27 September 2007
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† Slow Food Nation fundraising dinner: Thanks to all who were able to attend last Sunday’s fundraising dinner for Slow Food Nation at Campanile, and special thanks to Mark Peel, Jay Perrin, Caroline Allain, and the staff at Campanile for … Continue reading
19 September 2007
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† “Lunch with Alice Waters, Food Revolutionary”: Today’s New York Times includes several pieces related to Alice Waters and the spirit of “good, clean, and fair” in food choices: Read the profile by Kim Severson, view the video of her … Continue reading
5 September 2007
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In the back-to-school spirit we thought we’d share some of the food- (and Slow Food-) related reading that’s recently caught our attention: Gastronomica: Published quarterly by the University of California Press, Gastronomica is a beautifully produced journal of food and … Continue reading
29 August 2007
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† “Organic Almond Supporters Roast Pasteurization Plan”: George Raine writes in the San Francisco Chronicle about the imminent rule requiring pasteurization of almonds. The Department of Agriculture is moving to implement the rule; organic and raw-food advocates have been crying … Continue reading
21 August 2007
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SlowFoodLA.com has taken a bit of a break from the news these last few weeks, but we’re back, energized, and ready to share more items of interest with our friends and members: † The U.S. House of Representatives passed the … Continue reading
16 July 2007
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Alice Waters contributed her thoughts the subject of the Farm Bill in Sunday’s Sacramento Bee: “Farm Bill Should Focus on Healthful Foods“: The farm bill emerged originally to support farmers during the Great Depression. But over time, it has turned … Continue reading
13 July 2007
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† The Two Americas of Food?: Are there two Americas for food, one for the well-off and well-located, and the another for the rest (i.e., the most)? This is the question posted by Anna Lappé in her essay, “Reflections on … Continue reading
29 June 2007
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† EWG Farm Bill Petition: The Environmental Working Group is collecting signatures online and has asked that Slow Food Los Angeles and other organizations concerned with the Farm Bill debate spread the word to our members and friends. The text … Continue reading
25 June 2007
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† Fighting to Protect Chocolate: Today’s New York Timesfeatured an op-ed piece by Mort Rosenblum, author of Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light, regarding the proposal to change what constitutes “chocolate”: In America, the Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading
12 June 2007
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† Standards for “Organic” Foods: The Los Angeles Times reported this weekend that changes in the stardards under which a food product can be labeled “organic” are moving through the USDA: A deadline of midnight Friday to come up with … Continue reading
4 June 2007
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† Is the honeybee problem greater than we thought? Salon.com convened a roundtable of honeybee experts to talk about what we know, what we don’t know, and what amounts to urban myth in the matter of the dwindling honeybee population. … Continue reading
15 May 2007
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Items that may be of interest to Slow Food members and friends: † Farm Bill News: Representative Collin Peterson of the House Agriculture Committee has announced that markups on at least three of the titles in the Farm Bill will … Continue reading