Blogger Steve Bennyhoff wrote an account of his recent dinner of Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Beef at Whole Foods Market in Reno. We think Whole Foods’ idea of connecting their customers with the ranchers who raise Panorama beef is brilliant. Whole Foods customers can sign up to attend the dinners, learn about Panorama’s raising practices and ask questions, then enjoy a sit-down dinner with the ranchers that features Panorama’s beef. Whole Foods and Panorama have teamed up to hold seven such dinners in Northern California and Northern Nevada stores.

Last week’s New Yorker contained a revealing article by Elizabeth Kolbert about the forces behind the scenes that are contributing to obesity in the U.S. Here’s an excerpt, which points to cheap food as one of the factors that has made us a nation of chubbies (more…)