Celebrity Spotlight - Temple Grandin

My favorite college course was Animal Issues and Welfare. There were a number of memorable experiences in the class, and meeting Dr. Temple Grandin was certainly one of them.

I can remember sitting on the edge of my seat listening to every word. We listened as she described her challenges with autism, highlighted her philosophies on animal behavior and handling, and encouraged us as we analyzed some of the agricultural industry's biggest challenges.

Reusable Grocery Bags Contaminated With E. Coli, Other Bacteria

EDITORS NOTE: Being green isn't just something that happens on the farm, my wife and I also champion the same green efforts of our more urban friends. We recycle all of our paper, cardboard, tin and alumninum cans, glass, and plastic bags. A few years ago, we also started using reusable grocery bags. The University of Arizona report below opened my eyes, and I thought I needed to share this with my food-focused friends. I'll be washing our reusable grocery bags this week.

Reusable grocery bags can be a breeding ground for dangerous food-borne bacteria and pose a serious risk to public health, according to a joint food-safety research report issued today by the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University in California.

The study Assessment of the Potential for Cross Contamination of Food Products by Reusable Shopping Bags (PDF) randomly tested reusable grocery bags carried by shoppers in Tucson, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The study also found consumers were almost completely unaware of the need to regularly wash their bags.