Food News Feed

"When Ms Black wrote her article (link), it seems she brought up some issues regarding the meat industry that the consumer should be aware of, but took it to far and accused your local butcher of being inept..."

"For a few months now, media reports about a farm-labor crisis have been emerging from industrial-scale vegetable production areas like California's Central Valley and Arizona's Yuma County. Tales of fruit rotting on the vine abounded. In short, not enough Mexicans are sneaking across the increasingly well-guarded border to harvest fruit and vegetables."

"China poses more promise as a market for California wines — in due time — than it does as a threat to the states growers and vintners. And China also may have diminished its ability to compete against grape juice concentrate with apple juice because of rising prices and an inability to deliver as promised. But watch out for the juice from China pears."

"With copious amounts of processed food and junk food available – in both vending machines and the cafeteria - and a significant lack of fresh fruits and vegetables, nutrition in America 's schools is becoming a recipe for disaster."