Where’s the (Uncontaminated) Beef?

Recalls continue
It has been the year of ground beef recalls as even Wegman’s, recognized earlier in ‘07 for changing the way supermarkets operate, has had to recall batches of meat possibly tainted with E. coli.
The Wegmans recall earlier this month was part of a larger recall, some 1 million pounds of ground beef, by Cargill Inc.
On [...]

Group to Push NY Wine

Wine Grape Task Force, activate!
Finger Lakes winery-heads will figure prominently in New York’s efforts to expand and strengthen the industry’s contributions to the state’s economy via the activities of the new Wine Grape Task Force:
Those from the Finger Lakes region include John Martini of Anthony Road Wine Co., Scott Osborn of Fox Run Vineyards, Jim [...]

Why Greens Cost So Much Green

or Big Mac Welfare
Ten dollars would buy me more Big Macs and bottles of corn syrup than it would brussel sprouts (which are great sauteed until caramelized with soy sauce and then covered to steam and finish), ever wonder why?
The guys over at the Water Buffalo Press suggested ol’ government was at fault but those [...]

Spitz Gets Organic

NYS Governor Eliot Spitzer has been on his city-by-city Upstate Economic Development Tour and Tuesday’ stop in Rochester was momentous.  The Rochester portion has been well-covered and I would just like to highlight a couple of incentives of interest to HOH readers:
Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park Project (Ontario County): The Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology [...]