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05/30/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Alert: Maine approves three types of GMO potatoes
Maine just became the last state in the nation to approve the use of three new types of genetically modified (GM) potatoes – the Innate Generation 2 Russet Burbank, the Ranger Russet and the Atlantic potato varieties. The Maine Board of Pesticides Control approved the new potatoes, which were developed by the Idaho-based J.R. Simplot […]
05/18/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Sherman County, OR, considers making organic farming illegal, wants to FORCIBLY spray “rogue” organic farm with Roundup
Azure Farm is a beautiful organic farm in Oregon which provides most of Azure Standard’s competitively priced organic beef, field peas, Einkorn and wheat to consumers around the country. Now, a change in Oregon’s laws has put the very existence of the farm and others like it at risk. While Oregon state laws used to […]
05/12/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Freak snowfall destroys 100 MILLION pounds of onions in Idaho and Oregon
Onions have been a food staple for over 4,000 years, and with good reason: They’re delicious! The National Onion Association reports that there are fewer than 1,000 onion farmers in the U.S., and they cultivate around 125,000 acres of onions each year. Considering the fact that the average American eats around 20 pounds of these […]
05/02/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Consumers now demanding their meat be raised “humanely,” without growth hormones or GMOs, according to new study
Recent polls indicate that over 90 percent of Americans want their food labeled in a way that clearly indicates the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is unsurprising, therefore, that a recent study conducted by the University of Illinois confirmed that when it comes to beef, chicken, eggs and dairy, the majority of people […]
04/03/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Fall from grace? Whole Foods losing staggering number of customers
When the very first Whole Foods store was launched in Austin, Texas, in 1980, there were fewer than half a dozen natural food stores in the whole of the U.S., and the concept was an immediate success. Over the years, however, more and more supermarkets have recognized the growing demand for organic produce and have […]
03/30/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Babies being fed dangerous pesticides through toxic breastmilk after mothers eat pesticide-laden food
Breast is always best, right? Well, yes and no. The fact is, while breastfeeding your baby promises a plethora of amazing health benefits, if you have been exposed to pesticides or other contaminants, your milk might actually be doing your baby more harm than good. Green Med Info recently reported that mothers in the Middle […]
03/12/2017
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By Tracey Watson
This supermarket is using food waste to power its delivery trucks
U.K. supermarket giant Waitrose has been walking the walk when it comes to environmental issues for at least the past five years. In that time, it stopped sending waste to landfills, started selling “ugly,” less than perfect-looking produce, and began turning any food that could not be donated into electricity. That’s already a pretty impressive […]
03/06/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Researchers: 9% of the world’s food supply is thrown away or left to spoil
Unemployment and rising food costs have resulted in about a billion people around the world going to bed hungry every day – that’s nearly one in seven people who is officially starving. This problem is only likely to worsen, since the global population is growing at an unprecedented rate, and the United Nations Department of […]
02/28/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Floating farm of the future to produce 20 tons of vegetables a day
There is a massive problem threatening mankind’s future: The Earth’s population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, and our food supply is simply not keeping pace. The total number of people on the planet is expected to reach 8.3 billion by 2030, and by 2050, demand for food will likely have increased by 70 percent. […]
02/28/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Stop overlooking this powerful medicinal melon in your grocery store
You may never have heard of Momordica charantia, also known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash or balmspear, but it has been a medicinal staple in India and China for hundreds of years, and its health benefits are far sweeter than its name may suggest. The bitter melon is a tropical fruit that can […]
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