cakeaustin debunking the American food myth, one bite at a time

This evening, my pastor, Jacqueline Baker Hammett implored us to return to God. Citing scripture from Joel and Isaiah, she spoke of the meaning in Lent, stating that this season is as much about forming habits of good as relinquishing the bad. It was not until today that I confronted a negative habi

Thanks to my friends and colleagues Marla Camp, Robert Jensen and Ronda Rutledge, we welcomed Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson to Austin this past weekend for two sold-out appearances at The State Theatre at The Paramount. Since I’m in the full throes of Edible Austin Eat Drink Local Week, I’ve not mad

If you haven’t time to watch this in its entirety, beginning at minute 2:16 is the must-see clip from Wendell Berry’s interview during the 2009 Wisconsin Book Festival. Here is a transcript of that excerpt: …Most significantly, this growth of agrarian awareness in the cities: of some kind of duty to

Over the weekend I had a life-changing experience. I met a man who had recently retired. From Monsanto. There was nothing in his handshake, in his gaze, in his countenance, to suggest anything evil. And yet, there he was. In my struggle to sleep Saturday night, I turned to T.S. Eliot. The Hollow Men

In this week’s “Ask an Expert” series, writer Beth Goulart Monson asks SFC, “What can you tell us about chemicals on peaches? My understanding is that it’s near-impossible to grow them organically… n’est-ce pas?” SFC Farm Direct Projects Director, Andrew Smiley, had this to say: It’s true that raisi

Since SXSWi 2011 I’ve become aware of counterinsurgencies of varying levels on the Big Ag PR front. A couple of days ago Michael Pollan tweeted: michaelpollan Michael Pollan “Big Ag hires Ketchum and Zocalo to “strengthen” its image and combat critics. Here comes the campaign http://p2.to/1aGG“ …Bef

Update: SFC WON! Thank you so much for your good work in helping make this happen. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- I want to thank ALL of you who have helped SFC bring home the Dell #ed4good #AUS challenge for $10,000 for our programs today. Only ONE HOUR remains – so if y

My favorite morning routine includes hopping on the treadmill and watching a half hour or so of Ted talks or interviews between smart people. Today I watched this gem, Alex Bogusky talking Truth with Robyn O’Brien, whom I met a year ago when she was at SFC Farmers’ Market Downtown signing copies of