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Comment on Gathering: A Life Spent Saving Our Seeds From Extinction by Sustainable Farming Issues for 2012: Bees, a Bill, and Seeds

Sustainable Farming Issues for 2012: Bees, a Bill, and Seeds — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:11 +0000

[...] 2. Your Right to Save Seeds [...]

Comment on Labeling Genetically Engineered Food – Step 2 by Is Europe Becoming GMO-Free? BASF and Monsanto Pull GMO Crops from Europe

Is Europe Becoming GMO-Free? BASF and Monsanto Pull GMO Crops from Europe — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:07:08 +0000

[...] in the House of Representatives right now are three bills that would protect the economic interests of farmers and consumers, not just large [...]

Comment on Labeling Genetically Engineered Food – Step 2 by Vermont Introduces Legislation to Label GMOs

Vermont Introduces Legislation to Label GMOs — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:02:11 +0000

[...] those of us who live outside Vermont, there is national legislation requiring labeling of GMOs sitting in committee in the U.S. [...]

Comment on Big Meat and How the Farm Bill is Bad for Farmers by Sustainable Farming Issues for 2012: Bees, a Bill, and Seeds

Sustainable Farming Issues for 2012: Bees, a Bill, and Seeds — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:02:15 +0000

[...] 1. The 2012 Farm Bill [...]

Comment on Moroccan Chickpea Stew Recipe + Video by Only Here for the Food » Blog Archive » The Cooking Chronicles: More with Legumes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:31:13 +0000

[...] fruit in the ingredients list drew me to this Moroccan chickpea stew – with both apples and dried apricots, I wasn’t sure if the final product would end up much too [...]

Comment on Is Whole Foods Market in Bed with Monsanto? by Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:06:44 +0000

This article is actually a misinterpretation of a specific situation.

The USDA gave two options in the GE alfalfa debate: approval without regulation, and approval with regulation. Whole Foods Market spoke up and suppoorted approval with regulation because dissaproval was not on the table. It is sad that this story keeps going around with unatributed qoutes taken out of context to make a better story.

Comment on Green Economy: Sustainable Agriculture Includes All of Us by Lindy Sinclair

Lindy Sinclair — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:17:58 +0000

Excellent blog, couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately for us, though, a plant/ carbohydrate diet will tremendously fuel the global obesity pandemic, which will incur its own ballooning costs – that said, to humans, which might be a fair trade off

Comment on Big Meat and How the Farm Bill is Bad for Farmers by Deb

Deb — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:34:44 +0000

Thank you for the very informative talk. I still have hope for Obama, even though he has allowed himself to be pushed around politically.

I hope our individual actions and the group actions that aim for the changes you’ve spoken about will show our President that the Americans he chose to lead, that elected him based on his promise of change, are really out here and we want our leader to lead in this direction. Without support, his hands are tied. Let’s let him know we want the change he promised and are here to support him through the process.

Comment on Are Walmart and Monsanto in Love? by Europe Dropping GMOs; Walsanto (Walmart & Monsanto) Watch Launched; & Local Food Producers Get USDA Support | Planetsave

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:43:17 +0000

[...] A scuffle is a brewing between anti-GMO advocates and Monsanto. “Food & Water Watch has been working for a while on a campaign to keep … [...]

Comment on Is Europe Becoming GMO-Free? BASF and Monsanto Pull GMO Crops from Europe by Europe Dropping GMOs; Walsanto (Walmart & Monsanto) Watch Launched; & Local Food Producers Get USDA Support | Planetsave

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:36:14 +0000

[...] big food news of the week comes to us via sister site Eat Drink Better: apparently, GMO crops are being pulled out of Europe! “BASF and Monsanto pulled GMO crops from Europe and have announced they will only sell them [...]