JBF on the Air: Food Safety and Sustainability
Buying natural, sustainable, and healthy food has become increasingly confusing in our hyper-marketed world. On yesterday's powerful episode of Taste Matters, JBF's Mitchell Davis got some straight facts from Urvashi Rangan, executive director of the Food Safety and Sustainability Center operated by Consumer Reports. Learn all about the truth behind "natural" labels, the dangers of food marketing, and the growing problem of "green noise" below:
Daily Digest: April 5, 2013
On the dearth of martini snobs. [Slate]
Protect your beer with this leather and chainmail koozie. [Oh Gizmo!]
Study: people think organic food tastes healthier. [Atlantic]
Pork cuts get rebranded with sexier names. [NPR]
Think... Read more >
News Feed: September 5, 2012
Winemakers keep a wary eye on the weather as harvest time nears. [WP]
What your favorite Pepperidge Farm cookie might say about you. [Slate]
A rebuttal against Stanford's organic food study. [LAT]
Notes and images from La Tomatina, the world's largest tomato fight. [Smithsonian.com]... Read more >
News Feed: September 4, 2012
The White House releases its housemade beer recipe. [HuffPo]
Nine beer events worth checking out in September. [Serious Eats]
Stanford scientists question the health benefits of organic food. [NYT]
A call for USDA vigilance in humane treatment of animals. [Atlantic]... Read more >
Green News Feed: May 24, 2012
Tracking the world's intake of junk food after dark. [NPR]
A critical look at food stamps and fingerprinting. [GOOD]
Three sneaky ingredient swaps for healthier baking. [Treehugger]
Nearly all American chain restaurants breach nutrition guidelines. [HuffPo]
Shareholders and doctors demand that McDonald's assess its health... Read more >
Green News Feed: April 6, 2012
How to tell if a restaurant is faking its organic claims. [Grist]
Ethical Easter chocolate: ten fair trade, organic, and vegan options. [Treehugger]
Cape Cod without the cod? Cod fishermen face federal regulations. [HuffPo]
Factory farm horrors: study finds that arsenic and banned antibiotics are routinely fed to poultry. [NYT]... Read more >
Food Matters: Organic Food is Fictitious
Think organic food is a bunch of bologna? Head to NYU on Tuesday when Intelligence Squared hosts the debate: Organic Food is Fictitious.
The motion: Organic food is marketing hype.
Speakers for the motion include: Dennis Avery, director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Food Issues and Blake Hurst, a writer and farmer. Speakers against the motion include: Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue food critic and Charles Benbrook, chief scientist at The Organic Center.
Special Offer: Tickets normally go for $45, but use the code 30OFF and receive a 30% discount.
When: Tuesday, April 13, 5:45 P.M.
Where: NYU Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South, NYC
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