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The Secrets Of Groceries & The Passion For Baking
Benjamin Lorr – The Secret Life Of Groceries – The Dark Miracle Of The American Supermarket What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price?...
Need groceries? Here’s how to get them delivered during safer at home directive
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Need groceries? Most of us, right now, want to protect ourselves and our community. That means avoiding congested, public places, and keeping our 6-foot distances. However, this...
Find out where your kids can get free meals this summer
During the school year, many kids who don’t get enough to eat at home can get free or reduced-price lunches at school. But where do they turn during the summer months? Well, you can find...
Sustainable Living’s Holiday Food Program
On Monday’s WMNF Sustainable Living Holiday Food Program we talked with three locals with independent food businesses. Our guests were Sarah Arrazola, founder of St. Pete Ferments and a product of the Sunshine City. Her...
Feeding Tampa Bay draws attention to hunger problem
The group Feeding Tampa Bay is convinced that hunger is a bigger problem in the Tampa Bay area than many people realize. Its executive director, Thomas Mantz, says that’s why the group is hosting a...
Ferran Adria at the Dali Museum: The surreal side of real food
The Dali Museum has cooked up an exhibition aimed to whet all the senses. “Ferran Adrià: The Invention of Food” will showcase the gastronomic genius of Ferran Adria. He like Dali, is a Spaniard hailing...
Donation helps St. Petersburg Free Clinic expand food bank
Thousands of families in the Tampa Bay area don’t earn enough to buy the right amount of food, even with some government assistant programs. That’s where community food banks come in — like one in the...
March Against Monsanto Tampa preview
Some local groups are joining with events across the country, uniting to demand labeling of genetically engineered food in what’s called March Against Monsanto. The guest on WMNF’s MidPoint was Christine Wall, she’s helping to organize...
Citizens want Tampa General Hospital to drop McDonald’s
A coalition of citizens is asking Tampa General Hospital to get rid of its McDonald’s fast food franchise; but the hospital says it can’t because of a long-term contract. Elena Cuadros, with Corporate Accountability International,...
Farmworker groups march to pressure Wendy’s on Fair Food Program
Florida migrant farmworkers and their allies will march from New York to Florida next month to call attention to working conditions in the fields; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Alliance for Fair Food...
Buckhorn thrilled Publix coming to downtown Tampa
The growing number of residents of downtown Tampa are finally getting a large grocery chain. Mayor Bob Buckhorn told reporters Tuesday morning that the Publix to be built in the Channel District will create about two...
The Life Elsewhere Food & Drink Edition
Next on Life Elsewhere, a program devoted to food and drink. Of course, we’ll venture into not so predictable territory. Michelle Ephraim and Caroline Bicks are longtime friends and fans of Shakespeare. They are both professors who teach...
