February 27th, 2009
Weekly Digest
Photo: Sheep on the White House Lawn, Library of Congress via Treehugger
Food News, Things We Crave, Resources, Green Your Eats, and Tips, Tools & Techniques. Check out this week’s picks.
Food News
- A farm on the White House lawn?! (via Tree Hugger)
- UN Calls for Food Waste Revolution (via Business Green)
- Economy causing increase demands on food banks (via Forexhound)
- WOOT WOOT! Brooklyn’s New Culinary Movement (via NY Times)
- Oh no! Niman Ranch Founder Challenges New Owners (via SF Chronicle)
- Merrigan (organic food expert) Tapped for No 2 USDA post (via Yahoo News)
- Tropicana to drop new packaging! (And the power of social media.) (via NY Times)
- The First Lady Gives a Kitchen Tour (that I wish I had been on) (via NY Times)
Things We Crave
- Super cute silicone lunch accessories (via Lunch in a Box)
- Whimsical kitchen-theme drawings on hand and tea towels–LOVE these! (via Slashfood)
- Haagen-Dazs ‘Five’ – just five ingredients (via Springwise)
- That the US would create a Department of Food Safety (via Tree Hugger)
- I need this now! Chalk board (table) cloth (via OhDeeDoh)
Resources
- Think you can’t afford organic? Find coupons for organic foods at AlexsCoupons.com or OrganicCoupons.org
- A food timeline–that goes wayyyyyyy back–created by a reference librarian for students, parents, and teachers who kept asking for help locating food history and historic recipes. Super cool for curious elementary school kids!
- To find or donate food–a food bank locator from Feeding America
Green Your Eats
- Save Energy, Install Shag Carpet in Your Fridge (via Slashfood)
- Top Six Reasons to Eat Only Organic Fruits and Vegetables (Natural News via The Ethicurean)
- No Lunch Left Behind, op ed by Alice Waters & Katrina Heron (via NY Times)
Tips, Tools & Techniques
- An IMPORTANT question for new moms who are still holding infants all the time: What Can I Cook With One Hand? (via The Kitchn)
- Parenting tip about how our own attitudes towards eating impact our children’s attitudes towards eating (via A Child Grows in Brooklyn)
- Everyone’s talking about it: 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life, by David Grotto
- Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet Pizza: a recipe that’ll teach you how to make pizza on the grill (via Take Back the Table)
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