slow food Archive

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  Conservative support for the green food movement - by frog

  
  
  
  John Schwenkler from The American Conservative has an interesting article on how green food movements like Locavorism and Slow Food exemplify conservative values. The production, distribution and preparation of food is an emotive sustainability and health issue. So it’s not surprising that food distributed by small, independent farms fits tidily into Schwenkler’s conservative ethos. The [...] read more
  August 15, 2008 7:35 am - 12 Comments
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  A lazy Easter post - by frog

  
  
  
  Yes, just whole series of links: Treehugger Pop Quiz: How much water does it take to “grow” a hamburger? Today is World Water Day 2008 and: for many of the world’s poorest, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America, water is costlier than oil, more precious than oil and yet less available than clean air. [...] read more
  March 22, 2008 8:40 am - 19 Comments