From the monthly archives: September 2011

Fact: Garlic Smells

On September 7, 2011 By

Garlic is good. So good. And yet it can be bad…really bad, unless you want to ward of vampires.

It has been all but banned in our house because the after effects of garlic are unbearable. The garlic fingers, the shower curtain that mysteriously absorbs garlic smell, the breath…and that’s just the start [...]

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We welcomed back our favorite Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier, author of All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates and funeral director, who specializes in green funerals. Elizabeth has such a wonderful way of making a topic that can be difficult to discuss to accessible and downright inspiring!

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The Organic Consumers Association has a kick-a** campaign going on, Millions Against Monsanto. It is trying to get as many people as possible to campaign in the streets on October 16, 2011 for mandatory labeling of GM food and is looking to get 1 million to sign a petition pushing for this.

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Strawberry Almond Salad

On September 6, 2011 By

I’ve been in a salad mood lately and have been trying to get creative with my produce combinations. Strawberries are not new to salads, but you should still definitely check this recipe out!

A friend of mine came over the other day and said she had recently eaten a strawberry salad at [...]

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A recent Human Right Watch report talks about wine worker abuse in South Africa, but does that mean we should be boycotting all wine from that region?

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As Ken Roseboro wrote earlier today, Monsanto GM sweet corn is about to be much more ubiquitous in the U.S. Interestingly, this announcement comes at about the same time as the release of a new study out of Iowa State University showing that some organisms that are supposed to be repelled by this GM corn are becoming resistant to it (and passing on that resistance to their offspring).

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Del Monte is suing the FDA and the state of Oregon over a cantaloupe recall from March of this year.

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Americans are eating GM sweet corn and will likely eat more with Monsanto’s first GM vegetable. But without GM food labeling no one will know.

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