Author: Ocean Robbins
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YOU Can Help Make School Lunches Healthier!
How are our children supposed to learn when their school lunches fill them with junk? In 2009, the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study, published in The Journal of the American Dietetic Association, evaluated the school meal program based on nearly 400 public schools. The study found that: Only 39% offered green salad Only 29% offered orange or…
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NYC Doctors Prescribe Fruits And Veggies
By Katharine O’Marra Originally posted on NPR station WFUV’s website Doctors typically give patients prescriptions for medications. But a new program in New York City has doctors prescribing fruits and vegetables to obese or overweight patients. Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs and Health Commissioner Thomas Farley launched the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program Tuesday. It aims to…
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The Truth About Fish
By Dr. Joseph Mercola • Originally published on Mercola.com In 2011, for the first time in modern history, global farmed fish production topped beef production, and the gap widened in 2012 when 66 million tons of farmed fish were produced, compared to 63 million tons of beef. “And 2013 may well be the first year that people…
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What Do Squirrels Think Of GMOs?
Paul Fonder was curious to see what kind of corn squirrels would favor. Last fall, Fonder conducted an experiment in his South Dakota backyard. He built a squirrel feeder and put genetically modified corn fresh from a neighbor’s field on one post and one-year-old organic corn on the other. “You would expect squirrels to prefer…
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All Eyes on Washington State for GE Food Labeling
By Michele Simon While the food movement has been gaining steam in recent years, tangible policy wins have been sparse due to by powerful industry lobbying. One significant victory that appears within reach is the labeling of genetically engineered foods. The narrow loss last fall of Proposition 37 in California has inspired 26 other states to propose…
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Stunning Ag-gag Bill News
Amy Meyer wanted to see for herself where her food was coming from. But in the state of Utah, she discovered, that was against the law. On February 8, Meyer drove to Dale Smith Meatpacking Company in Draper City, Utah, and took a look from the side of the road. She gasped as she peered through the barbed wire…
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Lawsuit challenges Ag Gag Laws
By Will Potter Originally published on GreenIsTheNewRed.com The first lawsuit against ag-gag laws were filed in Utah on July 21, arguing that it is unconstitutional to criminalize investigative journalists and animal welfare advocates who expose cruelty at factory farms and slaughterhouses. The lawsuit brings together activists, academics, and journalists who are directly targeted by the law:…
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Italy Prepares to Ban Monsanto’s GM Corn
By Christina Sarich, previously published on Nation of Change First India gives Monsanto a run for their ill-gotten money by refusing their patent applications, and now Italy, with the help of three Italian ministries, will try to undo Monsanto. A decree has been signed which will ban Monsanto’s MON810 maize, one of the two genetically modified crops currently…
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10 Apps to Help You Eat GMO Free
By Debbie Denard As the struggle for GMO labeling rages on, app developers are taking matters into their own hands. By creating apps that allow consumers to determine exactly what is in the products that they buy, these developers are giving you total freedom of choice. These apps all have multiple features for identifying different…
