We Greeks did not cause the pandemic! We just lent the letters from our alphabet that christened Covid-19’s mutations; scientists preferred it to the Chinese characters of the seeming culprits. Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, kept students away from campus dining halls for nearly three years and stymied our efforts to...
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After being derailed by the pandemic, the Mediterranean Diet Roundtable (MDR) reconvened at the University of Notre Dame this month to remind its audience of the healthful benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. (https://mdrproject.com/about-us/#team). The leading Dining Services from the University of Massachusetts and Yale showed how the menus they construct...
Not much to say during a year lost to the pandemic restrictions and concerns. We had to put our Farmers Market business on hold; same with our bulk sales of EVOO to colleges and universities. But olives produced their oil, as they do every year. They were affected by the...
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing college and university dinning services to look for ways to avoid contagious contact among students and staff. Procurement needs to be rethought and service redesigned. Producers are challenged to provide individual servings in large quantities. Quality, Sustenance and product Transparency could be compromised. Costs will...
Source: North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA) The North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), whose members represent the majority of olive oil sold in the United States, today filed a standard of identity petition (“Industry Petition”) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Such a standard would eliminate confusion among consumers and promote...
