Library Feature of the Month
Hungry Planet: What you (and the world) eats.
Curious about the world? Just like to eat? Come see the exhibit!
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Feb. 4 - Mar. 10
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats is a fascinating photo essay documenting 12 families from 12 countries. Comprised of 48 color photographs taken by renowned photographer Peter Menzel, this exhibit provides a thought-provoking analysis of worldwide food consumption, examining what we as global citizens share—or lack. Photographs depict everything from the excesses of American fast food culture to the starkness of waterside markets in Mali. These images provide a gripping narrative about comparative world nutrition. At this time, the UCC showing is the only Oregon/Pacific Northwest viewing of this exhibit.
Gallery Hours: 8-4 PM Monday-Thursday or upon request by calling (541)440-4692.
Location:
Umpqua Community College
Whipple Fine Arts Center
1140 Umpqua College Road
Roseburg, OR 97470
And then explore the links below for more information:
Group Recipes - Food Social Network
MySpace for recipes
Valentine Day's Candies -- Why?
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US store chain Trader Joe's barring some Chinese imports
Where is YOUR garlic grown?
Fuel and Food
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Lower blood sugar healthy for diabetics? Perhaps not so much.
Diabetes Study Partially Halted After Deaths - New York Times. "..there were 54 more deaths [in the lower sugar group] than in the group whose levels were less rigidly controlled."
Bitten - New York Times Blog
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Food + Books = UCC Library
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SOUPSONG - World Soup Recipes, Culture, and Quirkiness
Like soup? So do the creators of this website, with information for traditional soup recipes from around the world.
Food Network
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World Food Habits Bibliography
Compiled by Robert Dirks at Illinois State University, this extensive bibliography provides resources for food culture around the globe.
WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - the UN food aid agency
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Cook's Thesaurus
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Dip Once or Dip Twice? - The Curious Cook - NYT
Double dipping really does cause problems, contamination, according to a Clemson University study inspired by a Seinfeld episode.
Gluttonous Rite Survives Without Silverware - New York Times
A vegetarian's nightmare...
Super Size Me (2004)
DVD At the UCC Library: DVD 641.3 S. The documentary based on the best-selling book of the same name.
Wine for the Confused (2004)
DVD. At UCC Library: DVD 641.22 J
The Future of Food (2004)
DVD - At UCC Library: DVD 641.3 F
STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE - San Francisico Chronicle's "Food Consciousness" feature
Various writers will take on these [food] issues in bite-size chunks in Food Conscious. Stories every few weeks will aim to feed Northern Californians' growing demand for reliable information about what they eat and drink." (March 2007)
Oxford Word Of The Year: Locavore
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What Is Organic? Powerful Players Want a Say - New York Times (2005)
"As organic food enters the mainstream, ... a bitter debate has ensued over what exactly the word "organic" should mean. And now Congress is jumping into the controversy."
Organic food sales see healthy growth - CNBC
Organic food sales at the retail level totaled $10.4 billion, according to Katherine DiMatteo, executive director of the Organic Trade Association.
Consumers Union Research Team Shows:Organic Foods Really DO Have Less Pesticides
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National Organic Program (USDA)- labeling regulations
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Food Security Under Climate Change (Brown and Funk 319 (5863): 580 -- Science)
"Food insecurity is likely to increase under climate change, unless early warning systems and development programs are used more effectively."
Climate change warning over food production - 26 April 2005 - New Scientist
"We need to seriously re-examine our predictions of future global food production,” said Steve Long, a crop scientist at the University of Illinois. Output is “likely to be far lower than previously estimated”.
La Vida Local: finding local veggies in the dead of winter -- Chow (Eugene, OR)
"Tryin' to live the locavore life? Kind of tough in January and February … or so it seems."
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