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Food News, Things We Crave, Green Your Eats, and Tips, Tools, and Techniques. Check out this week’s picks.

Food News

• Where are the Conservatives in the Local, Sustainable Movement? (Huffington Post via @ZacharyCohen)
• Healthcare and Food Policy: Part of the Same Conversation (Huffington Post via @Civileater)
• The new “Smart Choices” food label is a collaboration between the food industry and health groups like the American Dietetic Association and the American Heart Association. Marion Nestle weighs in on labeling processed foods ‘better’ (via The Ethicurean)
• When making Americans fat is part of the business plan (The Seattle Times via The Ethicurean)
• The ‘organic’ debate goes on. A definite read—especially if you enjoyed my recent organic vs local post (via LA Times)
• Are we what we eat or how we act? A great read that suggests instead of putting so much political emphasis on what we eat, maybe we should spend more time directly engaging to change the system (Civil Eats via @eatcookwrite)

Things We Crave

• We most definitely crave better batters. We know about the all natural products from the Immaculate Baking Company, but now Pillsbury is in the game with their Pillsbury Simply line. Now if only they’d use organic ingredients (via Cool Mom Picks)

Green Your Eats

• New Yorkers! Big News! Fresh Direct is phasing out cardboard boxes completely!! (via NY Times)
• Keep on truckin’… and farming! A great project (and film-in-the-works) by two Brooklyn filmmakers farming out the back of their truck (via Tasting Table)
• Whether you have acres of land or a window box, this beautifully designed, thoughtful resource—Beekman 1802—can help you live more naturally and seasonally (via Slashfood)
• A compilation of kitchen tips to help reduce food waste (Edible Vancouver via @ediblevancouver)
• Seasonal spotlight on blackberries. Yum! (via The Kitchn)

Tips, Tools, and Techniques

• Get out and explore… then eat! This story about how a Saturday bicycle ride led to Greenpoint (in Bklyn) and potato pancakes reminds me of our recent ChowFamily excursion to the same hood! (via NY Times)
• How to get free fruit through urban fruit harvesting (via Serious Eats)