Food
Ryan Rodrick Beiler 12-04-2009
A confession: When I first saw publicity for Dive! I forwarded it to my main dumpster diving partner with the subject line: "great." As in, "great, now dumpster diving will become more popular and we'll have more competition."
LaVonne Neff 12-04-2009
I have mixed feelings about wish lists. They rob Christmas of creativity, surprise, and personal contact, but they make shopping much, much easier.
Tracey Bianchi 12-02-2009
It's time to haul out the Christmas lights and stockings, Advent calendars, and odd-shaped Santa pillows from grandparents. Every year I sort of dread dragging all the chaos out of the basement.
Jeannie Choi 12-01-2009
Joel Salatin finds himself in the middle of the food debate, fighting for a better way.
Julie Clawson 11-30-2009
So the stores are playing Christmas music and down here in Texas the highs are only the 70s and 80s, so the holiday season must be upon us.
Valerie Elverton Dixon 11-25-2009
The United States is a country that is at once overweight and hungry. There are those among us who are overweight and obese. There are those among us who live with food insecurity.
Justin Wheeler 11-24-2009
As I set foot in China, many emotions invaded my thoughts. I guess you could say I was somewhat nervous. My last visit to China involved being detained for a day on suspicion of helping North Korean refugees -- an "offense" punishable in China with up to three years in prison.
Elizabeth Palmberg 11-18-2009
The World Summit on Food Security ended today in Rome, with words about cutting hunger, but no real progress on one of hunger's key causes: specula
LaVonne Neff 11-17-2009
I'm a cradle vegetarian. Didn't have even a bite of meat -- red or white, fish or fowl -- until I was maybe eleven years old, and then I lost my dietary virginity to a hot dog.
Elizabeth Palmberg 11-11-2009
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Jim Wallis 11-04-2009
A story I have written about before and preached on time and time again recently took on new meaning for me.
Adam White 11-02-2009
In spring of 2008, my boss, hedge fund manager Mike Masters, and I were studying the effects that investors were having on commodity prices.
Nontando Hadebe 10-13-2009
My brief visit to Zimbabwe had a few surprises, such as availability of basic foodstuffs instead of empty shelves in supermarkets.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 10-05-2009
I have a neighbor who has a little maxim he uses to explain much of what he sees on the news or reads about in the local paper.
Tracey Bianchi 9-24-2009
I had a phase in college when I thought that perhaps I would become a vegetarian.
Edward Gilbreath 9-21-2009
I have to admit, I wasn't expecting much when I first took my seat in the theater to preview Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, a 3-D animated comedy based on the popular children's book.
Ernesto Tinajero 9-14-2009
My church started a community garden this summer. Our tomatoes, beans, and greens now grace the shelves of our food bank.