A new investigative video from a clandestine group, Organic Spies, takes a look at Whole Foods Market and the grocer’s sale of GMO foods. While the company has been instrumental in creating a national market for many organic foods and products, they also rely heavily on the sale of “natural” foods, many containing GMOs. Whole… Read more »
Act for Seed Freedom
Dr. Vandana Shiva discusses the the Global Alliance for Seed Freedom’s plans for a Fortnight of Action beginning on October 2 and running through October 16. Seed slavery, she says, is enslaving all life on earth. Click here to watch this brief video of Dr. Shiva.
Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy
New York Times By Nicholas D. Kristof FOOD can be depressing. If it’s tasty, it’s carcinogenic. If it’s cheap, animals were tortured. But this, miraculously, is a happy column about food! It’s about a farmer who names all his 230 milk cows, along with his 200 heifers and calves, and loves them like children. Let… Read more »
What is a GMO?
Click to view this brief, informative video.
What They Say About GMO Foods
Here’s a humorous and poignant video looking at genetically engineered food from the perspective of Monsanto executives. Click on the link, turn up the volume and enjoy the clever banter. Then think about how you can impact the historic vote this November in California on requiring the labeling of genetically engineered food ingredients.
Thinking Outside the Processed Foods Box—Health and Safety Advantages of Organic Food
I have enjoyed a virtually exclusive organic diet for the past 30 years. But I was deeply unsettled by a September 4 New York Times article and a similar Associated Press story casting doubt on the value of an organic diet. In terms of the extra cost and value of eating organically, I have always… Read more »
Organics: Change Your Food, you Change Your Life
To hear Dennis Weaver’s impassioned praise for Organic Good Foods is to glimpse the solar core that brings light to the movement. It’s also a peek at the heated debate he generates. Years before conventional stores began stocking a full range of organics, Dennis was doing food audits in stores and directing Organic Good Food… Read more »
Gimmicky Nutraceuticals Deceiving Health-Conscious Consumers
DHA Omega-3 Oils in Food = Proven Beneficial by Scientific Research DHA from Mutated Algae by DSM/Martek Biosciences = Unproven and Risky Written by Charlotte Vallaeys Farm and Food Policy Director, The Cornucopia Institute To our amusement, someone in the organic food industry called The Cornucopia Institute an “anti-DHA group.” Yes, it is true that… Read more »
Farming Changes Can Limit Risks
New York Times by Jonathan Foley Droughts happen. They have happened in the past, and they will happen in the future. Whether the odds of extreme droughts are changing is still an open question, but signs point to shifting patterns of climate. No matter the cause, droughts have a heavy impact on agriculture. This year,… Read more »
Dirtying Up Our Diets
New York Times By Jeff D. Leach Over 7,000 strong and growing, community farmers’ markets are being heralded as a panacea for what ails our sick nation. The smell of fresh, earthy goodness is the reason environmentalists approve of them, locavores can’t live without them, and the first lady has hitched her vegetable cart crusade… Read more »
