Looking for an environmentally friendly way to keep food and drinks cool without electricity? pot-in-pot fridge, also known as a Zeer pot, just might do the trick. Great for emergency situations, there's no moving parts and it's cheap and easy to make

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing a new agreement to improve food safety and quality when it comes to green leafy vegetables including but not limited to lettuce, spinach, and cabbage, notably minimizing the potential for microbial contamination such as e. coli food safetyComments are due by July 28, 2011.