Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with food http://salem-news.com 2007 USA Today is unique among American newspapers with its colorful design, but not when it comes to reporting without the correct filters on. Today they covered the story we broke several days ago, on Azad restaurant in Haifa, Israel. It is a Palestinian owned business with a dress code stating that no uniforms are allowed. This rule didn't single out the Israeli Defense Forces, it simply applied to all. http://salem-news.com/articles/march072010/azad-haifa-3-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march072010/azad-haifa-3-tk.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:46:00 PST India rejected genetically modified eggplant on Wednesday, amongst concerns of public health and “inadequate” science. India’s Environment Minister announced a moratorium to prevent commercial cultivation of what would have been the country’s first genetically modified food product. http://salem-news.com/articles/february112010/india_gmo.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february112010/india_gmo.php Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:27:00 PST “Miracles and Modern Spiritualism,” by Alfred Russell Wallace; 1876 - reflect mid-to-late 19th Century thought that possess a level of consistency and truth I refer to as The Dichotomy of Being. In his book he says: “Inclinations toward Mystery and passions strongly excited by Catholicism that increases religious fervor may give the appearance of truth occurring in the oddest manner, but they exist as fact only in the minds of the faithful by inference.” The cardinal maxim of Spiritualism is that everyone must find truth for himself. http://salem-news.com/articles/january062010/food_thought_kr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january062010/food_thought_kr.php Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:47:00 PST Break the Chain Apparel and the Marion-Polk Food Share have joined together to bring awareness to the hunger issues in Oregon’s Marion and Polk counties. They have designed and produced a t-shirt that will serve as a fundraiser for the Food Share. The shirt’s slogan, “Because No One Should Go Hungry… End Hunger Now” is a powerful message that the organizations expect will bring positive attention to the hunger plight. http://salem-news.com/articles/november232009/hunger.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november232009/hunger.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:42:00 PST "It's a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, dinner rolls and good ole pumpkin pie," says Mike Adams. This dinner will be a welcome sight for about a thousand people in downtown Salem Wednesday evening. Record numbers of people are in need this year, and many are hungry. Now an ongoing annual event, a group of hard working people have served Thanksgiving dinner in downtown Salem since 2002. http://salem-news.com/articles/november232009/thanksgivingwednesday.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november232009/thanksgivingwednesday.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:45:00 PST Data released today showing a surge in Oregon's hunger rate remind us of the importance of the expansion of food stamp benefits in the federal recovery package. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that more than one in eight Oregon households (13.1 percent) struggled to put food on the table at times during 2006-08. http://salem-news.com/articles/november162009/oregon_food.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november162009/oregon_food.php Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:22:00 PST When then President George W. Bush enacted the Afghan Children's Fund, most Americans were still trying to get their minds around what was actually going on there. The fund was a good idea, but Bush apparently decided that the kids of Afghanistan had received enough help, and the program was abandoned by the White House on April 1, 2005. We need it to revive it. http://salem-news.com/articles/october182009/afghan_kids_10-9-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october182009/afghan_kids_10-9-09.php Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:34:00 PDT Groups organizing in Washington D.C. today say the DEA's continued blockade of state industrial hemp programs Violates common sense as well as Obama's Presidential Directive to federal agencies to respect states' rights. Even though the U.S. is the largest market for hemp products in the world, and industrial hemp is farmed worldwide, not a single American farmer has the right to grow the versatile crop. http://salem-news.com/articles/october132009/hemp_farmers_10-13-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october132009/hemp_farmers_10-13-09.php Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:02:00 PDT Local hunger is at all-time record levels. Join Keizer Community Food Bank and Marion-Polk Food Share in a very important discussion on how hunger is effecting families in the Keizer community. This special community meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 29th, 2009, at Keizer Community Center, 930 Chemawa Rd NE. http://salem-news.com/articles/september172009/keizer_hunger_9-17-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september172009/keizer_hunger_9-17-09.php Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:59:00 PDT The spotted wing Drosophila, which some have dubbed the “Dragon Fruit Fly”, has invaded Oregon from California and has already been confirmed in several Oregon fruit crops. Terry Witt with Oregonians for Food And Shelter, says the crops likely to be invaded include blueberries, caneberries and grapes. Stuart Olson, a local peach, apple and cherry grower, believes this could literally shut down fresh fruit sales from Oregon. "Unlike the vinegar fruit fly that takes to rotted fruit, this critter infects ripening fruit and is visible in the fruit as a small maggot." http://salem-news.com/articles/september172009/drosophila_9-16-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september172009/drosophila_9-16-09.php Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:08:00 PDT Food is heading out the doors of Oregon Food Bank network locations almost as fast as it's coming in. There's been