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Crop To Cuisine: April 4, 2011
Length: 29:55
Crop To Cuisine is serving baked goods with A World of Cake - From Egypt to the U.S., cake is thousands of years old, and every bit as delicious today as it ever was.
We hear from Carol O'meara's Gardening After Five on a spring time garden's royalty.
And, headlines in food and farming from around the world explores health, Japan and Libya.
Crop To Cuisine: March 21, 2011
Length: 28:44
Crop To Cuisine kicks off a series on baking with bread. We speak with baking enthusiast and author, William Alexander, about his recent book, 52 Loaves.
Plus, headlines in food and farming from around the world.
Crop To Cuisine: March 7, 2011
Length: 28:48
This week, Crop To Cuisine invites veteran fisherman and star of Discovery Channel's Swords: Life on the Line, Linda Greenlaw.
We look at the situation on the ground from the Libyan-Tunisian border. And, Carol O'Mears joins us for Gardening After Five.
All of that, headlines in food and farming, and more.
Crop To Cuisine
February 7th, 2011
Length: 29:01
Crop To Cuisine discusses food in Egypt, as the standoff between protesters and government continues. The World Food Programme's Abeer Etefa joins us over the phone from Cairo. We hear from Carol O'Meara on feeding the birds this season. And we turn food advertising on its head.
All of that, headlines in food and farming from around the world, and more.
Gardening After Five: January 17, 2011
Make room, gardeners, the season for houseguests has arrived. For these, rearranging the furniture and cleaning the windows is a must, and if you slip something extra into their water they won’t mind.
Houseplants have regained their place on windowsills and counters, brought in from the patios and decks where they spent the summer. With a little understanding and prepping the house for their visit, your foliaged friends will be happy all winter long.
Crop To Cuisine: January 17, 2011
Length: 25:29
This week the nation honors a leader in civil rights, and heeds the lessons of equality. On Crop To Cuisine we apply this lens to the food system and those in need of recognition.
Carol O'Meara shares the secrets of a happy family of indoor plants.
And headlines in food and farming from around the globe.
NATION / FARMING
2010 ended on a high note for U.S. farmers. Though the cost of doing business rose 1.5%, largely through higher feed and fertilizer prices, farmer’s are fetching higher prices overall, up more than 19% from December a year ago.
Corn and soybean prices continue to climb. Up 4.94 and 11.70 a bushel respectively. And, livestock products including beef, hogs, chickens and milk continue sell at higher prices than in 2009. Food prices are expected to continue rising in the first quarter.
POLICY
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service recently amended the Federal meat and poultry regulations to require nutritional labeling.
The labels will be required to show the caloric, fat, cholesterol and other nutrients are contained in a standard serving of meat or poultry. Though meat packaging currently requires fat to meat ratios in percentages, officials are arguing that current labels don't give consumers enough information about fat content according to different cuts of meat.
SB: Elizabeth Hagen, Undersecretary of the USDA
STUDY
According to a new survey, women think about food more than twice as often as they think about sex.
The study, performed Shape Smart, a weight loss service, found that 25% of women think about food every half hour, compared to the 10% of women who think about sex over the same time span.
Shape Smart interviewed some 5000 men and women, finding that
· 60% of women in relationships are not happy eating in front of their partner
· 40% of women feel as though they are constantly dieting
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· 13% of women choose low-calorie meals instead of what they would actually like when eating out
WORLD / IVORY COAST
As the situation in Ivory Coard continues to escalate, thousands of people continue to flee toward neighbouring states. Nearly 20,000 Ivorians have crossed the border to Liberia where the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is providing humanitarian support.
Ivorians have been entering Liberia since a day after the November election, when sitting President Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power to the internationally recognized winner, Alassane Outtara.
The majority of the refugees are women, and more than 60 per cent of the new arrivals are under 18 years old.
SB: Malek Triki is WFP spokesman for West Africa
WORLD / PAKISTAN
And on Christmas day, 46 people were killed and 100 wounded at a World Food Programme center in the northwestern tribal region of Bajaur, Pakistan, when a suicide bomber attacked.
