Angel Food Ministries has distributed low cost food to people for the last 11 years. There is no income requirements, or actually ANY requirements at all! If you eat, you can participate. Distribution in 32 states makes it easy to get to as well for a lot of people. picked by Moe 2 years ago

"Sanitizing American agriculture, aside from being impossible, is foolhardy," said UC Berkeley food guru Michael Pollan, who most recently made his case for smaller-scale farming in the documentary film "Food, Inc." picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Not sure if this has already been posted on Plime. I searched and didn't see it, so I thought it should go up ASAP for all of you out there still wondering what is going on with the pet food epidemic. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

Cooking in the wild is fun. Getting sick from food poisoning isn't. Great practical advice on food safety while camping. picked by myrthachang 3 years ago

A dog food company was found harassing dog owners whose dogs had died from contaminated dog food. The only safe alternative to commercial dog food is to make homemade dog food. picked by JasonMPA 2 years ago

How to pull a tick out, treat a burn or a sprain...Don't buy a first-aid kit until you understand first-aid basics. picked by myrthachang 3 years ago

They buy food from a fast food restaurant and photograph it. Then they compare that photograph with the photograph from the ad. Pretty intresting stuff. picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 3 years ago

A movie that examines the health risks involved in the fast food industry and its environmental and social consequences as well. picked by goldy 3 years ago

How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? Food, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer. picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago

Do you know that the food we eat may cause side effects? And we are not talking about spoiled or low quality food. Freshly harvested or just cooked food may also cause side effects, some are serious, some are just disturbing, and some may put you into embarrassing situation. Here is a list of 29 common side effects caused by the food we eat. picked by karenben 2 years ago

Molecular Gastronomy is all the rage nowadays. Alinea is one of the cutting edge restaurants in the U.S. creating wonderful dishes, letting us experience food in many new ways.

Check out Molecular Gastronomy Food Porn Part 2:
picked by cameron0 2 years ago

The head of the UN World Food Programme has warned that the rise in basic food costs could continue until 2010. It blamed soaring energy and grain prices, the effects of climate change and demand for biofuels. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

In the most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into the nutritional content of organic food compared to ordinary fare, scientists found no significant difference in vitamins and minerals. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Here in the United States we have the standard heavy weights in the fast food arena when it comes to burgers: McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Hardees / Carl’s Jr., etc… While many of those fast food joints have been exported abroad, I got to wondering, what are some popular local home-grown fast food restaurants in other countries? And what kind of food do they serve? ... read full post picked by kakana 8 months ago

Bush, for some reason, is determined to have Richard Stickler to head up the Mine Safety and Health Administration despite congress refusing to accept the nomination. He continues to pull one trick or another to get the man with a poor record of mine safety and leadership, but an excellent record of corporate interest in place. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Food crisis - what food crisis!! picked by topofall 1 year ago

According to David Kessler, the former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, over-eating might be due to something altogether more insidious then lack of willpower - the combination of fats, sugars and salt used by food manufactures to trigger a ‘bliss’ point in the human brain. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

"It's kind of an organic approach to making foods safer," said Kathryn Uhrich, a Rutgers professor of chemistry and chemical biology. It's a novel way to control the formation of toxic (microbial) communities by using naturally derived compounds." picked by hisidea 2 years ago

I'd have linked to the Washinton Post's original story, but they're still clinging to their 1998-style "subscription/sign-in" model. So the substance is that Pyongyang's recent threatening behavior is a reaction to their dire need for food. (g-wah?) Even though they have the terrible habit of never actually getting donated food to their people. D*cks. picked by drogue 9 months ago

EAFUS stands for Everything Added to Food in the United States. The list is managed by the FDA and contains over 3000(!) chemicals that have been approved for use as food additives. So how much 2,2,3-trimethylcyclopent-3-en-1-yl acetaldehyde have YOU eaten today?

[REAL YOU: My job relates to food safety so I consult this list fairly regularly.] picked by Wingnut 3 years ago