Are commodity traders bidding up food, fuel prices? - Los Angeles Times
Nutrient-packed palm oil has surpassed canola oil as the cooking oil of choice, but palm oil production may be leading to deforestation and human rights abuses.
RIP, Robert Mondavi.
Rising food prices be damned, Liquor Snob tells you how to make your own whiskey.
Kindai - Japan's extremely rare farmed bluefin tuna.
Rising food costs have led to more people growing their own food, seed companies report.
(Image: Food Standards UK)
May 22, 2008 ยท "The cost of groceries is going up this year, and so are the numbers of people who have started growing their own produce. Now seed companies are reporting a surge of orders."
A friend of mine had a gift certificate for Heirloom Seed Co. and asked me if I wanted to order some seeds. I gave her my order and when she placed it, the company said they were not able to process orders for 2-3 weeks due to volume!
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Palm oil is red? I'd have a hard time switching to that for aesthetic reasons alone.
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