Wednesday, November 25:
Kathy Malloy:
Sing Along: “Thank Heaven, for Little Girls . . .”
Before you and your family zone out on tryptophan and ESPN and slap on the running shoes for the midnight Black Friday sales, take a moment to be thankful for the little things that make you happy.
Sunday, November 22:
Ann Garrison:
Planting bio-fuels, in Rwanda, while Rwandans go hungry
Rwanda's greatest natural resource is its fertile agricultural land, but most is centralized in the hands of government elites and planted in export crops, coffee, tea, flowers, and soon, bio-fuels----while Rwandans go hungry.
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Sunday, November 22:
The Cornucopia Institute:
Food Manufacturers and Organic Industry Lobbyists Circle the Wagons
Two powerful lobby groups in the food industry, The Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Organic Trade Association, recently intervened as friends of the court in a federal consumer class-action lawsuit accusing the nation's largest supplier of private-label organic milk of consumer fraud.
Saturday, November 21:
The War on Soy: Why the 'Miracle Food' May Be a Health Risk and Environmental Nightmare (1 comments)
It's not that all soy is bad; in fact, eating it in small doses can be quite healthy, if it's fermented. But when it's not, that's where the problems begin. Soy is a legume, which contains high amounts of phytic acid. Phytic acid binds to minerals (like calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc), interfering with the body's ability to absorb them (which is usually a bad thing). Soy is also known to contain "antinutrients,"
Thursday, November 19:
Michael Pollan: Help Protect Our Farmers From Assaults By Monsanto - The True Food Network (1 comments)
Here's an activist group that is taking on Monsanto and agribusiness. I'm not advocating that you give them money; I just am pleased to see an activist organization taking on the big guys (Monsanto, Cargill, others) that so effectively lobby congress and exploit the law and the courts. Maybe you are too.
(Disclaimer: I have no connection with the organization or its principals. I'm not recommending it as a charity.)
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Thursday, November 19:
Joan Brunwasser:
Part Two: Talking About Food and Farming with Orren Fox
I go to Glen Urquhart School. We have a huge greenhouse and we partner with The Food Project to grow pesticide-free produce for local shelters. Actually, I don't think of myself as an activist. I just talk about what I'm into. I think my classmates and friends are probably also interested in really cool things,like speaking Chinese or trains. I just happen to collect all my ideas on a blog where what I am thinking is visible.
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