Occupation: Journalist Birth: 1950
Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them on….
1 billion people in the world are chronically hungry. 1 billion people are overweight..
It's good to have a short memory because it keeps life fresh..
Let me pose you a question. Can farm-raised salmon be organic when its feed has nothing to do with its natural diet, even if the feed itself is suppo….
The current health crisis, however, is a little more the work of the evil empire. We were told, we were assured, that the more meat and dairy and pou….
Anyone can cook, and most everyone should..
I'm not a vegetarian. Now, don't get me wrong - I like animals. And I don't think it's just fine to industrialize their production and to churn them ….
I'll never stop eating animals, I'm sure, but I do think that for the benefit of everyone, the time has come to stop raising them industrially and st….
If you embrace moderation, eat whole foods instead of junk, live within your physical, monetary, and environmental budget rather than constantly exce….
I think people at least now, as opposed to ten-15-20 years ago, kind of get it, what is the bad food. I think, before, there was a time when they did….
I got into cooking out of self-defense..
We need real farmers who grow real food, and the will to reform a broken food system. And for that, we need not only to celebrate farmers, but also t….
If you're a progressive, if you're driving a Prius, or you're shopping green or you're looking for organic, you should probably be a semi-vegetarian..
Junk food companies are acting very much like tobacco companies did 30 years ago..
If price spikes don't change eating habits, perhaps the combination of deforestation, pollution, climate change, starvation, heart disease and animal….
We need to demonise soda, the way we've demonised cigarettes..
This evidence is overwhelming at this point. You eat more plants, you eat less other stuff, you live longer..
The truly healthy alternative to that chip is not a fake chip; it’s a carrot..
Meatless Mondays is a dead-simple strategy. Anyone can do it, and it doesn’t require major sacrifice. Even if you eat a typical American diet replete….
Your 'Pringle' contains 30% potato, that yoghurt has the same amount of sugar as ice cream, that whole grain cereal bar may be no better for you than….
The USDA is not our ally here. We have to take matters into our own hands, not only by advocating for a better diet for everyone - and that's the har….