Advocacy
Where Does Your Food Dollar Go?
Ninety-two percent of Americans consider it “somewhat important” to “very important” that food be affordable, followed by the 91 percent who felt the same way about nutrition, according to the Science and Food Survey released October 2015 by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Nearly every food survey I’ve seen over the course of my…
Read MoreJudging the Soul of Food
It seems we have moved beyond mere concern about our food to judging the soul of food—and those who consume it. What is the soul of food? For me, the soul of food has everything to do with beautiful black and white Holsteins gracing my front yard and neighborhood. The soul of food is about…
Read MoreDoes food confuse you? Don’t buy the B.S.
Have you ever felt judged for what’s in your grocery cart? Do you wonder whether GMO-free, gluten-free, antibiotic-free, fat-free milk is better than regular milk? Are “natural” Fritos better for you? Does anyone really need organic, natural, hormone-free cat litter? Grocery store marketing is full of food claims that are B.S. (below standard). Five ways to avoid buying B.S. food.
Read MoreCrock-Pots and cattle…what’s in your kitchen?
Just as “This Is Us” has created hysteria around slow cookers, “documentaries” have created hysteria around meat and milk. Are we really so unaware the difference between fiction and good television that we can’t recognize reality?
Read MoreHow do we address teacher bias? Does marketing now trump critical thinking in the classroom?
Seeds planted by teachers last a lifetime, whether good or bad. Marketing and bias should not trump science and well-rounded debate in the classroom. Teacher bias deserves the same concern as journalistic bias – a student will never be able to turn off their education the way so many of us have silenced the news. A look at the aftermath of a Chipotle video showed by a 7th grade social studies teacher.
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