How Bees Make Honey 26 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am

Ancient Euros Spiced Their Eats 26 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am

"Researchers found evidence for garlic mustard in the residues left on ancient pottery shards discovered in what is now Denmark and Germany." The shards date back about 6000 years, according to a piec...

Vaca Over: Laptop Resuscitated 26 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am

Yep, we're back..

Brits Show Some Heat at Harrogate Flower Show 16 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am

Yes, they are spelling them "chillies" but we will forgive them that, we in New Mexico where "chiles" is the only acceptable spelling of the Americas' warmest veg. Hey, the Brits are getting with the ...

Yes on 552: WA State on GMO Labeling; CT Measure Passed June 1 12 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm

The vote is coming up in November, and activists in WA are preparing. A similar bill failed passage in California--but barely---after corporate entities in opposition spent about $45 million to stop i...

Can't Get Enough Photos of Food Dishes? 10 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm

The Food Foto Gallery allows you to gorge-----on the food pix of others, or your own. Mega masses of food pix. From soup to nuts, as it were. Pictured? Homemade tortillas.

American Prosciutto Steps Up 8 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am

Iowa decently/humanely raised pigs are making an Italian ham delicacy into an American reality, with a little help from their friends, Kathy and Herb Eckhouse. According to this piece in the NYTimes,...

National Farmers Market Week, Ta Da! 6 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm

Yes, this coming weekend, please kiss the organizers of your local farmers/growers market, because their gift to you is immense, no? And, if you need to find a farmers market for yourself, or a pal/f...

Tax Incentives to Ensure Excess Food Reaches The Hungry 4 Aug 2013 | 03:35 am

"Tax incentives should be expanded to prompt restaurants, grocery stores and farmers to donate excess food to the hungry and cut into the estimated 70 billion pounds of food that goes to waste each ye...

Coke Goes All Calorie-Fabulous on Us 31 Jul 2013 | 01:59 am

"Coca-Cola’s recently launched global anti-obesity campaign—“global commitments to help fighting obesity”— pledges to expand calorie labelling to all of its products, and to give consumers a broad ran...