Category Archives: food

Friday Food Talk: Research On Red Meat Raises Questions

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Trish Nelson

A recent study published by the Harvard School of Public Health has gotten a lot of attention in the blogosphere this week.  Most analyses of the study conclude that red meat is indeed bad for us, but here are two … Continue reading →

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Friday Food Talk: Occupying Big Food

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Here is an excerpt from an interesting article we spotted on Alternet.org about why we need to get over BIG FOOD now.  Hey hey ho ho big food’s got to go!  Here’s why: by Christopher D. Cook,  author of Diet … Continue reading →

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Local Food Summit in Iowa City

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Paul Deaton

IOWA CITY— More than 80 local food producers and buyers convened during the second annual “Come to the Table Local Food Summit” at the Johnson County Extension Office on Feb. 10 in Iowa City. The purpose of the event was … Continue reading →

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Come To The Table: Local Food Summit

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Trish Nelson

The second annual Come to the Table: Local Food Summit of Producers & Purchasers will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Johnson County Extension office, 3109 Old Highway 218 S. in Iowa City. The … Continue reading →

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Friday Food Talk: Good News About School Lunches

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Trish Nelson

opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/ Thirty-two million kids — 10 percent of the American population, and the future of the country —  are about to start eating better. That’s the bottom line of the new Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) guidelines for government-subsidized school meals, … Continue reading →

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