I've been watching the sad news of the cyclone devastation in Burma over the past few days and am appalled at the Burmese government's actions of preventing international aid from
helping the millions of people affected. The United Nations Security Council can pass a resolution to pressure the Burmese military regime to do the right thing and accept international aid. I sent
an email to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon today urging him to make sure that this resolution goes through - you can easily send an email as well. Please click here to do so now! Also, the people of Burma are in dire need of clean drinking water. The
organization Thirst Aid is on the ground in Burma right now providing that water, but they need your financial support. I just
made a donation and you can too, by clicking here. (The Paypal link in the text appears to be broken, but the "Donate" button
on the top left of the page works.) Please give if you can.
Food Sustainability in the News
Check out this video of Michael Pollan's talk at Google HQ discussing his book In Defense of Food.
(Thanks for the pointer, LF.)
I'm a thirty-something guy living, eating and cooking for fun in Washington, DC. I'll be writing regularly about my appreciation for locally grown/produced food and the chefs/home cooks
who use it . . . and other delicious food too. All photos on the blog were taken by yours truly, unless otherwise noted. As a general matter, out of respect for the creators and for copyright
reasons, I don't reprint the published recipes of others. The recipes detailed here are mine and those of family and friends who give me permission to blog them. I can be reached at
foodrockzman(at)foodrockz.com.
DC Area Farmers Markets
Dupont Circle; Sundays, 9AM-1PM (1500 block of 20th Street NW)
Penn Quarter; Thursdays, 3-7PM (North End of 8th Street NW, between D and E Streets, NW)
Foggy Bottom; Wednesdays, 2:30-7PM (I Street NW, between New Hampshire Avenue & 24th Street, NW)
Silver Spring; Saturdays, 9AM-1PM (Ellsworth Drive, between Fenton and Cedar Streets)
Here's a map
to even more farmers markets in the area. For more information, check out the FRESHFARM Markets Web site.
My Ten Favorite Food Blogs & Web Sites at the Moment: