Category Archives: Food For Thought

Food For Thought – Barcelona Public Markets

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Don Genova

This week on Food For Thought I talk about the public market system in Barcelona, Spain.  At right is a photo of La Boqueria market, one of the most diverse and vibrant markets I have ever visited.  The City of … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought – Bringing Flatbreads to the World

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Don Genova

Hi everyone…this week on Food For Thought I take you to a factory north of Toronto where they specialize in making naan, an East Indian style flatbread. The company is called FGF Brands, which stands for Functional Gourmet Foods.   In … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought – Marketing Processed Foods to Kids

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Don Genova

This week on Food For Thought, I look at changes Kellogg’s is making to the way it markets its food products to children and hear from some health professionals about how processed food advertising effects young viewers, listeners and surfers. … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought – Wine Barrel Making in France

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Don Genova

This week I feature a documentary on my visit to the Francois Freres Cooperage in Burgundy, France.  I watched the barrel-making process from raw log to finished product, and you can listen to the mp3 of the audio file here … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought – Farmers on the Fringe

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Don Genova

This week on Food For Thought, new ways for small farms to survive on the rural urban fringe.  The mp3 audio file of the program is here . In the photo, yeah, that’s me.  In a field of tomatoes a … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought – Connecting Farmers with their local Markets

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Don Genova

This week on Food For Thought, a look at how to put farmers more in touch with their local markets…and how to encourage more people to buy locally-produced foods!  Here’s the mp3 audio file of the program and a couple … Continue reading →

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