Michael Agger with Slate.com takes a look at the history of hunting in America, current aspects of the hunting tradition, and changes in perception of hunting through the years. He comes to the conclusion that liberals and Sarah Palin-loving conservatives can all agree on the importance of local food. Check out his article: Fresh Moose -- Why Sarah Palin is a Locavore.

-Karen

Organizers of a Tehran, Iran food festival spent two days trying to build the world's longest sandwich with hope of getting into the Guinness Book of World Records. But the crowd began to devour the giant ostrich-meat sandwich before anyone had a chance to measure it! It must have been pretty tempting! The ostrich meat, over a ton of it, was was supplied by local ostrich farmers. A festival organizer said that video footage and photographs of the sandwich will be sent to Guinness officials as proof that the ostrich sandwich had measured up as the world's largest sandwich. Good luck!

-Karen

The toxic chemical melamine was found in dried egg powder imported from China into Japan. The Japanese health ministry also said that melamine has been detected in frozen fried chicken imported from China. All of this on the heels of the melamine-tainted milk scandal that sickened and and killed babies in China.

-Karen

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) wants to double the amount of food it buys in Uganda. This arrangement will benefit both Uganda and the WFP. Buying food from small-scale farmers allows these farmers, who are among the most vulnerable of people in Uganda, to benefit from higher food prices. WFP benefits by saving time and money by sourcing food from close to where it is needed. Overall, this initiative will will strengthen food supply, delivery and market infrastructures within Uganda, better addressing the root causes of hunger.

-Karen