FOOD POLITICS
Russian Farmers Will Need Years to Fill Gaps Left by Food Bans- The Moscow Times
Sanctions Put Moscow Foodies in a Tight Spot – The Moscow Times
One Farmer’s Artful Approach: The 160-day carrot – Zester Daily
Silicon Valley is Rethinking Eating – The New York Times
Greenhouse Gas Fear Over Increased Levels of Meat Eating – BBC News
The High Cost of Cheap Meat – Nation of Change
The Food System in an Almond Shell – The Atlantic
The Cost of Kale: How Foodie Trends Can Hurt Low-Income Families – Bitch Magazine
Scientists: The American Southwest Faces a Megadrought – Modern Farmer
The Drought in California – Medium
George Monbiot reviews Simon Fairlie’s book Meat: A Benign Extravagance, from 2010 but worth a reread – George Monbiot
George Monbiot and L Hunter Lovins debate the validity of Allan Savory’s livestock grazing theory – The Guardian
The Moroccan Word for Tradition – Zester
The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious – The Atlantic
SEASONAL RECIPES
Late summer courgette recipe – Los Angeles Times
Molly Wizenberg’s courgette recipe – Orangette
Claudia Roden’s courgette fritters – cookstr
Madhur Jaffrey’s courgette meatballs – cookstr
The courgette set – The Telegraph
And more courgette recipes – Crumbs Magazine
What to do with a glut of greengages – Great British Chefs
Plum & lavender jam – laundry etc
Fruit vinegar marinade for chicken – 5 second rule
A recipe for cucumber kimchi – Zester Daily
Bavarian sweet mustard – Engrained
Classic, brilliant Julia Child on the basics – The Omelette Show – YouTube
OTHER STUFF
Lets Stop Idealizing the Home-Cooked Family Dinner – Slate
London’s Borough Market Celebrates 1000 years – History Today
Swedish fermented herring – The Local
Losing a $16,000 barrel of pinot noir – Eater National
Dogs in pubs – dogsinpubs
Dining with dogs on restaurant patios in California – LA Weekly
Camel balls etc – McSweeney’s
A Cookbook Addiction – The Paris Review
Here’s why the French don’t use doggy bags – The Local
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