Tag: Food Movement
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The Truth About “Natural”
Is your “natural” food what Mother Nature intended? Probably not.
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Is The USDA Really Dumb Enough To Approve Agent Orange Corn?
The Obama administration announced last week that it expects to approve corn and soybeans that have been genetically engineered by Dow Chemical company to tolerate the toxic herbicide — 2,4-D. They are planning this approval despite the fact that use of this herbicide is associated with increased rates of deadly immune system cancers, Parkinson’s disease, endocrine disruption, birth defects,…
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Huge news: Hawaiian mayor signs GMO ban into law
It’s official. The mayor of the island of Hawaii, Billy Kenoi, has signed bill 113 into law. This bill prohibits biotech companies from operating on the island, and it bans farmers from growing any new genetically altered crops. (The papaya industry, which has more than 200 farms on the island, is exempt from the bill.)…
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Is The Dietitians’ Trade Group in Bed with the Junk Food Industry?
The largest trade group of nutrition professionals—the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics—has a serious credibility problem. The Academy represents 74,000 dietitians in the United States, and its mission is to promote optimal nutrition and well being for all people. But according to an explosive report released by Food Revolution Summit speaker Michele Simon and her…
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In 2013, The GMO Food Fight Continues
A guest post by Food Revolution Summit Speaker Ronnie Cummins On November 6, in the wake of one of the most expensive and scurrilous smear campaigns in history, six million voters scared the hell out of Monsanto and Big Food Inc. by coming within a razor’s edge of passing the first statewide mandatory labeling law for genetically…
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The Truth About Grassfed Beef
Get answers about grassfed beef. Is it healthier? Better for the environment? What does it taste like? And how is it different than typical beef? Discover the truth about grass fed beef in this in-depth article. A lot of people today, horrified by how animals are treated in factory farms and feedlots and wanting to…
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The Truth About Soy
In recent years, I’ve received quite a number of requests from people asking for my views on soy products. Many of these inquiries have mentioned a stridently anti-soy article written by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, titled “Tragedy and Hype,” that has been widely circulated. This article presents a systematic series of accusations against…
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How the Food Movement Is Gaining Strength
More and more people are realizing that our food chain is in crisis. Agribusiness has made profits more important than your health — more important than the environment — and more important than your right to know how your food is produced. The United States now spends nearly 20 percent of GDP on health care, but levels…
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Did Monsanto Trick California Voters?
California could have been the first state in the nation to mandate the labeling of genetically engineered foods. We would have joined more than 60 countries where consumers have the right to know if their food has been genetically modified. But the prospect of Proposition 37 terrified the junk food and pesticide companies that want to keep…
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Great News For Animal Lovers
In one of history’s most stunning victories for humane farming, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Coles, will as of January 1st stop selling company branded pork and eggs from animals kept in factory farms. As an immediate result, 34,000 mother pigs will no longer be kept in stalls for long periods of their lives, and 350,000 hens will…
