Recent Posts Tagged With 'food prices'

• Where to Buy Evaporated Cane Juice

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 18:27 in food, product review, organic, food prices

  Many visitors arrive to this blog asking "Where can I buy Evaporated Cane Juice?". One easy answer: Amazon. While Amazon has always been known for new books, many people are unaware of the extensive selection of other goods. From electronics to f...

• New Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

  Posted on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at 06:54 in politics, garden, society, food, solutions, agriculture, food prices

  Obama's new Agriculture secretary has already made some steps to promote local food. First, is a stricter interpretation of a labeling directive in the last farm bill. Mexico and Canada both oppose such "country of origin" labels, since meat packer...

• The Farms Race

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 18:19 in politics, society, food, resources, economics, agriculture, food prices

  While the world's nations vie for control of affordable energy, another equally important commodity may cause conflict in the future - food. And perhaps more importantly, the fertile land on which food is produced. This article highlights cash rich...

• Local Harvest

  Posted on Saturday January 17th, 2009 at 12:02 in health, environment, society, food, solutions, agriculture, food safety, website review, food prices

  I found a great site for locating "local" food in your area. Localharvest.org lists farms and CSAs from around the country, just enter your zip code and they'll point you in the right direction. Also don't forget to check out Eatwild.com, as well, ...

• Global Economic Prospects 2009: Commodities at a Crossroad

  Posted on Wednesday December 10th, 2008 at 18:58 in society, food, resources, economics, fuel prices, food prices, crash of 08

  The World Bank released its latest Global Economic Prospects report for 2009. Since it deals nearly exclusively with commodities, I thought it might have some interesting nuggets to explore. Today I'll post the link to the pdf, the introduction, as...

• The Dark Side of Lower Prices

  Posted on Tuesday November 11th, 2008 at 19:46 in society, economics, fuel prices, food prices, crash of 08

  I am certainly enjoying the plummeting price of oil and gasoline. However, as with anything, there may be a catch. As I noted here, it is not just oil that is dropping, but many other commodities and goods. While this sounds great from a consumer...

• Pictoral of Zimbabwe Hyperinflation

  Posted on Sunday November 9th, 2008 at 03:51 in society, economics, fuel prices, food prices

  Zimbabwe has been experiencing unbelievable inflation for some time, but recently it has been calculated at 231 million percent. I really can't even wrap my mind around that, so here are some pictures that show day-to-day financial transactions. Qu...

• Farmer in Chief

  Posted on Thursday October 30th, 2008 at 04:06 in health, environment, society, food, economics, organic, solutions, agriculture, food safety, food prices

  Here is the counterpoint to yesterday's post, Nutrients for Life. "Farmer in Chief" is an open letter to our next President, written by Michael Pollan, the author of In Defense of Food. He outlines his vision for modifying American agricultural pol...

• Eating on $100 a Week?

  Posted on Sunday September 7th, 2008 at 08:41 in garden, society, solutions, food prices

  Here is an interesting article chronicling a family of four's attempt to eat for a week, spending only $100. With increasing energy and food costs, this may be harder then ever. I know our family has been attempting to lower our overall costs, and ...

• Evaporated Cane Juice vs. Sugar, Part II

  Posted on Saturday August 16th, 2008 at 17:59 in society, organic, solutions, food prices

  As I noted in this post, I was skeptical about the differences between Evaporated Cane Juice and regular table sugar. As I found, the difference is negligible, and the price would not seem to justify the small amount of nutrients that might be found...

• Organic Farming

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 16:42 in garden, environment, book review, solutions, agriculture, food safety, food prices

  Organic Farming: Everything You Need to Know. Peter V. Fossel. Recommended.For anyone who has dreamed of quiting one's day job and retiring to an idyllic life in the country, perhaps the thought of starting an organic produce farm would be the way ...

• Square Foot Gardening

  Posted on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 at 20:29 in garden, book review, solutions, food safety, food prices

  Square Foot Gardening. Mel Bartholomew. Recommended.This book claims to be a revolutionary way to garden...a 'new way to garden in less space with less work'. It arose from the author's realization that many gardeners were extremely enthusiastic in...

• Skyscrapers of Corn?

  Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 00:51 in society, solutions, agriculture, food prices

  Probably not in the short-term, considering the cost of real estate would make such a venture cost prohibitive, but interesting nonetheless.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/science/15farm.html?_r=1&oref=sloginThis link probably won't work becaus...

• Is Ethanol Getting a Bum Rap?

  Posted on Tuesday July 15th, 2008 at 05:08 in society, Fuel Economy, ethanol, solutions, agriculture, alternative fuels, fuel prices, bio-fuels, food prices

  Here's a Business Week article from May '08 that provides a level and even tempered report on the present state of ethanol.Ethanol is taking a tumble. Once hyped as a magic brew for reducing both oil addiction and global warming, alcohol made from co...

• They're GRRRRReatt!!

  Posted on Friday June 13th, 2008 at 16:36 in food prices

  Here's an article from some treehuggers in Canada that breaks down the actual costs involved in producing a box of cereal. As you can see, it has little to do with grain prices... Unfortunately for Americans, we are affected by a declining dollar, ...