SB: Amjad Jamal is the World Food Programmes spokesman in Pakistan
Interview: Rene McGuffin, WFP Senior Public Information Officer in North America
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Crop To Cuisine starts off 2011 with a harsh look at life with too little food, and life for those who can’t get enough
Plus, headlines in food and farming from around the globe. Its 2011 and time for Crop To Cuisine.
This week on Crop To Cuisine.
Carol O’meara opens up about her rollercoaster relationship with Winter squash
We conclude our series on the next generation of american farmers, From The Ground Up, with reflections on the end of year one as a new farmer.
And we step back to look at how food is taking shape across the nation with Katherine Leiner, author of Growing Roots.
All that, headlines in food and farming from around the world, and more.
This week on Crop To Cuisine.
One day away from a potential shift in political power across the country, we speak with food politics professor, Marion Nestle about food politics in 2010, and its' promise in 2011.
Bon Apetit’s restaurant editor, Andrew Knolton, is with us to explain his pick for foodiest town of 2010, and share some thoughts on what a "foodie" is.
And the best fast food burger in the nation is discussed. We find out how Five Guys is living up to Burger King's promise
All of that, plus, headlines in food and farming from around the world.
Crop To Cuisine: October 18, 2010
This week on Crop To Cuisine.
Anna Getty discusses her passion for sustainable living through food – illustrated in her new cookbook, Easy, Green, Organic.
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We get some perspective on the relationship between food preferences and human genetics.
All of that, headlines in food and farming from around the world, and more.
This week on Crop To Cuisine.
We conclude our series on conscious coffees with author and coffee expert Mark Pendergrast.
Carol O#Meara shares the pain and the pleasures of turning backyard grapes into fine wines.
And we look into the global economics surrounding obesity.
All of that, headlines in food and farming, and more.
POLICY
The FDA began the first of two public meetings on Sunday, discussing a genetically engineered (GE) Atlantic salmon intended to be used for food.
The fish, a North Atlantic salmon developed by AquaBounty Technologies Inc. would be the country's first genetically engineered food animal.
The salmon is produced by taking a portion of the gene that protects an eel-like fish called an ocean pout against freezing, transplanting it into the growth gene of a Chinook salmon and transferring the blended genetic material into the fertilized eggs of a North Atlantic salmon.
According to the company, it grows to market size in half the time of other salmon and consumes 25 percent less feed in the process.
But because genetic engineering is an issue that raises ethical and medical as well as marketing concerns, loud arguments are expected.
Earlier this month, the FDA released a preliminary report that the salmon "is as safe as food from conventional Atlantic salmon" and unlikely to harm the environment.
The FDA advisory committee will vote later today on whether to approve preliminary findings that a modified salmon is as safe as an ordinary salmon.
WORLD
China has recently surpassed Japan and Mexico to become the United States’s second leading importer of our agricultural goods.
Since China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, food exports to China have grown by 12 billions dollars annually.
For years, China was thought to be restricting market access. Yet through negotiations in the past week, the USDA feels confident that headway is being made.
The USDA intends to spur additional trade into NE portions of China. U.S. food imports have largely been absent from the region until now, some noting strong opportunities for imports of pork, soybeans and specialty goods, such as wines.
Soundbites: Jim Miller, USDA Undersecretary of Agriculture
CULTURE
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine recently launched a controversial ad campaign, playing on McDonald’s “Im lovin it” slogan. The spot shows a dead man laying on a gurney with a half-eaten burger in one hand and a grieving woman at his side. As the camera pans around and stops at the man's feet, the Golden Arches logo appears with the line, “I was lovin' it,”, and a voiceover people to consume less meat,
According to Susan Levin, the Committee’s Director of Nutrition Education, they chose to focus on McDonald's because it epitomizes fast food and everyone seems to recognize the Golden Arches logo.
The goal of the campaign is to make it more difficult for some restaurant chains to expand, and encourage businesses that promote healthier foods.
In response to the ad, McDonald’s spokesperson, Bridget Coffing, stated, "This commercial is outrageous, misleading and unfair to all consumers".
The PCRM’s ad campaign will launch in major cities across the country, including Chicago, D.C., Miami, Memphis, Houston, Detroit and Los Angeles. To view the ad, go to croptocuisine.org
HEALTH
After one of the nation’s most publicized food recall’s in years, Senate Democrats say they are on the brink of passing a sweeping food safety overhaul, which the House approved more than a year ago. However, Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Okla. has recently make a public effort to block a final push of the legislation.
