Tag Archives: food-miles

A Course Correction

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, I had the honor and privilege of addressing a college class here at Our State University. I selected aspects of this project related to the focus of the class, Social Problems, and got some good feedback … Continue reading →

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More Local Heroes (Sort of)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Sometimes it’s the mundane, everyday items that bring the biggest surprises. Take juice, for instance. In season, I’m all for fresh cider from The University’s organic farm or another local producer, but things get dicey this time of year. Any … Continue reading →

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Waste Not, Want Not

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

I mentioned in passing some time ago that I was going to start tracking our food waste by separating it from the trash stream, recording its weight, and putting it aside for compost. While I don’t yet have a proper … Continue reading →

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Baby Steps

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

We’ve had a fair amount of success in finding affordable, locally-sourced products. As I’ve previously discussed, local is a subjective term and you may find my parameters absurd. I’m okay with that; I’m going by the “closer-is-better” method. For instance, … Continue reading →

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He is the Eggman

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

DO you remember the big egg recall last year? You probably do, since it involved some 500 million eggs shipped nationwide, and helped pave the way for a landmark piece of legislation, the first major revamping of food-safety standards in … Continue reading →

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December Food Cost-Revised

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Here’s the new sheet for December. That took longer than it should have. First, I found a discrepancy in the ending balance on the sheet; it didn’t match what carried over on the account. I eventually managed to log in … Continue reading →

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Talkin’ Turkey

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

In all the hubbub about breakfast, oats, and blogospheric elitism, I let The Great Thanksgiving Triumph escape my attention for a precious few days. As I previously mentioned, we got a frozen store bird at The Big Supermarket, losing valuable … Continue reading →

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Pick the Winner!

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

We bought these bottles of soda (yes, that’s what I call it) at the local IGA a while back: I’ve been curious as to which traveled the furthest, and which the least, to arrive at the store. the Double Cola … Continue reading →

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Some perspective from the North…

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Here’s an interesting angle on the local food issue. Wayne Roberts considers the security aspects of a local food base.  

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The Maps Are Here! The Maps Are Here!

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Well, it all took longer than I expected and it’s not quite what I imagined, but the maps for the September food inventory are finished and posted below. Here’s what I think you need to know about them: 1. The … Continue reading →

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