michelle No Comment Activism, Changing Habits, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices
Last weekend was the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim. It is an annual event in California and I believe it is the largest trade show for “natural” products. If you imagine one of Whole Foods largest stores on steroids that is what this show is like. As I relaunch SmartLifeways with more regular posts
michelle No Comment Activism, Changing Habits, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Santa Fe, Sustainable Agriculture
I have not been as active here at SmartLifeways as I would have liked to be over the last months, actually for most of 2012, but it has all been for good productive work in other areas. But…now here in New Mexico a bill has been introduced to require labeling of food containing GMO’s. If
michelle No Comment Activism, Changing Habits, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture
California just came very close to passing the first statewide initiative in America that would have mandated the labeling of food if genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) were an ingredient. Prop 37 was known as the “The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act.” If Proposition 37 had been approved, it would have: Required labeling
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This is a great interview of Tim DeChristopher from Chris Hedges. I wanted to share it since these words are what inspired me to organize a day of solidarity for Tim after hearing him speak last week. I hope that it proves inspirational to you. Tim does an excellent job at connecting the
michelle victoria No Comment Activism, Climate Change
Last Monday I had the privilege to hear environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, give a talk here in Santa Fe, NM. Tim’s activism took a more committed turn when he attended a BLM auction in December 2008 that was selling pristine wilderness for oil and gas development. Tim had thought that he might interrupt the auction to
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change, Sustainable Energy, Video Clips
This Mother’s Day a global mobilization is taking place, organized by youth to bring attention to the realities of climate change and the future they could face if things do not change, and change soon. You can read more about this exciting and inspired organization that was started by 16 year old Alec Loorz, a
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture
We have watched the oil spilling, no gushing is more accurate from the exploded deepwater drilling rig. We cannot see what is spewing from Fukushima, but we know that it is dangerous and potentially deadly. We see these events in the news yet there is something else potentially equally dangerous, and maybe even worse, and that
michelle victoria 1 Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture, Video Clips
If you are wondering what all of the fuss is about GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) in our food then this video will tell you much of what you need to know to learn about what they are and how dangerous they are. Watch live streaming video from deepakhomebase at livestream.com You can learn more at
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices
For many who have recently transitioned to eating organic food (and even for many who have been eating organic for years), it can seem like an easy change…just buy products that are labeled “Organic”. Sad to say but today not all organics are really what many of us, myself included, would consider organic in the
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Industrial food practices, Restaurants
There has been much written about the frightening aspects of fast food meat, from how the animals are raised to massive amount of antibiotics and hormones these animals are given, not too mention the massive amounts of polluting waste coming from these large factory farms, also known as CAFO’s (concentrated animal feeding operations). Did you