Slow Food: Is Elitism the Problem?

Is Slow Food elitist? Is this the major problem it has to overcome before it can become a major social movement? That seems to be the question following Slow Food…

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Globalization and Food Security in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean

If you speak Spanish and if you are in Mexico City in the next couple of weeks, here’s what looks like a great intensive course on globalization and food security…

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Irradiating Spinach and Lettuce

So at long last the Food and Drug Administration in the United States is going to allow the irradiation of spinach and lettuce. I’m better late than never commenting on…

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