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We have a great post going up tomorrow morning on the USDA’s recent approval of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) — “genetically engineered” (“GE”) if you live in Europe — sugar beets and GM alfalfa from Ken Roseboro, editor of The Organic & Non-GMO Report. It will cover health concerns (based on scientific studies), environmental concerns, legal concerns, considerable threats to organic farmers and consumers, and the USDA’s decision to ignore public concerns and comments from hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens. But I wanted to chime in on this with a few comments of my own.
Continue Reading →Dr. Robert Trevino speaks of ways to prevent diabetes in this TEDx Talk. He has developed a school curriculum targeting high-risk children that has been used effectively since 1997.
Continue Reading →Oysters are a popular item on many Valentine’s Day menus because of their reputation as an aphrodisiac. But a new study suggests that these succulent mollusks might disappear from the dining table one day soon.
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Continue Reading →On Friday, while the media was preoccupied with the Superbowl and Egypt’s rioting, the USDA quietly announced it was deregulating Monsanto’s GMO sugar beets – despite a court order.
Continue Reading →I recently received this on my Facebook wall:
I am hoping you can help some friends of mine out. A very dear friend from college is getting married this summer and she and her fiancee would like to serve organic wines. Do you have any recommendations?
Where to start? First, I suppose we [...]
Continue Reading →I wrote earlier in the week about Oprah’s decision to go vegan for one week and bring 378 of her staffers with her. The vegan challenge is up and Oprah has reported on it, so I thought I’d write an update for you.
Continue Reading →The US House of Representatives Spent $190,000 on Bottled Water…in just a quarter!
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