I’ve always been more comfortable behind a keyboard, and out in the world interviewing people one-on-one, than speaking in front of a large crowd, to be 100% honest with you. But earlier last May 24 I had an excellent opportunity to speak in front of a crowd of many hundreds [...]
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The United States Food and Drug Administration has long been criticized for its lax standards on genetically modified foods, the overuse of drugs on farm animals, and chemicals in food, and now they may be opening the door to a whole new controversy: nanotechnology. The FDA recently said that it [...]
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Looking for a way to get more antioxidants (and big flavor) into your daily routine? Then check out this smoothie from health coach, raw nutritionist and artisan smoothie aficionado Salome Torres! No artificial vanilla flavor necessary here (you really don’t want to know where that stuff comes from, but steer [...]
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared at the BIO International Convention on Wednesday, June 25 and made comments that confirmed what most in the growing natural and organic food movement already know: she’s pro-GMO through and through (at least when it comes to other people), much like [...]
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The genetically modified seed and agrochemical giant Monsanto recently mulled a move of its headquarters to Switzerland, according to a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, one that would have allowed it to greatly reduce its corporate tax rate. Monsanto, based in Creve Coeur, Mo., just outside of St. Louis, [...]
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While the agrochemical and GMO giant Monsanto claims to be a “sustainable” company on its web page, the ongoing, persistent and potentially devastating problem of superweeds is just one of many reasons why its claims do not appear to hold water, as many grassroots activists have noted in light of [...]
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While the movement for freedom from, and transparency regarding, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and crops in our food system is gaining ground worldwide, the risk for cross contamination remains a consistent problem. Organic and non-GMO farmers are grossly outnumbered on commodity crops like corn and soy, and cross contamination is [...]
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Former presidential candidate, consumer advocate and ‘Time Magazine Man of the Year’ Ralph Nader recently came out in support of the growing movement for organic, healthy, and non-GMO food, writing in a June 21 editorial that the latest initiatives of the movement should be “celebrated.” “Across the country, consumers are [...]
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With global protests like the March Against Monsanto (of over two million strong worldwide) springing up against them in recent years, it’s no surprise that there’s an air of conservatism and perhaps downright paranoia surrounding the Monsanto company these days. The oft-voted “Most Evil Company in the World,” which produces [...]
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There are many reasons to choose organic food over “conventional,” chief among them the ability to avoid genetically modified material, as well as pesticides that have been linked to all sorts of maladies ranging from lowered reproductive function to cancer and even autism. But another recent study has confirmed what [...]
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