Lots of action over the past two weeks. Enjoy:

• Congress blocks overhaul to school lunch program, meaning pizza still counts as a vegetable. Really says something about this country’s priorities… http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/politics/congress-blocks-new-rules-on-school-lunches.html?_r=2
• Recap of Matthew Wise’s food startup meetup last week, plus coverage of the illustrious panel: http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2011/11/23/a-video-feast-foodspotting-foodzie-headline-a-food-startup-gathering-in-san-francisco/
• Really cool to read about Baltimore’s Virtual Supermarket program: using city libraries to bring fresh groceries to under-served neighborhoods: http://www.grist.org/urban-agriculture/2011-11-21-baltimores-can-do-approach-to-food-justice
• Why we should occupy our food system, Greg Ostroff makes a lot of great points: http://www.rootsofchange.org/content/time-occupy-california%E2%80%99s-food-system
• Mark Bittman’s in-depth discussion of the secret farm bill that Congress’s agricultural committee leaders are rushing to submit to the supercommittee: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/the-secret-farm-bill/
• iPads are making cookbooks obsolete: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/dining/are-apps-making-cookbooks-obsolete.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
• Awesome interview with Ziplist founder on how the startup is posed to change our interactions with grocery lists and recipes: http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2011/11/07/inside-look-at-ziplists-approach-to-user-acquisition-monetization/
• Presentations from Slow Money’s Entrepreneur Showcase. Love Stockbox Grocers, Capay Valley Farm Shop, Farmland LP and many more: http://www.slowmoney.org/national-gathering/showcase.php