For nearly half a century, I have been teaching and writing about the effects of politics on what we eat and, therefore, on our health. I began my career fascinated by nutrients, every one of them, but I ended up viewing foods, diets, and entire systems of food production and consumption as far more significant….
edible stories
Off to a Late Start: An Excerpt from Marion Nestle’s New Book, “Slow Cooked”
By Kate Livie
#2’s: Trotlining for Crab on the Chesapeake
A pile of #2’s says summertime, unrushed afternoons, and a morning spent with dipnet in hand. There’s just something uninspired—something ostentatious—about ordering jumbos. Demanding the biggest crabs the Bay has to offer, hulking battle-scarred survivors who have bypassed a billion crab pots only to end up savaged by your Carvel Hall knife. Go to any…
By Tracey Ryder
The (Food) Revolution Will Not be Televised
Farm to Table grows up; past and present leaders reflect on the promise and reality of the movement Small actions can lead to big changes. But we must act. (And if you’re not familiar with the televised revolution reference, it’s to Gil Scott-Heron’s satirical poem and song from the 1970s. It’s relevant. Especially now.) What…
By Anne Dropick
Connecticut Hops
Ancient heritage is made modern. Most people think of hops as a bittering and aromatic ingredient in beer, but its original use was probably as a healing and preservative agent. Various sources document written evidence of hops for medicinal and other purposes at least by Roman times: Pliny the Elder (23-79 O.C.E.) describes hops as…
By Sydney Jones
Growing Cocktails
By Bruce Cole