Tag: coronavirus
FoodWISE thinking—Can meat be sustainable?
See this article appearing at politico.com: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/23/biden-farmers-beef-climate-emissions-490237. The answer: No. FoodWISE answer: Maybe. But President Biden will need to scale up on conservation sustainability measures. For more: see gigiberardi.com #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy #instagood #love #foodblogger #foodlover #delicious #follow #like #healthyfood #homemade #foodWISE #tasty #healthy #instagram #eat #corona #coronavirus # vaccine #coronavirus vaccine…
FoodWISE: Whose science should we believe?
Does bad research win? See this report on major studies that find “interesting” science with surprising conclusions is often what gets reported, even when it is not replicable. Ever watchful! The “I” in WISE tells us that being informed is important in making food choices! For more, see gigiberardi.com #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy…
FoodWISE wins gold, still much work to do—see Susan Pierce Thompsons’ vlogs
FoodWISE has won several more awards, these from Human Relations Indie Book Awards (for Informational and Medical/Health writing). From FoodWISE, “We are practically wallowing in wasted food in this country. Calories are cheap, people are picky, and policies of all sorts are counterproductive for making full use of food. From farm to table, seed to…
FoodWISE and Lummi Island’s The Willows
A new award for FoodWISE: 2021 Results Human Relations Indie Book Awards Informational Human Relations Indie Book Gold Winner FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices by Gigi Berardi (North Atlantic Books)…and…the article that’s rocking our FoodWISE world (please read comments): Foodie alert at The Willows on Lummi Island #food…
FoodWISE Making the best food choices
FoodWISE tells the story of celebrating the “gray” in our lives—the best food choices may not always be the most obvious. Thank you Chanticleer Book Awards for awarding semi-finalist status to FoodWISE! See gigimberardi@wwu.edu #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy #instagood #love #foodblogger #foodlover #delicious #follow #like #healthyfood #homemade #foodWISE #tasty #healthy #instagram #eat #corona…
What’s for dinner? Eat this!
What’s for dinner? Eat this! Recently, we were looking around Bellingham, WA for a good restaurant. We had some staples, like D’Anna’s café Italiano (with its fresh pasta, and Sicilian-themed fare), and new ones, like Storia Cucina (with clearly-sourced ingredients, house-prepared and -cooked—all tasty, which is important). In fact, when I developed the acronym for…
Beating the pandemic: FoodWISE monks
Today, we see a lot of backsliding with COVID precautions and infection rates. Our food supply is vulnerable. As I wrote in FoodWISE, our food system is like an interconnected web, “All the farmers, millers, butchers, bakers, grocery clerks, and cooks are the people who inhabit the web—making it work, and depending on it for…
A big thank you to Deran Browne of Mangochowproductions for FoodWISE, the film (in production)
I am happy to announce that FoodWISE, the film is in production! Deran Browne of mangochowproductions.com was selected to produce the film. Deran Browne is the manager of the Digital Media Center at Western Washington University and over the past months has been interviewing food information experts, consumers, and teachers to produce a film about…
House gardening in the spring! Plant sunflower seeds for microgreens
It’s spring! Too early to get out into the garden for most, but you can still reap a mighty harvest of microgreens by planting a few sunflower seeds in a pot! Harvest the delicious sprouts for a real taste of spring! For more, see: gigiberardi.com #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy #instagood #love #foodblogger #foodlover…