Posted in AnnArbor.com, Health on February 26, 2011
This is the bowl of oatmeal shown on the McDonalds website page – a page that has its own jaunty “oatmeal” tune. Why do we care that McDonalds has introduced “oatmeal” with more calories than their hamburger and with more sugar than a Snickers bar? I put “oatmeal” in quotes because, according to Mark Bittman’s [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Genetically Modified Food, Miracles on February 19, 2011
Photo courtesy of TEDxManhattan Flickr Organized by The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming, the brochure described TEDxManhattan: “Changing the Way we Eat” as “an awe-inspiring, all day TEDx event focused on sustainable food and farming.” I was in awe to be able to attend the event in NYC on Feb. 12. As we settled [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Backyard Chickens on February 18, 2011
I returned Wednesday to Ann Arbor from a week away. I left town with snowdrifts and nary a sight of grass or earth anywhere. I return to puddles, calcifying stalagmites of gray snow forms and soil once again visible in our back garden. The soft breeze and the smell of warming earth enveloped me on [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Health, Recipes on January 18, 2011
I recently took a raw food “cooking” class (or raw food construction class) at Raw Gourmets International in Chicago. We spent the whole day pureeing, chopping, and dicing various vegetables and nuts to make ourselves lunch and dinner. In addition to changing the way I use my food processor, I have become emboldened to attempt [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork on December 15, 2010
David Beemer, of OmniUnum Farm, decided he wanted more control over his food supply. In lieu of purchasing Michigan peat and compost, Beemer decided to raise poultry for their manure, a nutrient-rich and accessible fertilizer. Beemer choose Muscovy ducks as his poultry of choice after being served it at Paul Bocuse’s restaurant in Lyons, France. [...]
