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...indirectly supports another 30,000 jobs in the California economy - not only in the Bay Area but also in Southern California, where several of NUMMI's key suppliers are based. Those threats are not lost on California's community groups: shutting NUMMI will lead to substantial losses in local and state revenues and employment taxes, could increase property foreclosures and could significantly increase unemployment claims, a recently organized group called Friends of NUMMI warns...
...instructions on homemade-bacon production, foodies are turning to Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing, co-authored by Ruhlman and a bible among foodie bloggers, eat-local enthusiasts and cooking professionals. "With Ruhlman and a meat grinder you can make anything," says Jesse Griffiths, Austin chef and co-owner of the Dai Due Supper Club, a dining club that showcases local products and farm produce. "You can see its influence, its impact everywhere." (See nine kid foods to avoid...
...more classes, tripling the number since he began in 2007. Students arrive at the event to see a whole hog's head simmering in a pot in preparation for making an herb-infused, French-style headcheese. The rest of the hog, raised by a local veterinarian and rancher, is then broken down for a variety of dishes, including sausages, rendered lard, rillettes, pâtés, a bone stock for soup, spit-roasted tenderloin and a braised pork belly - all served the following day at what can only be called a pig feast. What is left does not even...
...Farr and Griffiths see it, this passion for bacon is another manifestation of a growing movement to get in touch with our food - by planting it or raising it ourselves, and by eating local products secure in their sourcing - as well as a simple enthusiasm for the taste adventure. Just as Americans flocked to garden nurseries this spring to scoop up tomato plants and seeds, now they are sharing tips on where to find the best pork bellies (try local farmer's markets, online sources like Niman Ranch or local Asian and Mexican markets...
...says emergency room congestion is a definite concern. Already, the one at his hospital is seeing an increase in patient volume and upper respiratory issues. "Normally, we'd expect to see 180 to 190 patients a day in August, and that's blowin' and goin'," Fisher says, using a local expression for quick in-and-out cases. "The past few days, it's been 220, 262, 240. It's a lot busier than usual. We have those numbers during traditional flu season, but not during shirtsleeve weather...