AltWeeklies Wire
Starting strong with a strong alenew
Asher Brewing kicks off our Boulder County Beer Tour.
Boulder Weekly |
Steve Weishampel |
01-12-2013 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Boulder beer
The Local Food Revolutionnew
A local food revolution is quietly unfolding in Boulder County. It’s a revolution aimed at rebuilding this region’s capacity to feed its own people, to ensure food security and food sovereignty for all.
Boulder Weekly |
Michael Brownlee |
03-28-2011 |
Food+Drink
The Art of Beer-Pairingnew
For many food lovers, pairing wine with certain foods is a common way to enhance your meal. But like wine, beer can be used as a promising complement to many familiar dishes.
Boulder Weekly |
Katelyn M. Feldhaus |
05-24-2010 |
Food+Drink
Boulder County's Debate on GMOs Infiltrated by Biotech Industrynew
When the Boulder County Commissioners are asked to decide later this month whether six farmers leasing county agricultural land can grow genetically modified (GM) sugar beets, chances are they'll hear from the food biotechnology industry itself -- and they might not realize it.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
08-10-2009 |
Food+Drink
Can People Eat Nutritiously on Food Stamps?new
I spent Feb. 4 through Feb. 10 eating a highly nutritious, low-carb diet for $33.07, or $4.72 per day, less than food stamps provide. For a month in 2007 my wife and I ate a higher-carb -- but still nutritious -- diet for $2.57 per day each.
Boulder Weekly |
Ari Armstrong |
02-23-2009 |
Food+Drink
Colorado City Debates Allowing Backyard Hens as Interest in Urban Farming Surgesnew
Although it's legal to keep chickens in the city of Boulder and in many other communities along the Front Range and across the country, you're likely to get a citation if you try it in Longmont. But this might soon change, as the city is scrambling to review and perhaps change its codes in response to citizen demand.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
11-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
Paul Polak Pumps Up Third World Farmers' Incomenew
He's been called the Johnny Appleseed of the treadle pump -- a simple foot-powered irrigation device that's enabled millions of farmers making $1 a day in places such as Bangladesh and Zambia to produce bigger crops and earn more.
Boulder Weekly |
Frank Greve |
02-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Spirit of Organicnew
A Colorado organic dairy faces a class-action lawsuit after an inspection by the USDA revealed 14 alleged violations of organic standards. The controversy raises important questions about the future of organics.
Boulder Weekly |
Jake Whitney |
02-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Sugar Highnew
Boulder's new school nutrition rules turn junk food into black-market booty.
Boulder Weekly |
Wayne Laugesen |
11-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Organic Farmers Try to Shift the Farm Bill's Focusnew
They're fighting for more money for small farms and more healthful food.
Boulder Weekly |
Ellen Mahoney |
10-01-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Farm Bill, organic farming
To Serve Mannew
Cannibalism is known as the "final taboo," and it's a favorite flirtation of popular culture. Now, thanks to Mark Nuckols and his meatless, human flesh-flavored creation, Hufu Classic Strips, cannibalism has finally made it to the American dinner table.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-06-2005 |
Food+Drink
