Gerry Mak, one of the folks profiled in the recent Salon piece, "Hipsters on Foodstamps" (an article I discussed yesterday), has written a short response on the site. He makes some good points:

While organic and local foods seem like luxury items to many, it's important to understand that cheap food is the result of government

Moore College of Art and Design has been quite the green goddess of enviro-consciousness lately! This year, Moore is hosting the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Invitational “Earth Matters.”
The NCECA Invitational is a themed, curated exhibition that brings together both reputable artists (via invitation) and young, emerging artists (via submission) for

Grid‘s upcoming May cover story focuses on green building and design, so I’ve got it on the brain. Grist has a post up today that features a conversation with Pam Worner, a woman who runs a business near Seattle that helps home builders adopt “green” building practices. She argues that for all the talk of high-tech

The Atlantic has a story today on the rise of Asian silver carp in the Mississippi River. Turns out too many fish can be just as big a problem as too few. Apparently these non-native fish jump into boats, decimate ecosystems and engage in all sorts of general mischief:

"I've been hit hard," said Duane Chapman,

Salon launched a real flame-war bomb today with a story entitled "Hipsters on Food Stamps." Here is the subhed: "They're young, they're broke, and they pay for organic salmon with government subsidies. Got a problem with that?"
The story discusses the rising number of young, (usually) single, urban people who are eligible and taking advantage of the

This morning, Grist.org has a story up on the perks of electric bikes. It’s an interesting read: Brynnen [Ford] uses her Madsen “as a minivan alternative.” She drives carpool with it, hauling kids to and from elementary school over the steep hills of Seattle’s central area. Before she electrified her cargo bike with an eZee motor and battery

Something urban gardening advocate Nic Esposito mentioned in this month’s cover story was the need for more bees in the city. Today’s New York Times tackles the issue of illegal beehives within that city’s limits. Fortunately, on Tuesday, New York’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s board will take up the issue of amending the

Last night, Fair Food hosted their annual Brewer's Plate event. This year's incarnation was held at the spectacular Penn Museum. It was a wonderful event—great local food and local brews. Plus, the weather was kind enough to hold off for a few hours. 
Some Thoughts:
-Pork, pork and more pork: Maybe I shouldn't have been surprised, considering

Fran Crotty’s kitchen show’s salvage’s potential in the March issue The March and April issues are now both online. Check it out. 

iPhone camera to the rescueI don’t usually spend my mornings marinating giant slabs of meat in dry rub, but there’s a first time for everything. Friday potlucks are tough—there isn’t really time to do anything too ambitious. Luckily, I found a helper willing to toss my pork shoulders into the over around mid-day today (they