Chew on This: Civil Eats

Most of my columns focus on food products and producers I feel good about: the companies I support and want you to support as well. This time, we'll bite down on information instead. Civil Eats: are you reading it?

The brainchild of writers and food politics advocates connected to the Slow Food movement, Civil Eats offers thoughtful, insightful writing about sustainable agriculture and food systems. Take a bite out of some of my favorites:

Curt Ellis' thoughtful post about giving up factory-farmed meat as his New Year's resolution. A run-down on presidential eats — apparently Laura Bush required organic foods at the same time her husband's policies acted against organic family farmers. Anya Fernald's hilarious tome to the true badasses of the food scene: not Anthony Bourdain's heroin-addled prep cooks, but gator ranchers and cactus harvesters. The new Grow. Cook. Grub. series that focuses on healthy, inexpensive recipes like black-eyed peas.

Bon appetit and happy reading!