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By Olga Bonfiglio [Olga Bonfiglio]
Published articles about Food
Articles under this topic: 6

Food Fight

Caitlin Flanagan, a contributing editor and book reviewer at The Atlantic Monthly, recently targeted famous chef, Alice Waters and Edible Schoolyard (ESY), a school gardening program sponsored by the Chez Panisse Foundation, which she founded.
Published: Jul-21-2010 | Times read: 23 | Rating: 0.00 [Votes: 0]

So What Passes for Food These Days?

The pervasiveness of genetically-engineered (GE) food in America provides a glimpse of the ethical lapse our corporations and government have come to in allowing such food on the market—without American consumers knowing it.
Published: Jul-21-2010 | Times read: 14 | Rating: 0.00 [Votes: 0]

Vote with Your Fork: A Book Review on Righteous Porkchop

However, finding important news about how our food is grown or raised in the newspaper can be difficult. Enter Nicolette Hahn Niman and her new book, The Righteous Porkchop.
Published: Jul-21-2010 | Times read: 13 | Rating: 0.00 [Votes: 0]

Restaurateurs Find Local Food Advantageous to Bottom Line

Local sourcing and organic foods are among the top 20 hottest trends for 2009 for restaurants and it’s no wonder.

People want tasty, clean, farm-fresh fruit and vegetables from farmers they know and they want to support their local communities and businesses, according to the National Restaurant Association (NRA).

Accommodating these “philosophy-driven” desires would actually help establish a “community-based food system” where small, independent farmers grow and sell their produce at farmer’s markets, farm stands, supermarkets, specialty food shops and restaurants and work with a network of food processors and distributors.
Published: Apr-27-2009 | Times read: 259 | Rating: 0.00 [Votes: 0]

Grand Mere Inn -- Stevensville

Imagine walking into a popular tourist area restaurant at 7 p.m. on a Saturday night and getting a table?

That’s what we did at the Grande Mere on our way home from a day trip in southwestern Michigan one fine, fall day.
Published: Dec-23-2007 | Times read: 817 | Rating: 0.00 [Votes: 0]

St. Joseph: A Memorable Place for a Family Reunion—or Just a Visit

St. Joseph, Michigan, provides an uncommon treat for travelers looking for spacious sandy beaches, small town charm, and the woodsy and sparsely-populated beauty of Lake Michigan country. One of the last stops rounding the corner Michigan’s lakeshore and only 45 minutes from Galesburg, St. Joseph offers travelers big city ambience without its hassles. I recently visited this harbor town for a weekend family reunion and instantly fell in love with it.
Published: Aug-09-2007 | Times read: 731 | Rating: 0.00 [Votes: 0]


Heroes of a Different Stripe:
How One Town Responded to the War in Iraq

By Dr. Olga Bonfiglio

On sale now!

You can buy Heroes of a Different Stripe from:

Michigan News Agency, 308 W. Michigan Ave., in downtown Kalamazoo (269-343-5958)

Kalamazoo College Bookstore (in Hicks Center on the Quad) (269-337-7317)

People's Food Co-op, 436 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo (269-342-5686)

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