Week in Review, Sept. 26

During an overnight drafting effort, the U.S. House of Representatives ordered pizza, while the Senate sent out for Thai food (1). Kosher foods, which were said to have a low carbon footprint, were worth $12.5 billion (2), Wal-Mart pledged to cut its plastic bag use by a third (3), and reusable grocery bags were said to biodegrade slower than plastic bags (4).

Lobstermen met about sustainable certification (5) and also prepared to catch additional herring for bait (6). Fish flown in from Greece at Emilitsa was called bland (7). A Falmouthian was surprised that the Aurora Provisions deli had tables and chairs (8), a proposed ordinance in Falmouth would permit chickens (9), and a woman made jerk chicken rub (10).

A fiddler named Hope wrote an ode to her winter CSA share (11). Gifford's was said the one of the best places to work in the food industry (12). A makeover at the Millinocket McDonald's was said to rejuvenate the local economy (13), and the winner of Maine's version of the Iron Chef said, “I’ve always been a potato kid” (14).