Foreign Policy: The Food Issue

I just picked it up this afternoon, and cannot wait to get immersed in it. Meanwhile, you can listen to the author of the lead story, Lester Brown, speak with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air.

From China, the country that brought you tainted honey... exploding watermelons

Watermelons "treated" (overtreated?) with growth chemicals are now exploding like land mines.

Farm Aid 2011 announces date (8.13), location (Kansas City, Kansas)

Willie Nelson, John Mellancamp and friends will set up shop this summer in the heart of the flood-devastated Midwest -- Kansas City, Kansas -- on August 13.

Blake Shelton

Beyond the Hive: Blake Shelton's feel-good honey video of the summer

Yeah, it's just a country song, but lots of eye candy in the form of honey in his new video.

Why North Dakota leads US in honey production

For starters, the summers are not scorchers; for another, there is a good mix of crops, clover, etc., to help the bees create good honey. Man cannot live on Twinkies alone; bees cannot live on mono-crops.

Beyond The Hive: Help Stamp Out Hunger

Here's a reminder for you to leave food with your mail carriers on May 14, and help stamp out hunger.