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Food Movement 101: What Is It? (Part 2 of 2)

[If you missed Part 1, go here.]

The Organic Movement

Most people are vaguely familiar with the counterculture roots of the organic movement. It’s a success story (perhaps too much of one for those who believe that small is beautiful). A couple of decades ago, the organic section of the average grocery store consisted of a bin [...]

Food Movement 101: What Is It? (Part 1 of 2)

Those who’ve been following the food beat for personal or professional reasons in the past couple of years probably have a vague, but pretty good idea of what is meant by “the food movement.” The same can’t be said, however, for friends of mine who’ve just started reading one of Michael Pollan’s books or who, [...]