John Dunlevy of Chicago Reader linked first on March 15, 2010 at 1:06PM EDT
John said: "If subsidizing healthful foods leads to the unintended consequence of people spending more on junk, might there be another way to structure incentives?"
John Dunlevy of Chicago Reader linked first on March 12, 2010 at 2:35PM EST
John said: The Trib on the USDA's new interactive "Your Food Environment Atlas" and "data on food availability and per-capita purchases over the last 100 years."
Dan Schank of Ode Magazine linked first on March 11, 2010 at 5:51PM EST
Dan said: Surprising though it may seem, free fruit is appearing throughout U.S. cities like Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Minneapolis and New York. It's all thanks to non-profits like California's Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, which plants fruit trees in public parks and at schools. "It's a good way to get the community mobilized. It's a good way to get everybody to learn about sustainability, about environmental stewardship and about botany," says executive director Cem Akin.
Graham Holliday of Frontline Club linked first on March 10, 2010 at 1:18AM EST
Graham said: Irish potatoes have increased from Rwf100 at the end of 2009 to the current market price of Rwf130 per Kg while Matooke rose to Rwf160 from Rwf130. Cassava is selling at Rwf200 from Rwf150. Other commodities like rice, ground nuts and sugar increased from Rwf600 to Rwf750, Rwf500 to Rwf1,000 and Rwf600 to Rwf800 per Kg respectively. Harriet Mukaruringo, a vendor in Kimironko market who is commonly know as mama Yves attributes the hike in food prices to the heavy rains the country has experienced in the last months.