michelle victoria No Comment Farmers Markets, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Businesses
If you want to know more about the food that you are eating, and what you can do to protect our food supplies this is a great web site. It is nice to know that their are a few lobbyists in Washington protecting our interests. This is their Mission Statement: Food & Water Watch protects
michelle victoria 1 Comment Changing Habits, Films to see, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices
Did you know that 90% of all GMOs (genetically modified organisms) come from Monsanto? DId you also know that Monsanto brought us: Agent Orange, PCB’s and rBGH. Is this the company we want to have controlling much of our food supply? 70% of all food in US commercial markets have bio-engineered ingredients. Soybeans are one
michelle victoria 3 Comments Films to see, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Slow Food, Sustainable Businesses
Imagine that Americans who eat a typical, commercially processed American diet are probably eating some form of corn in every meal. The documentary film King Corn http://www.kingcorn.net/ (available at Netflix) shows two friends who decide to grow an acre of corn in Iowa to learn what is involved to grow it and where it
michelle victoria 1 Comment GMO-GE Information, Slow Food
Do you know that unless you are eating organic you are more than likely consuming genetically modified food? This is probably the largest experiment ever conducted on a non-consenting public, and for many a non-aware public. Very little is known about the long term effects of this food but many scientists and doctors are speaking out against it.
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Informative article about what you get with non-organic soy products. Do you know that soybeans are one of the most common GMO crops, so if you are eating non-organic soy products odds are they are genetically modified. Now we have to also worry about the products used to process these soybeans too. Read the article
michelle victoria No Comment Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Slow Food
When you shop at your local farmer’s market you get produce that is fresher, tastes better and is more nutritious than anything in the supermarket. You also support your local economy and encourage small to medium scale farmers to stay in business, which is also really important to maintain agricultural biodiversity. Large scale chemical agriculture
michelle victoria No Comment Films to see, GMO-GE Information, Slow Food
If you can, check out this interview with Michael Pollan. I am sure that he will speaking about the new film Food, Inc, which is a must see if you want to know what you may be eating. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118057842618&ref=share> If you haven’t read any of Michael Pollan’s books here are a few suggestions: In Defense