The Food and Farm Bill is the single most important influence on what we eat and produce in the United States. Whether on the grocery shelf or in the planting row, the Bill touches the lives of every single person in this country. It provides support for families battling hunger, helps communities operate farmers’ markets, and unfortunately, subsidizes the production of food that is making us and our planet sick.
Rarely does the everyday person have a chance to affect what goes in the Food and Farm Bill. Right now is …

Have you ventured yet into the ‘cult’ of coffee here in the Bay Area?  Or do you wonder what possesses all those people to stand in line for a cup of joe?  Maybe you’ve awed over $20 a pound coffee beans, wondering what, exactly, makes them worth that much… Well, here’s your chance to delve deep into the coffee culture with the new kids on the block!
Sunday, May 20th from 11am to 1pm, we’ve teamed up with new Emeryville-based Highwire Coffee Roasters to offer you the chance to not only …

Slow Food may have been founded on the idea that there must be more focus on the pleasures of the table, but as we have watched over the years, government and governmental policy has impeded on that pleasure.  So Slow Food has expanded and changed and tried to address the intersection of politics and the plate.  There have been successes and, well, less than successes.  But our original founding principles now ring more true than ever: being able to actually enjoy the pleasures of the table requires food that is …