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- Fizzy Fruit Coming Soon
The Fizzy Fruit company will bring their carbon-dioxide-injected fruits to retail outlets this month, says the Portland Business Journal. The gassy fruits already have a following in 50 school districts throughout the U.S., but most adult shoppers don't...
- Tighten The Grass-fed Label...again
A while back, I wrote a post on Growers and Grocers about the USDA's efforts to tighten the definition for "grass-fed." Their new definition would require a 99% grass diet before the label could be used (up from 80%). Now the USDA is considering...
- Gng Recap, 07/07/06
Here are some of the topics we've covered this week on Growers & Grocers I'm a big fan of the Ethicurean blog, after learning about it when I met one of the contributors Add Maryland to the list of states requesting disaster relief...
- Gng Recap 06/16/06
I'm in Southern California this weekend, but here's a look at some of the items we've covered at Growers & Grocers over the last week. Bruce Cole reposted his Edible San Francisco article about Northern California Slaughterhouses. ...
- Wanted: Growers & Grocers Writers
As many of you know, I'm the editor of Growers & Grocers, part of the Well Fed food blogging network. Several of my writers have become too busy to contribute anymore, and so I'm reaching out to you, my readers. If you're interested in...
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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 close to violating the taboo on urging Americans to eat less of well-lobbied foods.
- The government isn't happy with Consumer Reports, who asserted that mercury levels in canned tuna exceed expectations.
- California melons look good this year.
- The Heritage Foods crew is on the road, posting info along the way.
- Fizzy Fruit Coming Soon
The Fizzy Fruit company will bring their carbon-dioxide-injected fruits to retail outlets this month, says the Portland Business Journal. The gassy fruits already have a following in 50 school districts throughout the U.S., but most adult shoppers don't...
- Tighten The Grass-fed Label...again
A while back, I wrote a post on Growers and Grocers about the USDA's efforts to tighten the definition for "grass-fed." Their new definition would require a 99% grass diet before the label could be used (up from 80%). Now the USDA is considering...
- Gng Recap, 07/07/06
Here are some of the topics we've covered this week on Growers & Grocers I'm a big fan of the Ethicurean blog, after learning about it when I met one of the contributors Add Maryland to the list of states requesting disaster relief...
- Gng Recap 06/16/06
I'm in Southern California this weekend, but here's a look at some of the items we've covered at Growers & Grocers over the last week. Bruce Cole reposted his Edible San Francisco article about Northern California Slaughterhouses. ...
- Wanted: Growers & Grocers Writers
As many of you know, I'm the editor of Growers & Grocers, part of the Well Fed food blogging network. Several of my writers have become too busy to contribute anymore, and so I'm reaching out to you, my readers. If you're interested in...