my Grandpa, my Inspiration.

“Aghhh GOOOOOONGGGG!!!!”
I walked into the living room of my grandfather’s bachelor pad, he’s 98. a trooper and the ultimate hero in my books to say the least.
the docs sent him home from two surgeries earlier on in the month, and with a giant crystal apple in one hand, which represents a lot more than the [...]

Merrry Merrry!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!
May this day bring you sweet sweet surprises, a yummy meal full of flavorful family gatherings and nutritious and heart warming  joy. :)
I am a happy camper now, sitting in my parent’s new diggs, white christmas outside, and catching up on my fav nostalgic movies :)
I love that I can kick my feet [...]

Speak Up!

My Updated Political Views: Love, Trust, Respect, & A Just Food System.
What do you believe in?
(I just realized that saying i’m “very Liberal”, doesn’t mean anything anymore…)
I’ve had a few friends contact me (thank you) since i started this program asking me for more resources on what they can do… (most reacted strongly after watching [...]

Chicken or the Egg?

ok I will step down from my soap box. (if only for a day.) my last two posts were pretty riled up, and today was not that kind of day in jlo’s food world.
It’s starting to smell a lot like Christmas, which means I’m getting more and more nostalgic for good food, warm family gatherings, [...]

On Food Safety, oh boy…

Hold me back, because this is infuriating.
After Delays, a Vaccine to Counter Bad Beef is Tested
(which is FABULOUS JUICE FOR MY FOOD POLICY ADVOCACY PORTFOLIO! haha! that and i can write about it here before i send in an angry letter to the editor of NYT. ;)
yup, just like last night, when jlo’s hungry [...]

A little Sci-Fi

Don’t you think?
In-Vetro Meat production, GMOs, Cloning, Vertical Farming. Why do these new technologies remind me a lot about the movie WALL-E?!
Call me old school and traditional, but I rather stick to “voodoo-er” things like Biodynamic and Polyculture farming (following the 28 day life cycle of the moon) before I turn into a robot and [...]

Money honey! Who has any?

Sounds like a Broken Record: In recent studies… Studies show that…
A science & technology proof driven society is finally getting all their proof. now enough with spending all this money to test these theories, more money in programs that actually educate people about access and healthy lifestyle please mr. congressmens
Am i wrong to notice that [...]

Happy Birthday Jloeats!

WOW, I can’t believe it’s been a year already!!! :)
This is so exciting!! :)
SO I raise my glass of champagne (or beer and chicken wings, as it was monday night football happy hour today after our research methods class…)
and I toast you.
my dear reader, my dear friends who have all been so supportive and loyal [...]

Oh So Thankful for You*

my dear readers, my dear friends, my dear families, lovers and other strangers, and all far away and in between :) You rock my world. :)
I supposed it’d be too easy to talk about over eating, or the mistreatment of animals, or about farming and agribusiness like a usual post, because it’s THANKSGIVING, the most [...]

So Fresh

in perspective.
so it took me 3 months to really get a hang of all this grad school stuff, living in new york again, finding my passion, and feeling like I’m on top of my world again.  I had a lot of refreshing moments today — even though the panda like shadows under my eyes from [...]

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