Coburn's office affirmed his objection to the bill, on the grounds of fiscal restraint. Coburn is demanding that this, and all other legislation be fully paid for before passage into law. In the case of food safety, Sen. Coburn is threatening filibusters on a range of legislation ranging from war spending to unemployment benefits.
The pending legislation would give much-needed updates to a food regulatory system approaching its’ 100th birthday. The bill would grant the FDA the authority to mandate recalls, impose stricter rules on mandatory inspections, trace-back protocol and access to company records, and include whistleblower protections.
UN Hunger
And the United Nations recently announced a decline in the number of hungry people worldwide by about 98 million, leaving 925 million without access to enough food in 2010.
Though noting the reduction, the United Nations stated that at this rate, the world will not meet the Millennium Development Goal to cut world hunger in half by 2015.
Many factors are contributing to global hunger, yet many site the 2008 food price crisis as having the single largest impact.
The UN FAO's Executive Director Jacques Diouf says the decrease is no cause for complacency.
Still, better access to food and an overall reduction in food prices have been welcomed by the agency and its’ affiliates.
To get a better understanding of the areas to celebrate, and the victories yet to be won, we are joined over the phone by Rene McGuffin, Senior Spokesperson for the UN World Food Programme in North America.
Soundbites: UN Food & Agriculture Organizations Executive Director, Jacques Diouf
Interview: Rene McGuffin, Senior Spokesperson for the UN World Food Programme in North America.
| This week on Crop To Cuisine.We speak with Curt Ellis of the award winning documentary, King Corn, about his new projects, Food Corps and Truck FarmCarol Omeara joins us to help with the harvest.And Aubrey White is with us for another installment of From The Ground Up, our exploration of the adventures facing the New American Farmer.All that, headlines in food and farming, and more. |
This week on Crop To Cuisine, we go into the garden in search of cocktails with Paul Abercrombie, Author of “Organic, Shaken and Stirred”. Pakistan is in the midst of the worst flooding disaster in history. The WFP speaks with us about the realities on the ground and what people can do to help. And our series on the most popular beverage in the world continues, From Crop To Cup. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and more.
This week, Crop To Cuisine steps into the field of urban farming. Food Safety Expert, Bill Marler, addresses the right to eat whatever you want. And Crop To Cuisine continues its' series on the new generation of American farmers. From The Ground Up. All that, headlines and more.
Sound Bites Headlines in Food & Farming from around The World HEALTH Despite education campaigns and government programs, a new study finds obesity rates increased in 28 states last year. The report entitled “F as in Fat” is published every year by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
WORLD The nation of Kygyzstan is beginning to show signs of normalcy. This according to staff members of The World Food Programme distributing rations last week to more than 6,000 people in the central market area of Osh. The market was described as open and crowded, with signs that life is beginning to return to normal.
However, AID operations are remaining cautious, expecting a true recovery to require far more financial support and longterm resources.
Sound Bites: Jonathan Veitch (UNICEF's representative in Kyrgyzstan)
FOOD SAFETY New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to adopt stricter enforcement policies against airline caterers.
In the past six months, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors have cited numerous catering facilities that prepare airline food for suspected health and sanitation violations. Among those in violation are the world's biggest airline caterers, LSG Sky Chefs, Gate Gourmet, and another large caterer, Flying Food Group.
FARMING USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack continues pushing for the Eight billion dollars needed to provide schools with healthy and nutritious meals.
Last week, the Secretary testified before the House Education and Labor Committee in the spirit of proposing budgetary solutions, and conveying the sense of urgency and necessity behind the program.
Sound Bites: Tom Vilsack (US Sec. of Agriculture)
POLICY / NATION The National Research Council recently published a new report on the status of farming in the U.S. Entitled, Toward Sustainable Agriculture Systems in the 21st Century, the report concluded that policies and programs should enable are more “holistic perspective to farming”.
Julia Kornegay served as chair of the committee, and speaks with Dov Hirsch to explain what a holistic approach to farming might look like.
