Worth digesting: Educator teaches that food closest to nature is best Texas Co-o Power Magazine By Kevin Hargis When is a blueberry not a blueberry? In some processed foods, the answer is: when it’s a glob of artificially flavored, sugar-laden food starch and oil. A recent report by the nonprofit Consumer Wellness Center found that… Read more »
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Tell Consumers What They Are Eating
The New York Times by the Editorial Board Source: Prachatai In approving genetically engineered salmon as safe to eat and safe for the environment, the Food and Drug Administration rejected petitions from environmental and food safety groups asking that companies selling this salmon be required to label it as genetically engineered. Congress should overturn that… Read more »
Scientists and Farmers Call for Action on Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture, Again. Will FDA and Congress Listen?
Keep Antibiotics Working 159 scientists and 50 farmers released statements today calling for strong action on the long-neglected issue of antibiotic use in animal agriculture. Scientists have been warning for decades about the risks of feeding massive quantities of antibiotics to pigs, cows, chickens, and other animals we eat, and they are again ringing the… Read more »
Organics at a Crossroads in 2007
By Mark Alan Kastel Now that annual sales of organic food products have reached $16 to $17 billion, and increased marketplace demand is causing ramped-up offerings by major supermarket chains, can the organic industry retain the meaning behind the organic label? After all, no other product or market sector I know of better exemplifies the… Read more »
Corn is King — and Therefore a Growing Problem
Increasing dependence on the grain leaves the U.S. vulnerable to drought-induced price spikes in food and fuel. The Los Angeles Times By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Corn is a key element of the U.S. food supply. It is what dairy cows eat to make milk and hens consume to lay eggs. It… Read more »
Villageside Farm
They write: “We offer our customers beef and chickens and eggs. We tend our animals with respect and gratitude. We believe that meat raised on our farm is the best you can find anywhere. We feed certified organic grain to our chickens and never give any animal hormones or antibiotics. The animals enjoy a “natural”… Read more »
Kingbird Farm
Kingbird Farm is a model diverse organic family farm in upstate New York with a flock of 300 laying hens on rotated pasture. Their eggs are available year-round at Greenstar Cooperative Market in Ithaca, NY. They write: “We are a diverse small farm located just south of Ithaca New York. We offer a wide variety… Read more »
Graham’s Organics
This brand did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey. Graham’s Organics also goes by the names Graham Farms & Graham’s Organic Meats & Processing. They say: “At Graham’s Organics, we believe in the importance of healthy, organic meat. Whether it’s organic chicken feed to create the best tasting meat/eggs, or sirloin steak from one of our… Read more »
The Complete Guide to the Dairy Crisis
Why Small Organic Farms Are Going Under A stated purpose of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (7 CFR § 6501-6522) is to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent and uniform standard. Currently, there are many issues plaguing the organic dairy industry that make this “consistent and uniform standard” impossible…. Read more »
Twins Theory May Make You Have a Cow
Chicago Tribune (link no longer available) Julie Deardorff Cow’s milk, routinely overhyped as an answer to obesity and osteoporosis, might have a potent impact on your family after all. Women who consume dairy products are five times more likely to have twins than those who don’t, possibly because of synthetic growth hormones added to milk, says… Read more »
