• Some residents in Chicago’s “food deserts” are using Peapod, a grocery delivery service, for their fruits and vegetables. [Sun-Times]
• Dr. Zeke Emanuel (brother of Ari and Rahm) moonlights as a food critic for The Atlantic. [NYT]
• Portland, Oregon now boasts a thriving backyard-chicken-sitting business. [CNN]
• The food industry has managed to stall a government initiative to limit food ads aimed at children. [NYT]
• The heat wave, combined with some dry soil, is endangering this year’s Arkansas melon crop. [NYT]
• Food companies are cracking down on those who steal and resell their plastic packing crates. [WSJ]
