggering problem of wasted food. Accord...Read More

Jack LaLanne: Time to Remodel (Your Body)

Olakunle 12:58 PM

Here's our October dose of Jack LaLanne, a great man who spoke the truth and wasn't interested in quick fixes (or sound bites). If y...Read More

TV and Radio Ads Supporting Prop 37 & Our Right to Know

Olakunle 8:46 AM

Since the Big Chemical and Big Food companies are outspending the little guys about seven to one in the battle over Proposition 37 in Califo...Read More

I Am Matching First $1,000 Donated to PAN; Are You In?

Olakunle 4:30 AM

As many of you know, I am an ardent supporter of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) , an organization that "promotes healthy communities an...Read More

Mission: Readiness Says We Are "Still Too Fat to Fight"

Olakunle 7:10 AM

When I see someone drinking or eating fake food, I try to figure the real price of a $1.49 Gatorade (plenty of refined sugar and petroleum-b...Read More

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