FYI: Environmentally Friendly
• Labels on fresh meat, raw nuts and fresh and frozen produce must now list where the food came from. So now you can see exactly how far your food has traveled to get to the supermarket. [MSNBC]
• GoodGuide, which is useful for finding out if your laundry detergent is especially harmful to the environment, for example, has now added food to its database. Each food is rated according to its health/nutrition information, environmental performance, and social performance. [CNET News]
• TableXChange, the site that let you buy and sell restaurant reservations, is a victim of the recession — the site shuts down on April 1. [Wall Street Journal]
• Corned beef and cabbage...on pizza? Apparently it's a popular St. Patrick's Day meal at a Boston restaurant. Make your own with this recipe. [ABC News]
• The food situation in North Korea is desperate, and the government has decided to take such measures as banning small-lot farming (which many families use to keep from starving) and forcing farmers to give what little food they have to the army. [Reuters]
