Toxin from GM Crops Found in Human Blood, Canadian Scientists Find

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When you let the GMO industry police itself and evaluate the safety of its own products, you are bound to get something different than if you had (or let) independent scientists do so. I’ve covered the scientific limitations of GMO studies commissioned or conducted by the GMO industry before, as well as 13 scientific studies that have identified a link between GMOs and organ disruption. News is out now that may be even more disturbing.

Butternut Recipe: Vegetarian Sausage Rolls

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These vegetarian sausage rolls are best when made with butternut squash or sweet potato, but you can also a similar quantity of regular pumpkin of more or less any kind. As long as it’s intended for cooking, it will do just fine. You can also add chopped leeks, potato, and salt and pepper to taste, or sprinkle grated cheese over the top before serving.

Eating Vegan: An A for Arizona!

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Healthy Dining Hot Spots in Sedona & Jerome, Arizona!

Greenwashing Genetically Modified Crops

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One of the biggest weapons in GMO companies’ arsenal is the claim they make repeatedly that genetically modified (GM) crops are needed to help feed to world in the face of global climate change. There’s one problem with this claim, though — it’s total greenwashing and untrue.

Environmental Public Health Collection – Free Online Resource

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WGBH Boston has put together a collection of environmental public health resources. More than 4000 topics are available in their free online library with more than sixty environmental health resources organized into easy-to-use lessons. Each lesson contains a video or an interactive program, a background essay, three or four discussion questions, and links for further [...]

Food News Roundup: Farm Antibiotics, Rooftop Gardens and more!

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Whew! Last week was a doozy, and my to do list is full of a whole range of food-related stories from across the Important Media Network and across the web that I wanted to share with you…

Cannelloni in Lentil Tomato Sauce

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Sometimes the simplest dishes are the most satisfying, and simple doesn’t always have to be just tomato sauce and noodles! Lentils pack this Cannelloni full of flavor and provide phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B and iron — a great dish for vegans and vegetarians that even meat-eaters will find thoroughly satisfying!