| Posted 7/13/2010 at 11:44 AM by Chanti C (cacalabria) | |
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 Hello PeaceJammers -
I've been coming across a ridiculous number of articles all related to food -- production, ethics, permaculture, growing, farm worker rights, nutrition, etc -- and I wanted a space to be able to share them with anyone who is interested. If you come across an article that piques your interest in relation to food, post it here and we can all share in the wonderful knowledge being passed around!
I'll start - I probably have too many, but feel free to explore the ones that interest you!
#1 - Farmers Market Locator: Find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area. Click here.
#2 - Seasonal Vegetable Chart: The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) keeps you informed on which veggies are in season. Click here.
#3 - Eating Healthy TIME Magazine: How Cows (Grass-fed Only) Could Save the Planet. Click here.
#4 - Temra Costa's new book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat,
profiles 30 women making significant contributions to sustainable food
and farming movements across the country. Click here.
#5 - An overview and update of Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign. Click here.
#6 - The Ethanol Debate: What are its environmental impacts and is it driving the price of food up? Click here.
#7 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works towards finding solutions for nitric acid rain caused by contaminated runoff from farms. Click here.
#8 - The Department of Labor's latest survey provides a detailed look at how paychecks are spent on food, health and other expenses. Click here. |
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| Posted 7/13/2010 at 1:35 PM by Betsy L (BetLay) | |
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 Holy greatness! Thanks, Chanti! |
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| Posted 7/15/2010 at 9:38 AM by Dawn E (Dawn) | |
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 This is wonderful! Thanks so much for this, Chanti =) |
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| Posted 7/16/2010 at 1:16 PM by Jasmin M (jmaurer) | |
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 Oh man, this is the best ever! I love food! And this is great, having all this information in one place. |
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| Posted 7/22/2010 at 1:43 PM by Chanti C (cacalabria) | |
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Top 10 Reasons to Label Genetically Engineered Food
10. Almost all non-organic processed food or animal products in the U.S. today contain ingredients that come from genetically engineered crops or from animals given genetically engineered feed, vaccines or growth hormones.
9. Genetically engineered foods have not been tested to determine whether they are safe for human consumption.
8. Genetically engineered foods ARE different from conventional and organic foods.
7. A single serving of genetically engineered soy can result in "horizontal gene transfer," where the bacteria in the human gut adopts the soy's DNA.
6. Animals fed genetically engineered feed ARE different from animals fed conventional and organic feed.
5. The third generation of hamsters fed genetically engineered soy suffered slower growth, a high mortality rate, and a bizarre birth defect: fur growing in their mouths. Many also lost the ability to have pups.
4. The more genetically engineered corn fed to mice, the fewer babies they had and the smaller the babies were.
3. Biotech's scattershot technique of spraying plant cells with a buckshot of foreign genes that hit chromosomes in random spots would trigger the expression of new allergens and change the character of plant proteins.
2. Scientists reviewing data from Monsanto's own studies "have proven that genetically engineered foods are neither sufficiently healthy or proper to be commercialized."
1. The Convention on Biodiversity recognizes that genetic engineering is a threat to amount and variety of life on the planet.
Ask Your Congresspersons to Cosponsor HR 5577, Representative Kucinich's Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act!
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 I LOVE THIS.
How did I only just stumble upon it?? Okay, Im going to go find a good link to post. Be right back. |
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| Posted 7/29/2010 at 9:22 AM by Dawn E (Dawn) | |
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| We are looking forward to your post, Alexander! |
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