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USDA Data Shows America is Swimming in Calories

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August 14, 2008
Last Sunday’s New York Times looked at some recently released data from the USDA Economic Research Service showing that between 1970 and 2006, the amount of food available to the average American grew by 1.8 pounds of food per week. Among the increases were meat and egg consumption (+0.2 pounds per week), fruits (+0.5 pounds), fats (+0.5 pounds), and refined sweeteners (+0.3 pounds) - read full article here.

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Los Angeles Stages a Fast Food Intervention

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August 14, 2008 There was an article in yesterday morning's New York Times about recent Los Angeles City Council action to combat food deserts in South Los Angeles, where ROC Stewardship Council member Sylvia Drew Ivie has been very active. Interestingly, the article also features quotes from 2007 ROC Fellow Larry Bain from Nextcourse - read full article here. Read More Add Comment (0)

Slow Food Needs Reality Check, Not Makeover

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August 4, 2008
Brahm Ahmadi, ED of Peoples Grocery - wrote this blog entry in response to the July 23 article in the New York Times written by Kim Severson entitled Slow Food Savors Its Big Moment. In his blog, Brahm writes, "While I think that Slow Food’s hope and desire to become more diverse and inclusive of people of color and people of lower socio-economic status is admirable, I’m not sure that trying to make Slow Food more diverse is the best strategy for supporting food justice movements and communities of color."
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Slow Food Nation Gains Momentum

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Aug. 5, 2008 Slow Food Nation and Roots of Change arel featured in an article today by Shepherd Bliss (of Kokopelli Farms) on an independent news website called CounterPunch - read full article here . Read More Add Comment (0)

JUICY JUSTICE

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July 29, 2008
ROC Stewardship Council member Jim Cochran was featured in the Metro Santa Cruz this week - JUICY JUSTICE : Jim Cochran treats the planet and his workers with respect, all while managing to grow delicious produce - the article discribes Jim as "longtime Santa Cruz farmer knows how to manage his finances, but he also knows how to be a good boss and environmental steward" - all true , and a great Stewardship Council member as well!

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Time Magazine Article on Urb-Ag Movement/SF Victory Garden

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July 29, 2008 Time ran this story - Inner-City Farms - Food gardens are sprouting up in front of San Francisco's city hall today. Its a great piece about the growing urban agricuture movement across the U.S. Read More Add Comment (0)

Locally Grown is Growing...

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July 23, 2008 Today's NY Times features an article - A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss - about shifting consumer behavior around local foods - and the business response to the consumer demand to eat closer to home. From gardening companies, to retailers - food businesses that feature local products are in demand - read full article here. Read More Add Comment (0)