Digest Archive
A new take on the old shell game
Grab a handful of dry roasted peanuts and join Dirt to Dinner’s Digging In for a conversation with Richard Owen, President & CEO of the American Peanut Council.
Food Production, Food Security
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Tufts’ Befuddling “Food Compass”
Occasional mental confusion is common as one grows older and is nothing to be particularly alarmed about. Really smart people have told me that repeatedly over the years, and I’ve taken comfort in what they said. But I’ve got to admit I was thrown for a very serious loop when I came across something called the Tufts Food Compass Score...
Diet
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New England Farm Connects Soil to Health
Steve McMenamin, manager of Versailles Farms in Connecticut, operates at the forefront of regenerative agriculture. His farm's mission? To grow food for the community with an emphasis on nutrient density, flavor, and good digestion.
Soil and Crop Management
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China’s Plight with Food Independence
This past fall, the entire world watched Chinese president Xi Jinping nominate himself for an unprecedented third term. We all clearly saw his ambition to reshape global world order with China’s Communist vision and replace the U.S. as the universal economic and military leader. But China doesn’t have enough land to grow all the food it needs to feed 1.4 billion people and must rely on capitalist and democratic nations for help. The United States plays a critical role in China’s plan for food security, and in more ways than we might realize.
Food Security, Food Trade
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Not All Fiber is Created Equal
The typical American, like you or me, is fiber deficient. Fiber is necessary to maintain digestive health, lower cholesterol, and control blood sugar levels. To add more fiber to our diets, many of us seek foods with added fiber but fail to consider its solubility, viscosity and fermentability - the key factors directly impacting our health.
