The Things We Eat Archives

Environment

Going Down the Rabbit Hole of Deceit

An advocacy group uncovers shocking conditions in the country’s largest rabbit processing plant, raising questions about why the USDA and its Humane Slaughter Act do nothing to protect a whole class of animals.

James McWilliams

Environment

Do Personal Food Choices Affect the Drought In California?

Not really, but you should still be ashamed about eating water-hogging foods.

James McWilliams

Environment

Getting a Clue About the Avian Flu

The problem isn’t industrial agriculture. It’s domestication.

James McWilliams

Environment

These ‘Local’ Piggies Went to Market

Unfortunately, the market wasn’t very local at all. Everyone interested in the Food Movement and locally sourced meat should remember that small farmers plugged into local economics aren’t somehow ipso facto honest farmers.

James McWilliams

Environment

‘Ban GMOs: That Shit Ain’t Food’

How the rhetoric of disgust undermines responsible food choices.

James McWilliams

Social Justice

Whining About Labels

You may have heard about unsafe levels of arsenic in wine. That’s not really the problem it’s been made out to be, but you should still know what you’re drinking when you pick out your next bottle.

James McWilliams