The HIV of Bananas
We’d miss them–even as we complain all winter about having nothing but bananas to go on our morning cereal. But much of the world’s population relies on bananas for more than a supplement to bran flakes in the morning. Millions…
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To Seem Rather Than to Be
Image by Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake via Flickr Bacon Bits. Fruity Pebbles. Chicken Nuggets. Fish sticks. We have such low expectations for our food (as advertised on TV!) that having a certain foodiness built into the title is…
And in the End…
The Kingdom Fungi is so varied in form that for mushrooms to be the sum total of our understanding of the group is a grotesque labeling that gives scant credit to the role these organisms play in the Bigger Economy.…
Spoiled by Freshness
Image via Wikipedia We’ve been the unwilling victims in our recent travels of normal, average American food–vegetables and fruits breed for many things other than taste or even nutritional content, picked before ripe, shipped boxed, canned or frozen for a…