Food insecurity costs the country about $167 billion per year.

Demand for locally grown food is expected to reach $7bil by 2012, nearly doubling since 2002, according to the Agriculture Department.

Oh Yum! RT Food & Wine: Winter Squash Gnocchi w/ Brown Butter + Sage: Andrew Zimmern's weekly recipe bit.ly/qNzfGh

Too much meat! The typical American diet includes nearly 2x's the RDA for protein. Could cutting back reduce prostate cancer?...

US is one of a few nations that allow the use of rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) in cattle. Look for USDA Org or rBGH or rBST free.

Another ground beef recall, 377,000 lbs, why does anyone eat this stuff??? ow.ly/6Vn08

China scientist developing testing kits that ordinary people can use to detect the potential health hazards of food. ow.ly/6W2kd

'Eat less', says obesity strategy bbc.in/nfKtkf

Are you dining in the dark when it comes to genetically engineered food? Tell the FDA to JUST LABEL IT! #GMO shar.es/bWDcG

DID YOU KNOW? Your kitchen sink contains 100,000 times more germs than your toilet.

Food is most powerful medicine avail to heal chronic disease, which will account for 50mil deaths & cost global econ $47 trillion by 2030.

Report to Congress suggests simpler??? food labeling system-points,stars,checks to identify healthy/not healthy foods. ow.ly/78JkS

@morethanorganic Here you go, ow.ly/79Khb

Too much black licorice can cause irregular heart rhythm/muscle weakness, can interact with meds, herbs & supplements ow.ly/79KwN

Coming soon - super broccoli, a scientifically developed hybrid, delivers 2-3 x's more glucoraphanin, good for heart. ow.ly/7aOdD

Many thanks today and always to veterans & esp to our vets who are also farmers. Thank you for serving our country!

RT @rodalenews: The most UNDER-utilized tool in your kitchen? Guess! (Hint: It can save you oodles on take-out) ow.ly/7qtn0

Well-done red meat linked to aggressive prostate cancer #cnn cnn.com/2011/11/23/hea…

.@tlaskaway reports on a possible turning point in the effort to label GMO foods. grist.org/food/are-walma…