Well, we knew it was going to happen. For more on the Farm Bill override, click here.

When I accepted an invite to the 2008 Cooking for Solutions / Sustainable Foods Institute Conference at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, I was mostly envisioning a few presentations on safe seafood, some nice buffet spreads, and a dose of beautiful California coastline. But the impressive minds gathered there quickly grabbed my attention on a much more serious level. more