Intro
Hey!  Welcome to Food News & 
Chews and Jeremy, this is 
Father's Day night.
Hahaha, yeah, that's right, 
that's right.
We have the ultimate Father.
We have Father Jim from 
Richmond, St. Mark's.  He is a 
great guy.  He's got a new 
program where 
he is doing some things with 
children.  So, I thought it was 
a good idea to do some popsicles
with kids.  
My kid has actually been bugging
us since it is summer time.  She
wants the sugary popsicles and 
candy so we're going to do 
something with a little agave 
syrup and pineapple juice and 
vanilla bean.  
Very healthy and very good for 
kids too.
And food news is going to be our
Part 2 on the sourcing of food. 
Sourcing of food.
Food News
Welcome back to Food News & 
Chews and Jeremy we're going to 
do our food news today on part 
2.  
Last week was about some 
technology.
We talked about some technology 
and agriculture and GMOs and 
pesticides, fertilizers.  
Is it bad?  Is it good?  Do we 
know?  Are we finding out?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Part 2.  Oh!  Before we begin, 
I'm going to quiz ya.  
h. Hahaha!  Okay.
What are the two stories of 
lawsuits?  The major lawsuits 
against restaurants in the last 
say decade?
Well, I think the major two 
lawsuits?  Well, the one that is
on my radar right now is the one
in 
Noma which is the best 
restaurant in the world about 
food poisoning but that wasn't a
lawsuit.
Well, try the hot coffee one, 
remember?
Oh, yeah, McDonald's and the hot
coffee, right?
Yeah and the other one was the 
manager at McDonald's who said 
McDonald's food made him fat.  
Hahaha.
Anyway, talking about all that 
we are trying to make sure 
people get healthy and answer 
their 
questions so here are the issues
we got going on and this is 
called the "Great China Caper" 
they stole Smithfield's 
according to Congress.  
Well, they are trying to buy 
Smithfield's.  It is one of the 
largest pork producers in 
America.
Yeah.   Congress may stop it.
It has pretty serious 
implications.  Is it good?  Is 
it bad?  There's a couple sides 
to this.
And America losing its' 
preeminence, that's one of the 
issues with Congress.  Our issue
is what?
Well, one of the biggest things 
I think we should talk about is 
are we losing control of our 
food supply?  
Yeah and China is not known for 
food safety.  
Yeah, well, we have to comply to
American standards and there's a
flip side to this in my opinion 
to 
Sylvia because if you think 
about it we are talking about a 
world market now.
That's right and we don't want 
to cut that off.
China is going to buy pork from 
some where.  
Mmmhmm.  Yeah.
Right?  40% of our pork in 
America was outsourced to other 
countries.  Do we start a trade 
war...
Here's another issue
if we don't sell to them?
Plus, we're a global world and 
the other issue with that is the
feeding of nine billion people 
and you're 
mily is the mislabeling and 
non-labeling issue is at stake 
here too because they say if you
buy tilapia in a 
major grocery store, guess where
it probably came from but you 
didn't know?
Probably farm raised from 
Thailand.China?
China or anywhere we're going to
get food from other places and 
like I said this could start a 
rade embargo too if we don't 
sell to China.  Think about 
this.  Brazil has almost as much
grain production as 
the United States now which 
grain is what it takes to 
produce pork and produce beef 
also.  
Right.
So, do we say, "Okay, we don't 
want to have American jobs, we 
don't want to produce American 
pork 
because we don't want to sell 
this company to China?" Or do we
just let it go to Brazil and we 
get no share of the game?  
Here's another issue and our 
viewers will be very interested 
in this.  Most people are 
looking for cost effectiveness. 
They, we as Americans like cheap
stuff.
Sure.
Well, because of that and other 
than taking in the 
transportation costs from China 
which I don't know that anyone 
has evaluated and some companies
are starting to but here you've 
got a big issue with cost.  And 
you know, people want pure food 
and they want local food but are
they willing to pay for it?  And
that brings us to another issue
Sourcing of your food and how 
important it is that you know 
where it came from.
Well, yeah and back to 
Smithfield.  Is it important to 
still have Smithfield still here
in America and still producing 
to American standards  even 
owned by a Chinese corporation 
or do we just start buying pork 
from another country where we 
don't know our farmers so to 
speak? And that is kind of a big
issue too.
Yeah, that's a problem.  You 
could get the "Horsegate" thing.
Oh, yeah you've got horse meat 
and "Piggate"  and what we're 
talking about is we've found 
trace elements of horse in 
certain meat products and that's
typically in other countries but
the fact is it is not exactly 
what is on the label. 
Yeah. 
We're finding more and more.
So, I think in summary I think 
we are talking about labeling is
a major issue.  People at least 
have one a right and two a 
responsibility, I think, a 
growing responsibility to know 
what is in their food and well, 
that's an issue.  
