A Day in the Park

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a Margot-centric post…so tonight I present you a photographic account of our visit to the Birmingham Railroad Park with Dad and Chester. Aside from our gambol through the park, I managed to make some tasty food too. Saturday After a refreshing run in the cold, I came home for [...]

Helping out Food Shelters—the Healthy Way

In recent weeks, I’ve had food shelters on the brain—not only due to the upcoming holiday season but also because of guest speakers from local hunger relief programs whom we’ve hosted in my Food & Society class. The program directors(and recent new articles like this one) emphasized a common theme—food shelters need healthy food. All [...]

Thrifty Thanksgiving

Source According to a recent supermarket survey, it seems that Thanksgiving might be a little more expensive this year. With a few recent crop failures, food prices have increased significantly this year. Let’s break it down by the numbers: The average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner has increased by $5.73 (2010: $43.47; 2011: $49.20) 16 [...]