The amount of fast food children eat may be linked to how well they do in school, a new nationwide study suggests. Science Daily Source: Reyner Media Researchers found that the more frequently children reported eating fast food in fifth grade, the lower their growth in reading, math, and science test scores by the time… Read more »
Breaking News: Study Finds Major Yogurt Companies Misleading Consumers
Enjoy Foodwifery‘s “Real Food Roundtable,” Episode 1: What’s in Your Yogurt? Foodwifery discusses Cornucopia’s yogurt report and scorecard.
Scientists Need to Rethink Their Beliefs About GMOs
Francis Thicke is a Cornucopia member and Policy Advisor. Des Moines Register by John Ikerd, Fred Kirschenmann and Francis Thicke Francis Thicke Belief systems and narratives matter, as was pointed out in a Nov. 23 opinion piece defending genetically modified organisms (GMOs) against growing public concerns (“Americans need to rethink our views of GMO vs… Read more »
The Cultivator – Winter 2014
The Winter 2014 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online. Download the PDF here. In it you’ll find: Cover story: Nonprofits Versus Agribusinesses (Again) Yogurt: New Report Released Feature: Aerial Images Expose Factory Farms Kibble Me This: Is Your Pet’s Food Safe? Commentary: FDA Releases New Food Safety Rules News: GMO Losses and Wins Call for Interns:… Read more »
Nominating Some of the Best Books of 2014
The Plate – National Geographic by Maryn McKenna Source: David Joyce Every year, in the world of food, there are great cookbooks—slim volumes or glossy tomes that, at their best, not only teach us new dishes but escort us into new worlds. But this year, unusually, was also a wonderful year for books about aspects… Read more »
Why I Didn’t Return Monsanto’s Phone Call
Eat Drink Better by Jill Ettinger Source: Samantha Celera A few weeks ago, I received an email from a PR person identifying herself as writing on behalf of Monsanto, the multinational biotech company that’s so vilified, there’s an annual “March Against Monsanto” event. Today, the company is best/worst known for its genetically modified seeds like corn,… Read more »
Study Finds Higher Rates of Diabetes in Women Who Work With Certain Pesticides
by Rebecca Thistlethwaite Source: Jill Brown A recent article in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine (Starling AP, et al. Occup Environ Med 2014; O:1-7) discusses the elevated diabetes risk for wives of farmers and pesticide applicators in both Iowa and North Carolina. The study found an increased risk of diabetes for women who used… Read more »
Maine Local Food Movement Inspires Credit Union Focused on Small Farms
Bangor Daily News by Darren Fishell Source: Jeremy van Bedijk WHITEFIELD, Maine — The 100-acre organic farm that Rufus Percy and his wife started working a decade ago is mix of leased land, family land and mortgaged land. Finding used farm equipment took them as far as Ohio. The barn where they raise about 100… Read more »
California Will Need 11 Trillion Gallons of Water to End Epic Drought, NASA Says
Mashable by Andrew Freedman Source: NRCS Forget about the possibility that a single “atmospheric river” storm could end California’s worst drought in at least 1,200 years, NASA researchers said Tuesday. Instead, it will take 11 trillion gallons of water, which is one and a half times the capacity of Lake Mead, Nevada, the country’s largest reservoir,… Read more »
Ricardo Salvador: Build a New Food System
Johns Hopkins by Christine Grillo The Center for a Livable Future and the Department of Environmental Health Sciences Grand Rounds bring you the 15th Annual Edward & Nancy Dodge Lecture Please click here for Ricardo Salvador’s biography. Creating a genuine food movement that galvanizes the nation is an audacious goal, but reform is the most American… Read more »
