We are starting to regain some normality to the holidays but amid our anticipation, looming headlines about the price of food hit us in the face and pocketbook. Regardless of the media source, there is a consistent theme: our Thanksgiving dinner (and future holiday...
Tag: Food Supply Chain
Shining Stars Among Grim Realities
With farmer’s markets brimming with vegetables and strawberries, beautiful sunny mornings and French roast coffee brewing, I could easily forget we’re still “in this” (even with a mask on!). The pandemic, the long-term lingering effects of hunger, unemployment and...
Will the “New Normal” Become Normal in Our Quest for Food?
The calendar reflects the month of May with the dogwoods and azaleas blooms slowly fading and the trees in full green regalia. Spring is here (except for the recent frost!). But, as I peruse the articles and writings over the past couple of months, I am more reminded...
A Perfect Storm Blows Through the Food Chain
Food is at the core of our existence and our conflicts. “Wars (figuratively and literally) have been fought over food and continue to be fought today in developed and underdeveloped countries," is a statement I wrote in a recently published article on nutrition and...