Ruminations

by Ridge Shinn

We were shocked to see that Whole Foods needed to recall fresh ground beef from all of its stores Friday. As reported in the WashingtonPost.com, it was the latest retailer affected by an E. coli outbreak traced to Nebraska Beef, one of the nation’s largest meatpackers. We ask, When will Whole Foods catch up to the reality that only grass-fed beef from known producers (like Hardwick Beef) will be safe for consumers?

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by Ridge Shinn

I mention an interesting article in the July 31, 2008 issue of the New York Times, explaining China and India’s interest in being”food secure.” The article goes on to report:

China allied itself with Indian negotiators in insisting on safeguard rules for agriculture, and sought to require that developing countries be allowed to impose prohibitively high tariffs on food imports from affluent countries to halt increases in imports that might put farmers in poor countries out of business.

U.S. policy still subsidizes enormous crop production for export while neglecting our own “food security” or producing adequate amounts of food close to the population centers and in a system that is accessible to consumers.

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