Tag: food production
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City works on code change for controversial vegetable garden
from clickorlando.com: ORLANDO, Fla. – The city of Orlando says it’s trying to work with the couple whose front yard vegetable garden has sparked controversy nationwide by passing new regulations that would require changes to their garden, a move that would affect several others in College Park. In November, Local 6 first reported the story…
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Hostess Products Flying Off the Shelves
In the wake of news that Hostess, the company that makes Twinkies and other baked goods would liquidate its business, Chicago area connoisseurs started hoarding the sweet treats.
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Pregnancy Alters Resident Gut Microbes
The findings suggest that our bodies have coevolved with the microbiota and may actually be using them as a tool — to help alter the mother’s metabolism to support the growth of the fetus.
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The Ultimate Freedom – Food Security: Easier than you think Students at 1-Acre Youth Farm Speak Out
from therealfoodchannel.com: Agri-business and the criminal government officials who work for them in Congress and the White House would like you to think that growing food is a difficult and hazardous process and too complicated for normal people to do safely. Common sense initiatives like the one described in this video threaten Agri-business so Monsanto…
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Fat, Not Glucose, is the Preferred Fuel for Your Body
from mercola.com: While we may consider ourselves to be at the pinnacle of human development, our modern food manufacturing processes have utterly failed at improving health and increasing longevity. During the Paleolithic period, many thousands of years ago, our ancestors ate primarily vegetables, fruit, nuts, roots and meat—and a wide variety of it. This diet…
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From the Dept of Good News: Farmers’ Markets Keep Growing
from civileats.com: The worst drought since the 1950s continues to wreak havoc on America’s bread basket, shriveling up commodity corn and soybean crops and driving up food prices. But there is heartening news from the local agricultural sector: Farmers’ markets are booming. Last week, the USDA released its annual update of the National Farmers Market…
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City Officials Are Waging a War on Gardens
from mercola.com: It’s hard to imagine what could be controversial or even illegal about planting a couple of rows of tomato plants, green peppers and a cucumber vine … but depending on where those vegetables are planted, they have been the subject of great debate – even prosecution. Across the United States and Canada a…
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Twinkies vs. Carrots
Food policy influences dietary choices. Why is it cheaper to buy a Twinkie than to buy a carrot? How do food subsidies and agricultural policies affect the foods we eat? How is that tied to food-related diseases? Journalist Michael Pollan explains.
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Small West Yorkshire town aims to be first town with food self-sufficiency by growing all its own vegetables
from naturalnews.com: Different local authorities throughout the USA have been harassing homeowners for growing veggies or herbs in their front lawns. But in the small town of Todmorden, England, a grass-roots food movement has been started by one woman who grew veggies in her front yard and let neighbors pick them free. It took six…
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Nine-year-old girl’s lunch blog shames school and local politicians into making changes
from naturalnews.com: A nine-year-old Scottish girl, Martha Payne, got some help from her dad to set up her blog “Never Seconds,” in which she displayed her school’s lunches and created her own content about them. Although the photos of those meals were not flattering, Martha was not decrying her school’s food. Instead, her ratings were…
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Woman Sues City of Tulsa For Cutting Down Her Edible Garden
from foodfreedomgroup.com: A Tulsa woman is suing the city’s code enforcement officers after she said they cut down her garden with no cause. Denise Morrison said she has more than 100 plant varieties in her front and back yards and all of them are edible and have a purpose. She knows which ones will treat…
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Farm Bill Jackpot: How Much Do Corporations Benefit from SNAP?
from treehugger.com: As Congress proposes cuts to hungry families, my new report raises questions about how much food makers, retailers, and big banks profit from food stamps. With the debate over the 2012 Farm Bill currently underway in the Senate, most of the media’s attention has been focused on how direct payments—subsidies doled out regardless…
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How the US Sold Africa to Multinationals Like Monsanto, Cargill, DuPont, PepsiCo and Others
The New Alliance was announced in conjunction with the G8 meeting last Friday. Under the scheme, some 45 corporations, including Monsanto, Syngenta, Yara International, Cargill, DuPont, and PepsiCo, have pledged a total of $3.5 billion in investment in Africa.
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World’s cheapest food in USA; At what cost?
from foodfreedomgroup.com: In 2010, Americans spent just over 9 percent of their disposable income on food (5.5 percent at home and 3.9 percent eating out). This is a dramatically lower percentage [than that] spent just decades ago in the early 1960s, when over 17 percent was spent on food, and even more of a “bargain”…