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USDA Says Organic Food is Now Mainstream (www.greenstudentu.com)
You may not believe it, but the organic food industry is actually doing pretty well despite the recent problems with the economy.
Submitted 5 months ago by McGreenGal80 | 0 Comments |
Shopping Green Without Spending in the Red
(blog.sojo.net)
Organic strawberries were $5.99 the other day at our local grocer. $5.99! Their more toxic twins, the non-organic variety, were on sale for $3. Darn this pesticide-free living. I stood staring at that... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Inside Michelle Obama's Not-So-Secret Garden
(airamerica.com)
Michelle Obama's White House garden is not just there to look pretty. As she and White House chef Sam Kass explain on a YouTube video released on Monday, the garden provides a model for families to... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
The Economics of Organic Food
(www.chelseagreen.com)
The true cost of food shouldn’t be measured in dollars and cents. Industrial agriculture produces food that’s cheap because they cut corners. That means treating animals—and... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Whole Foods Looks and Acts More Like Wal-Mart Than a 'Sustainable' Natural Foods Store
(www.alternet.org)
Lost in the ear-splitting uproar over Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's controversial venture into the health care debate, is a bigger, though less subtle story. It's a story about how a small,... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
"Gourmet Dining" State Fair Style
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - Chefs from across Minnesota will be cooking up their top specialties at the State Fair today, using Minnesota-grown food. It's part of "Minnesota Cooks," sponsored by the... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Eliot Coleman on The Problem With Local Food
(www.chelseagreen.com)
There’s a conference in Maine aimed at tackling the economics of local food. It’s more expensive than the cheap eats trucked in from California, for one thing. But according to Mainer Eliot... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Elise McDonough Explains Sustainable Food from an NYC Farmers' Market
(blip.tv)
Wondering whether it’s worth it to splurge on the locally raised beef? What about those organic carrots? New in the Chelsea Green Guides series, Sustainable Food: How to Buy Right and Spend Less... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Desperate Food Industry Tries to Tar Michael Pollan and Organic Produce
(www.alternet.org)
With growing numbers of food-conscious consumers, big corporations are trying to sully the reputation of alternatives to their style of agriculture.
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Behind the Label
(www.truthdig.com)
An industry group of organic and natural food producers is attempting to develop a standard for non-genetically modified and organic food. Existing labels declaring food “organic” are based as... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
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