a 13 percent increase in the number of emergency food boxes distributed for the fiscal year that ended in June. The boxes contain enough to feed a family for several days. There has been a 13 percent increase in the number of emergency food boxes distributed for the fiscal year that ended in June. The boxes contain enough to feed a family for several days. http://salem-news.com/articles/september142009/or_food_bank_ct_9-14-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september142009/or_food_bank_ct_9-14-09.php Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:30:00 PDT Working to improve agricultural research capabilities in Oregon, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D- Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D- Ore.) announced that an agriculture appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Senate contains more than nearly $7 million in projects for Oregon. Included in the bill is funding for research into improving Oregon’s crops, utilizing Oregon’s forest resources, and controlling invasive species. http://salem-news.com/articles/august062009/ag_grants_8-6-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august062009/ag_grants_8-6-09.php Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:00:00 PDT There are currently over a 100 farmers' markets operating in Oregon with 90 of these markets as members of the Oregon Farmers' Markets Association (OFMA). The number of markets in Oregon has more than doubled over the past 10 years through the support and resources of OFMA. http://salem-news.com/articles/july272009/farmers_market_week_7-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july272009/farmers_market_week_7-27-09.php Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:23:00 PDT The fruit and vegetable bounty of Afghanistan's Panjshir province may make its way to grocery stores around the world someday, thanks to a PRT program. A food-processing program recently introduced into the Panjshir Valley is bringing economic prosperity, education, leadership and hope to the area's women. http://salem-news.com/articles/june142009/bagram_exports_6-14-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june142009/bagram_exports_6-14-09.php Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:10:00 PDT Salem, Oregon's Farmers Markets are in full swing, providing business opportunities for local agriculturists and great shopping for local residents and visitors. The event's Day Market Coordinator Tina Miller says there are many reasons the events are doing so well. The market runs from April through October. the Saturday market runs from 9 to 3 every Saturday, and our Wednesday market runs from 10 to 2, and that's located between Liberty and High Streets. http://salem-news.com/articles/june122009/farmer_market_6-12-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june122009/farmer_market_6-12-09.php Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:02:00 PDT I remember when the first food banks were set up in the early 1980s in response to the declining economic conditions. They were supposed to be a temporary measure. Now they’re everywhere. There are now huge numbers of homeless people—including families with children. In Calgary last spring, an overnight census was done with over 4,000 homeless people counted. But everyone knows the number is higher, perhaps much higher. It’s no different in other large cities across North America. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222009/food_bank_5-21-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222009/food_bank_5-21-09.php Fri, 22 May 2009 07:17:00 PDT USDA Food and Nutrition Service has issued a recall for frozen blueberries distributed in Oregon through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP). The recall is due to a complaint FNS received regarding foreign material in one three-pound bag of frozen blueberries. http://salem-news.com/articles/may212009/blueberry_recall_5-21-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212009/blueberry_recall_5-21-09.php Thu, 21 May 2009 12:33:00 PDT Doctors can't seem to explain the change in Oregon grocer Gwen Goss's complexion, other than to say that she has absorbed the tones of her environment, so to speak. A team of physicians in Portland had scheduled an appointment to review Gwen's unique case... http://salem-news.com/articles/april012009/green_grocer_4-1-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april012009/green_grocer_4-1-09.php Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:25:00 PDT Public health officials in Oregon and three other western states have tracked a multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis to ground pepper imported, packaged and distributed by a California company. Union International Food Co. of Union City, Calif., immediately announced a voluntary recall of ground black pepper and white pepper as well as a number of other products that could have been cross-contaminated in its manufacturing facility. http://salem-news.com/articles/march302009/pepper_problems_3-30-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march302009/pepper_problems_3-30-09.php Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:54:00 PDT The increase in the number of people receiving food stamps in Oregon during the past year is greater than the population of Medford; workers continue to scramble to help struggling Oregonians. January 2009 brought the biggest increase of the recession in the demand for temporary cash assistance and food stamps in Oregon - - and the need continues at record levels. http://salem-news.com/articles/february262009/food_assist_2-26-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february262009/food_assist_2-26-09.php Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:31:00 PST A Taste of Guam is brimming with Guam's infamous fiesta food. Here is what people are saying about the foods cooked on this tiny island in the Pacific: "The food was an amazing combo of the island culture: Guamanian / Chamorro, Spanish, and Filipino food. There was bisteak - some sort of marinated, thinly sliced steak; kelaguen-of all sorts of meats, chicken, beef And spam being my favorites (kelaguen was cool because we got to help shred the coconut); red rice-always; lumpia-tiny little spring roll-esque fried bits of