To market, to farmers market. Concerns about the source of our food have driven more people to farmers markets in the years since "mad cow" disease, E. coli, salmonella and melamine became scary headline words. [News Source]

Why take food seriously? How do we grow and raise, distribute and sell, prepare and eat food? And how do our patterns of doing these things affect the rest of the world? [News Source]

Heat from meat. Various cultures of the world have adopted different plants as their main food crop, or staple. However, there are some societies that eat almost entirely plants, whereas others use a substantial amount of animal-derived foods. [News Source]

Britain may back EU plan to relax rules on ‘mad cow’ cattle testing (Times Online) Tough controls on beef that protect consumers from the human form of “mad cow” disease may be relaxed in Britain and across the Continent. [News Source]

FDA to review genetically engineered farm animals (AG Weekly) WASHINGTON - Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. [News Source]

To market, to farmers market (Arizona Daily Star) When you buy a tomato or a pork chop from a guy in a sweat-stained cap, plaid cowboy shirt, faded jeans and dusty boots, you have a pretty good idea from where it came. [News Source]

Where?s the Beef? (New York Times) The documentary filmmaker talks about why agribusiness is our greatest threat, what you should know about the veggie libel laws and the scary thing about chicken bones. [News Source]

Why Take Food Seriously? (New York Times) Because your life depends on it. [News Source]