reading this week

Some exciting local stuff this week, as well as national news. There's never a shortage of headlines in the movement for sustainable, just food. 

What's New in 2014? Sustainable Seafood (Marty's Market blog)
Marty's Market, a local store in Pittsburgh's Strip District, has made a pledge to only sell seafood approved by Monterrey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch in an effort to focus on sustainable seafood. This is awesome for a lot of reasons. In addition to the post linked above, check out their post on the importance of sustainable seafood here. I'm going to Marty's on Feb. 26 to view a screening of The End of the Line, a documentary about the problem of over-fishing.

A Valuable Reputation (New Yorker)
A story about a scientist who studied the effects of atrazine for Syngenta, one of the largest agribusinesses in the world. You can guess how this turned out.    

For lower-income students, snow days can be hungry days (NPR)
Way too many children in this country depend on being at school to eat breakfast and lunch - meals they wouldn't otherwise get at home. 

Kroger accused of being not-so-honest in 'Simple Truth' chicken labels (Reuters)
Grocery giant Kroger is under fire (and being sued) for labels that claim their chicken is humanely raised, when the birds are actually raised in standard confinement agriculture operations. Truth in labeling continues to be a big problem in this country.

Also, save the date for the 8th Annual Farm to Table Conference in Pittsburgh - March 21 and 22 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, downtown. This year's theme is "Food Sources." We attended this last year and met a lot of great local vendors and farmers, as well as some great speakers.

Don't forget - I'm raising money for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank by running the Pittsburgh half marathon on May 4. Read more about it here and support ending hunger in our community.