“Make it Local: Recipes for Alaska’s Children” is a new cookbook intended for Alaska schools and other institutional kitchens. The recipes try to make it as easy as possible to cook from scratch with healthy, local ingredients.
Food
Cowboys herd hundreds of cattle by helicopter on remote Aleutian island
The Bering Pacific Ranches at Fort Glenn on Umnak Island are herding their tundra-roaming cattle to take them to market.
Berkeley’s Sugary Drinks Are Getting Pricier, Thanks To New Tax
Berkeley, Calif., passed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages in 2014. Researchers say soda prices went up three months after it was implemented — a first step toward reducing consumption.
Gardentalk – Planting garlic bulbs
Master gardener Ed Buyarski talks about garlic bulb planting, fertilizing and protecting the soil from warm spells and heavy rainfall in this week’s segment.
New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal
A government-appointed panel wanted the federal government’s 2015 nutrition advice to consider a food’s environmental impact. But the cabinet secretaries with final authority say it won’t happen.
‘Ingredients’: An Eye-Opening Look At The Additives In Our Food
What does diacetyl look like? And what’s it doing in our food? A new book seeks to demystify 75 common food additives with striking photos of these ingredients and details on their uses and history.