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GnG Recap, 06/02
What's the what on Growers and Grocers? Here's a guide to some of the stories we've covered this week:
- You can tell the USDA what you think about "organic" milk from cows crammed into feedlots.
- A Quebec university will allow the first official university supermarket in North America. Good or bad?
- The U.S. government gave a teensy boost to organic food research.
- Whole Foods CEO John Mackey defends himself against Michael Pollan.
- In Philadelphia, they're spending more on local foods than in the past.
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John Mackey, Michael Pollan & Real Sustainablility
Last night I got a chance to hear John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO and Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma at UC Berkeley. It was a fascinating evening of discourse mainly about the future of food and less about the ongoing debate between...
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Vs.! Pollan And Mackey
"Pollan-Mackey Smackdown" was the entry on my calendar. Michael Pollan, the tall, thin journalism professor whose The Omnivore's Dilemma described Big Organic and the "supermarket pastorale" of stores such as Whole Foods, and John Mackey, the sandy-haired...
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Michael Pollan Responds (again) To John Mackey
Thanks to The Ethicurean for the link to Michael Pollan's latest letter to John Mackey, president of Whole Foods. Even I might soften my anti-Whole Foods stance in light of the initiatives they've been putting into place, and I'd make a big...
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Gng Recap 06/25/06
It's been a bit crazy this week, but here's a look at some of the topics we discussed on Growers & Grocers over the last few days:
Michael Pollan responds to John Mackey's letter to him.
Keep an eye out for the new Thomcord grape variety.
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Gng Recap 06/09/06
Here are some of the topics we covered on Growers & Grocers this week:
Is your food carbon neutral? Does it bother you if it isn't? Should it?
The government approved titanium dioxide-coated mica-based pearlescent pigments
The USDA came...
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