Well, importantly we are here to
spark your curiosity about 
what's in your food.  We want 
you guys to know.  We want you 
to be informed.
And clearing up all of that 
stuff so I think it will be 
interesting to see how Congress 
plays this out because again 
their issue is about America's 
preeminence and all of that kind
of stuff.  
Yeah, and I don't know what they
want to stop and why they want 
to stop it.
And we need to be the guard 
against
Wouldn't it be good for America 
to actually export more goods?
That's right that's the 
countervailing issue and I think
that we can get all confused 
with marches and all that kind 
of stuff
Yeah.
but let's really try to bring 
some educational resources
Le'ts keep our eye on this one 
because this is going to be an 
interesting takeover.
this is going to grow from 
very a lot of different ways 
and this whole local versus  
the whole craft beer thing that 
I blogged about on 
www.foodnewsandchews.com  is 
talking about that whole craft 
beef thing is it local when you 
just buy all of the stuff and 
you bottle it and you sell it as
craft and you sell it at a high 
price?  We really gotta deal 
with all of those issues but 
we'll do that but we're going to
come back with Father Jim and 
Yes, you talk about fun things!
Yeah, we'll be right back with 
Food News and Chews! 
Interview
Hey!  Welcome to Food News & 
Chews!  We're going to have a 
big time today.  
We always do.  
Now, I've got to tell you.
Hello!
Hey, guy!  Father Jim on 
Father's Day.
Father Jim Sichko.
I love it! 
Yes, good to see you all!   
How appropriate we have Father 
for Father's Day.  
Hey!  I was in the eye doctor's 
office today and I said, "I'm 
going to be interviewing Father 
Jim and perhaps we can explain 
all of it to us."  
Hahaha.  Well, it's not going to
happen.
In eight minutes.  
The end.
Well is there any significance 
between Father's Day, religious 
significance between Father's 
Day and anything?
Oh, great question!
Well, Father's Day is a, not 
sure if a world wide holiday but
it's not a liturgical holiday 
but guess what?  I'll take it if
I can get it!
You know, you are kind of the 
ultimate guest!  Hey!  Let's 
talk about food.  We're going to
have a great segment here in a 
minute and you are doing your 
children's camp.
We are.
Ooooh!
We have an amazing children's 
camp going on.  It's the first 
time we've ever done this at St.
Mark's for the summer.
And you're at St. Mark's?
St. Mark's in Richmond, Kentucky
and so each week there is a 
different type of camp going on.
What's really interesting is 
that at the end of July there is
going to be a cooking camp for 
kids.
See, I think that is great.  
What are the age groups?  
Anywhere from Kindergarten 
through Fifth grade and this 
camp is called, "Kids Kitchen 
Creations."
Nice.  
Early registration by the end of
June.
Yeah.
But each camp has its' own 
theme.
They can go to your website and 
find out?
They can.
Alright, tell us that.
www.saintmarkcatholicchurch.net 
and there is information.
They can sign up.
You can also call.    
What's the focus of the cooking,
do you know yet?  Feature lots 
of local produce?  
I love that, that would be 
excellent.
Oh!  
Vegetable education.
Knowledge.  
Maybe we can get you all to just
come out and make a little 
visit.  
Oooh!  We love that idea!  Road 
trip!
It's fun to play!  
Kids too!  It's fun to see them 
involved.
You are like a little kid.  
I am like a little kid.  
Unfortunately, I am much older 
but I can act even more like a 
little kid.  
Who's this little kid?
Francis.
Oh!  This is St. Francis and 
he's in half.  
What happened?
He had an encounter with a 
lightening bolt and his other 
half is in my garden.  
Great!
But I wanted to see if you can 
heal him.  
Ha!  Well, "Behold!" 
Hahaha! Well, anyway since we 
have a new Pope called Francis.
Francis who took the name off of
Francis of Assisi.  Well, it's 
very interesting; just a little 
bit of information.  The Pope 
took the name Francis because he
is a Jesuit, there is a Jesuit 
St. Francis of 
Xavier and everyone thought that
is who he is naming  after but 
no, he named himself after St. 
Francis of Assisi who is a 
Fransiscan which is a special 
attention to the poor and 
marginalized and all of that.
Which is kind of interesting in 
the Catholic Church.  They've 
been doing a lot of writing 
about him and his bent toward 
feeding the poor.
It is big on his agenda, world 
hunger ending and that kind of 
thing.  
Will that actually filter to all
of us?  
It will.  Well, first of all I 
believe the church has always 
been attentive to the poor, the 
sick and the marginalized.  I 
think he is adding an extra 
attention world wide to those 
who may not be part of the 
church and once again waken 
