4/2/08

Wednesday news bites

As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record
High prices for food staples mean record numbers are turning to government assistance programs so they can eat.

Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond
US Farmers contemplate a switch from corn to soybeans to help alleviate the global food shortage.

Michael Ruhlman on chefs who blog
Chefs engaging in the conversation. Blogs can help accelerate the public's understanding of what chefs do and who they are, beyond the empty celebrity. Now if we can just get snarky 'critics' to stop posting anonymously...

Eating Healthy on the Road?
Lifehacker seeks readers' advice for healthy road eating.

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