Grocery Price Watch: Texans celebrate July Fourth for less
By Amanda Hill This July 4th we have much to celebrate in Texas—our freedom, our families and, though not as important as the first two, lower grocery prices. Each quarter, Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) surveys food prices on 16 common items in its Grocery Price Watch survey. For the second quarter of 2012, food prices fell [...]
Grilled Veggies with Balsamic Dipping Sauce
By Kelly Bogard A few weeks ago, I got a Facebook message from my friend Angela about Texas Table Top. We grew up together, and now we share our lives through Facebook and the occasional accidental meeting around town. She told me how much she enjoyed reading the recipes each week and how she adapted [...]
The Weight of America: A heavy issue for us all
By Amanda Hill As I was driving last night, I heard a radio interview about a HBO documentary series called "The Weight of the Nation." It's a four-part series, based on a report by the Institute of Medicine, aimed at tackling America's obesity epidemic. Obesity and weight gain have become heavy issues. According to the documentary, two-thirds of [...]
Pink slime: What’s the big deal?
By Nathan Smith For weeks now we’ve heard about "pink slime," or lean finely textured beef (LFTB). We’ve heard from “shocking” news reports that pink slime lurks like some sci-fi monster waiting to devour innocent consumers. Since the first ABC news report, the media seems to be hell-bent to scare Americans away from beef. All [...]
Texas food banks go farm fresh
By Amanda Hill Texans are a giving breed. If their neighbor is in need, they'll bend over backwards to help out. That's one of the reasons I'm proud to call this state home. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see true Texas charity in action. It's a unique partnership between Texas farmers [...]
The conversation begins between farmers and consumers
By Gene Hall My mother, one of the world’s gifted peacemakers, often told me, “There are two sides to everything.” Bridging the gap between some anti-agriculture activists and farmers and ranchers is a pretty big challenge, but as Mom said, there are two sides. There are a lot of people out there who have not [...]
