A Place for Thanksgiving
by intern Grace Mitchell When I lived in Paris, I received a kind recommendation to dine at a little place called Thanksgiving.  Among other American delicacies, I was told I could eat a wonderfully luscious pumpkin pie.  That was all fine and nice, but…living in Paris, I had much more inclination and desire to eat pains au chocolat before pumpkin pie.  So I had no need to visit Thanksgiving. Until, that is, I was invited to a Thanksgiving potluck and received my assi

White House Hoop House?
by intern Emily Stephenson First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Chef Sam Kass set a great example this spring when they planted their vegetable garden on the White House lawn. Without a doubt, the project is a success—the garden has taught D.C. kids where their food comes from, fed heads of state from around the world, and hosted last month’s Healthy Kid’s fair which featured delicious treats from the garden and Mrs. Obama hula-hooping. Most importantly, th

Slow Food Russian River’s Turkey Project, beautifully captured
Last fall we covered Slow Food Russian River’s Heritage Turkey Project to encourage the production of endangered breeds. The three-year old program partners with 4-H and Future Farmers of America to get kids in the region involved in raising the turkeys. This year, the program is documented beautifully by photographer Lisa Hamilton,

Beyond the Corniness of Prison Gardens
by intern Becca Stanger “Every garden has its weeds."  Staring at this fresh sentence on my glowing desktop screen, I rolled my eyes, let out an audible chuckle, and bounced by finger on the backspace key.  As I discovered this week, the sheer number of sentimental metaphors that can be dreamed up when writing about something like prison gardens could stun a horse.  Which is a shame because, beyond the cheesy allusions to literal and figurative growth, prison gardens prove to be innovative programs offering benefits to both inmates and American

Do as We Do: Slow Food USA Staff Write Letters to Congress
by Slow Food USA staffer Gordon Jenkins This week, the staff at Slow Food USA’s national office in Brooklyn, NY took ten minutes before their lunch break to sit down and write letters to Congress: For the next few months, letter writing is the focus of Slow Food USA’s campaign to give America’s children the school food they deserve. Across the country, Slow Food leaders are working with