Interview: Julia Kornegay (Professor and Head of the Department of Horticultural Sciences at North Carolina State University / Chair of the Committee on 21st Century Systems Agriculture for the National Research Council)
Crop To Cuisine leads off with headlines in Food and Farming from Around The World. We speak with the Chair of the Committee on 21st Century Systems Agriculture.Julia Kornegay explains the importance of a holistic system of farming in the US. Carol Omeara helps us plant for fall with Gardening After Five. UFW President Arturo Rodriguez launches the 'Take Our Jobs' campaign. And we continue our series on the New American Farmer, From The Ground Up. All that and more.
Crop To Cuisine speaks with The UN World Food Programme about global hunger, covering Asia, Africa and the Americas. We take a look at what a frog-legless world would look like. Paul Rice, founder and CEO of Fair Trade drops by to explain the real results with FT coffee. And James McWilliams shares his two cents on what to realistically expect from going Beyond the Barcode. All that and more.
Crop To Cuisine takes a look at the ups and downs of the food economy with David Maloni. Carol O'Meara turns gardening Upside Down with Gardening After Five. We take a trip to the Gulf, and learn the realities v. the myths about tainted seafood from the region. And we begin our series on the New American Farmer, From The Ground Up. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine goes takes on Tuna, and looks back at a time when fisherman would toss them back if caught. Traveling along the American Roadside, Ron Dylewski reports on a true icon for America, The Empire Diner in NYC. And we continue along the Crop To Cup path, discussing Bird Friendly coffee, and its'
"Shade Grown" imposter. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine goes to The MARKET with David Maloni to discuss food prices and trends. Jennifer Parmelee of the World Food Programme gives us the hard numbers and the bitter taste of Niger's food crisis. Carol O'Meara brings warmth during the uncertain temperatures of Spring. We get a lesson in conscious coffees with Sandra Marquardt. And James McWilliams has the skinny on corn v. grass - an inconvenient truth. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more
Crop To Cuisine continues the journey of Crop To Cup, with a look at competitive coffee slinging. Director of DIRT! The Movie, Gene Rosow is in the studio. He tells of his unlikely relationship with filth. And Ron Dylewski takes us on a sustainable trip along The American Roadside. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine takes a trip back in time. Resident food historian Andrew Smith looks back at the first grocery stores, and how they've shaped the food experience today. Mark Pendergrast begins our trip inside the complicated world of coffee - Crop To Cup. Carol O'Meara talks of the distraction that garden lovers suffer from. Bill Marler is back with an economic 101 lesson on food safety, and the costs associated. And Clark Merrefield of the Daily Beast joins us to go over the 40 deadliest fast food meals out there. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine revisits the situation on the ground in Haiti. Roughly two months after the earthquake hit the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, Silke Buhr of the World Food Programme tells us of the challenges that remain. We begin the anticipation of the upcoming James Beard Awards by talking to previous winners, Karen Page & Andrew Dornenburg. And Doug Frost pairs with pears. We look at The Flavor Bible. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine talks with Men's Health Editor, Matt Goulding, about his new book, Cook This, Not That. We hear from Carol O'Meara about just what a Chef's Garden looks like. Slowing things down, Michele Scicolone talks about one of her favorite kitchen tools - The Slow Cooker. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine takes a look at the Vegan World. We hear from Nutritionist & SuperSize Me co-star, Alexandra Jamieson. James McWilliams sheds some light on whether or not we can feed the world with organic agriculture. European agriculture expert Mark Cantley brings a breath of fresh air to making a true impact. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine takes a look at the tragedy on the ground in Haiti. We hear from the World Food Programme on relief efforts, and provide some solutions to help the people of the island country. Carol O'Meara shares her conflicted views on Gardening Catalogs. And 6 times James Beard Award Winner, Colman Andrews is in the studio. He'll tell us why its time to stop making fun of Ireland when it comes to cuisine. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine spends some quality time with our good friend Marion Nestle. She is an expert in all things political when it comes to food, and we reflect on what the first year of the Obama administration has looked like when it comes to food. We also take a look at some events happening around the country, taking food to a new level of artistry. All that, headlines, and much more.
Crop To Cuisine launches the new year with a close look at food policy. Bill Marler talking about the year ahead in food safety. Master Gardener Carol O'Meara makes some Gardening Resolutions. Valerie Taylor shares the results of a new study on food addiction. And as always, headlines in food & farming from around the world.