heaven." http://salem-news.com/articles/january282009/guam_cooking_1-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january282009/guam_cooking_1-27-09.php Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:47:00 PST The United Nations food agency today announced an initiative to help ramp up food distribution to the growing number of hungry people in the Gaza Strip, where a military offensive Israel says it launched in response to Hamas rocket attacks is in its 15th day. Operation Lifeline Gaza is a World Food Programme (WFP) scheme aiming to provide ready-to-eat, culturally acceptable food to hundreds of thousands of people caught in the conflict. “We are proposing an immediate, innovative solution to hunger in an unusually challenging situation, where many people are suffering from a complete breakdown in access to food and clean water,” said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran. http://salem-news.com/articles/january102009/un_food_1-10-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january102009/un_food_1-10-09.php Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:36:00 PST "It's either buy food or take your medicine. It's a real hard choice." "There are times when you have to choose between milk and diapers." Those are just two comments from Oregon Food Bank's 2008 Voices report, released today. The annual report summarizes focus-group feedback from emergency food recipients around Oregon. "With the high cost of food, utilities and rising unemployment, more of our neighbors are struggling with hunger," said Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski. http://salem-news.com/articles/january062009/ofb_1-6-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january062009/ofb_1-6-09.php Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:29:00 PST Veterans are injured, the VA is broken, and it is time for someone to step up to fix this problem. Many, including myself, talk about how medical marijuana helps veterans with PTSD. Regenerative nutrition can help anyone with PTSD, whether they use medical marijuana or not. Let’s give them something that may actually work, now. Regenerative Nutrition helps all parts of the body repair and should help the body repair the neurological damage of PTSD. http://salem-news.com/articles/may202008/ptsd_nutrition_5-19-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may202008/ptsd_nutrition_5-19-08.php Tue, 20 May 2008 11:17:00 PDT Pacific Northwest ice cream lovers and environmentalists both have reason to celebrate today as Humboldt Creamery all-organic ice cream pints go on sale in more than 100 Safeway stores throughout Oregon and southern Washington. Safeway’s acceptance of the Humboldt Creamery organic ice cream pints is a major expansion for the Northern California company, whose environmental practices are being recognized by more and more consumers. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152008/humboldt_oregon_5-15-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152008/humboldt_oregon_5-15-08.php Thu, 15 May 2008 17:19:00 PDT The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is planning to send the organization’s highest ranking aid official to Myanmar, to boost efforts to tackle the crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis which swept through the country at the beginning of the month. Mr. Ban said there was “a sense of great urgency,” and that much more needed to be done in Myanmar. “The first few days, even a few more hours, will be crucially important in reaching these needy people with the necessary relief items and humanitarian goods,” he said. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152008/myanmar_help_5-15-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152008/myanmar_help_5-15-08.php Thu, 15 May 2008 11:20:00 PDT Unless more access to Myanmar is granted to allow aid to flow more quickly to victims of this month’s deadly cyclone, a second catastrophe could result, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned today. Despite some progress, efforts to help the 1.5 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis must be enhanced, a spokesperson for OCHA told reporters in Geneva. http://salem-news.com/articles/may132008/myanmar_update_5-13-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may132008/myanmar_update_5-13-08.php Tue, 13 May 2008 21:17:00 PDT The UN World Food Programme today said its food aid has reached more than 27,000 people in the areas of the Irrawaddy delta hit hardest by Cyclone Nargis, which left a path of death and destruction after striking Myanmar last week. In an encouraging development, 28 tons of high-energy biscuits which arrived in Yangon on Friday are enough to feed 95,000 with first rations. http://salem-news.com/articles/may122008/un_food_myanmar-5-12-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122008/un_food_myanmar-5-12-08.php Mon, 12 May 2008 09:36:00 PDT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top United Nations humanitarian official today urged Myanmar authorities to facilitate the delivery of aid in the wake of the deadly cyclone that wreaked death and destruction in the country several days ago. The Government in Myanmar has confirmed that over 22,000 people have died, and more than 41,000 people are missing, following Cyclone Nargis which struck the South-East Asian nation from May 2nd through 3rd. Initial estimates suggest that up to 1 million people are currently homeless, and many more require assistance. http://salem-news.com/articles/may072008/burma_toll_5-7-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may072008/burma_toll_5-7-08.php Wed, 07 May 2008 22:38:00 PDT Police say a commercial truck driver was cited following an injury traffic crash Sunday night on Interstate 5 in the Eugene/Springfield area that spilled a load of Subway bread dough products and blocked the northbound lanes for approximately 3 hours. Just after 8:00 PM, a 2001 Freightliner truck pulling a 48-foot trailer loaded with Subway bread dough drifted onto the northbound shoulder of Interstate 5 near milepost 193 and crashed into a bridge support post for Centennial Boulevard. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052008/mva_eugene_5-5-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052008/mva_eugene_5-5-08.php Mon, 05 May 2008 10:36:00 PDT