Mr. Juárez and a handful of other Hispanic farmers sell sought-after Mexican produce and spices at greenmarkets in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on 175th Street in Washington Heights and on Staten Island
In recent years, the island’s Mexicans have built up the long-shuttered and drug-ridden Port Richmond Avenue, one of the North Shore’s main shopping strips, and have transformed the faded commercial center into a bustling thoroughfare.
life’s possessions: filing cabinets filled with clothes; free weights that he uses to keep in shape during the winter; a bed; a small dining table; a television to watch telenovelas; and a coffeemaker perched atop a crate, where he makes the first of the 10 cups he drinks daily. A beaded cross decorates a forest green wall.
New Farmer Development Project, an eight-year-old nonprofit training program that helps immigrant farmers ply their trade in the New York region. Mr. Juárez was one of the first participants, and he is one of 18 who still farm today. His plot is part of the Staten Island Historical Society’s 11-acre Decker Farm, tucked between the Staten Island Mall and a golf course in historic Richmond Town.
Monday is his day off from cooking at a local Italian restaurant, where he labors 60 hours a week in a small, poorly ventilated kitchen. “Only work, work and work,” Mr. Juárez said as he stood sipping his hot and sour soup.
He spends an additional 20 hours on the farm each week

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6 Food Mistakes Parents Make - NYTimes.com

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When children are involved in meal preparation, “they come to at least try the food,”
Sibling dynamics and friendships can also change a child’s eating habits.
Adding a little butter, ranch dressing, cheese sauce or brown sugar to a vegetable dish can significantly improve its kid appeal. And adding a little fat to vegetables helps unlock their fat-soluble nutrients.
By exposing young children to erratic dieting habits, parents may be putting them at risk for eating disorders or a lifetime of chronic dieting. “Most mothers don’t think their kids are soaking up this information, but they are,” Dr. Birch said. “They’re teaching it to their daughters even though it doesn’t work for them.”
Don’t bring foods that you feel the need to restrict into the house. Instead, buy healthful snacks and give children free access to the food cabinets.
put the food on the table and encourage a child to try it. But don’t complain if she refuses, and don’t offer praise if she tastes it.

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Slow Food Nation was magnificent in many ways, but overshot its mandate | By Tom Philpott | Grist | Victual Reality | 05 Sep 2008

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Wine in a Box Protects the Environment and Saves You Money - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

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Obesity and Food Culture

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Gene Expression: Race mixing leading to obesity?

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In The Normal Course of Living - Ezra Klein

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Quest for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

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Yes, We Will Have No Bananas

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To create a truly sustainable food system, we'll have to confront the farm-labor crisis

New York would seem a particularly ripe state for a midsized farm renaissance. It boasts a bustling metropolis -- the nation's largest -- with a strong and growing locavore scene. Combined with population centers like Albany and Rochester, the vast organism that is greater New York City might be expected to provide a robust market for the midsized farms that dot the state's landscape.

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