Fred’s footprint: How fair is fair-trade coffee?
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- Fred’s footprint: How fair is fair-trade coffee?
- Tribals in crossfire as India’s Maoist war spreads
- Ivory Coast foes agree rebel leader for PM
- What’s Cooking With Kim O’Donnel
- The Garden Plot
- Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Eric Gilmore column: If the…
Fred’s footprint: How fair is fair-trade coffee?
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Mar 27, 2007
any one know the percentage going to the grower for bread in the UK, anyone know the percentage going to the grower for potatoes in the UK? Let me tell you 13 and 12 % respectively. Sobering thought that we are not treating home grown producers fairly isn’t it?An open debate on value and fairness everywhere in our food basket would give a number of surprises.
Tribals in crossfire as India’s Maoist war spreads
Washington Post – Mar 27, 2007
Surrounded by wire fences, the refugee camps have forcedvillagers off their lands and emptied villages. But hundreds of tribals have still been killed in the lasttwo years. "For the first few months Salwa Judum was home-grown, andwelcomed," said Lalit Surjan, chief editor of a group ofnewspapers in Chhattisgarh. "It has since been taken over by the government and grownbeyond its means. We have been asking them to call off SalwaJudum because the state just can’t protect them. "CAMPS A SAFE HAVEN?Some villagers say they feel safer in camps, but manyinhabitants complain formerly self-sufficient villagers havebeen left begging for food and work. Many village women make a meager living working asbricklayers or selling firewood to markets.
Ivory Coast foes agree rebel leader for PM
Washington Post – Mar 27, 2007
I see myself as a missionary and I neverimagined a mission could be forever. "The latest peace agreement has already led to the creationof a joint army command center to focus on demobilizing militiafighters from both sides, raising hopes for reunification. Analysts and some diplomats say it could meet with moresuccess than previous accords because it is the first to be"home grown" — agreed on by Gbagbo and Soro directly andbrokered by a neighbor trusted by both sides.
What’s Cooking With Kim O’Donnel
Washington Post – Mar 27, 2007
I generally chop and stir-fry them with a bit of rice vinegar, soy, and sesame oil. But, as wonderful as that tastes, I’m in the mood to expand my horizons. Do you have any baby bok ideas for me?Kim O’Donnel: Baby bok choi– that could be a great name for a band. I cut some up as part of a veggie fried rice last night, but I’m guessing you want something outside of the wok universe? It’s wonderful in soup — and the green parts are tender enough to steam on their own in a hot broth. _______________________New York, NY: In honor of Passover, do you or any of the other chatters have a recipe for Sephardic charoset made with dates instead of apples (a combination of nuts and friut mixed with wine)? We had some made by our Yemni teach awhile back, but I’ve never been able to find a recipe online. Kim O’Donnel: Just thumbing through Marge Piercy’s book, "Pesach for the Rest of Us," (mentioned in blog today) and she’s suggesting any combination of almonds, pistachios, dates, raisins, dried figs, sesame seeds, ground ginger, cinnamom and cardamom, depending on your tastes, arguing that "there is no correct Charoset. " Others have thoughts?_______________________Arlington, VA: I have a cauliflower… It’s a recipe that I plan to share in blog space. Can you wait a few days?_______________________Dayton, OH: Hi! I’ve started getting flatiron steaks every couple of weeks, and am looking for new marinades or dry rubs to use before I throw it on the grill. I did mustard seed and home-grown dried basil, but that was only so-so. Any suggestions?Kim O’Donnel: See what you think of this take, using an. It’s one of my go-to combos for steak, particularly for the flatiron, which needs a little coaxing.
The Garden Plot
Washington Post – Mar 27, 2007
This year, I would sow them in late May, and this will get them big enough for the Thanksgiving table. It is my hope, a simple ambition, to change the nation’s fare for Thanksgiving so that parnips may be included. As you have discovered, home grown parnsips, roasted, are to die for. Now, what can we jettison from the Thanksgiving table? What about that gelatinous cranberry thing?_______________________Richmond, Va: I have some ornamental Variegated grasses, (not Pampass)that I have cut down. I want to move them – will they transplant well, and when should I move them, now or when the green starts to show?Adrian Higgins: Established grasses are tough to lift whole, the roots are deep and the mass is not like a perennial that you can just lift. What you should do is get a very sharp axe, and chip a good chunk off the edge, and transplant that. It may take a couple of years to reach full size.
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Eric Gilmore column: If the…
Free with registration – Contra Costa Times – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 27, 2007
Why should this year be any different? Beane’s blueprint for running a small-budget team has worked time and time again. Stock your team with.