Tag: organics
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#GoodNewsNextWeek: Open Source Beer, Choosing Organic, More Recess (Audio)
Scottish brewer keeps it real by opensourcing entire beer recipe catalog; People are making the conscious decision to buy organic food and reject conventionals; and finally some kids in Texas are getting triple the recess time.
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#GoodNewsNextWeek: People Picking Organic Quality Over Tainted Bargains (Video)
Scottish brewer keeps it real by opensourcing entire beer recipe catalog; People are making the conscious decision to buy organic food and reject conventionals; and finally some kids in Texas are getting triple the recess time.
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#MorningMonarchy: February 24, 2016
Portland pollution, DowDuPont and beauty risks + this day in history w/the Battle of Los Angeles and our song of the day by Savages on your Morning Monarchy for February 24, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: February 3, 2016
Zika freakout, ‘Who Owns Organic’ and breakfast all-day + this day in history w/the Day The Music Died and our song of the day by Field Music on your Morning Monarchy for February 3, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: January 6, 2016
Atomic bombs, earthquakes and Agenda 2030 + This Day In History w/Flight 2511 and your song of the day by Space Above on your Morning Monarchy for January 6, 2016.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode252 – Carbon Schemes, Simple Sabotage, Recruitment Resistance
The EU emissions trading scheme is a multi-billion dollar fraud; the CIA teaches us how to sabotage government; and the UK Army is having trouble finding new recruits for the war machine.
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Open Source Comes to Farms With Restriction-free Seeds
29 crop varieties are now distributed under an open source license. from arstechnica.com: There are now 29 kinds of plant varieties that are available under an open source license, reports NPR. On Thursday, a group of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison debuted the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI), a set of seeds that can be used by…
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‘Natural’ vs ‘Organic’: How Food Labels Deceive
from abcnews.go.com: When strolling the supermarket aisles, do you know the difference between “natural” and “organic”? Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food watchdog group, has been battling what he considers misleading or confusing labels — everything from “natural” to “whole grains” for decades. “The food industry…
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What An ‘#Organic’ Food Label Should Mean
from latimes.com: Mandatory GMO labeling of all food will continue to arouse passions on both sides of the issue. Though it may not satisfy all GMO-labeling advocates nor be welcomed by all leaders in the biotechnology industry, allowing a GMO-free organic label provides more choice in the marketplace and responds to the demands of millions…
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Misleading ‘Natural’ Food Labels May Soon Be History
from enn.com: The only thing natural about the “natural” label is that such branding, naturally, often confuses consumers. But such misleading terms such as “natural” and “healthy” could soon become history, or at the very least score a makeover. Large food companies have hijacked such terms with dubious results—and never mind the fact “natural” is…
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Interviews w/ Seattle Biodiversity Conference Panelists – August 3, 2013
On today’s menu we have audio from the recent Biodiversity Conference in Seattle which features interviews w/ Eric Holt-Giménez of Food First, Kathleen Hallal of Moms Across America, Rachel Linden of GMO Free Arizona, George Kimbrell from the Center for Food Safety, Rachel Hynes of Slow Money and Alexis Baden-Mayer of Organic Consumers Association… MP3/FeedArchive…
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ACCC directs water companies to remove ‘organic’ claims
from apperspective.net: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has directed seven suppliers of bottled water to remove ‘organic’ claims from labelling and marketing material. An eighth supplier has withdrawn its product from sale. The changes come as a result of negotiations between the ACCC and the manufacturers, and mean enforcement action will be avoided.…
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The war against the organic mafia
from presseurop.eu: Fraud in the organic farming sector has become a thriving international industry made up of a complex network of companies that bears all the marks of traditional organised crime. Earlier, in the supposedly good old days, lone farmers or traders in the organic business stooped to cheating at their worst. Here, they sprayed…
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#VIDEO Future organic farmer tells it like it is
from therealfoodchannel.com: “We can either pay the farmer or we can pay the hospital.” True words from Birke Baehr, who was 11 years old when he gave this Tedx talk in August, 2010. This is our next generation! Birke is also the author of “Birke on the Farm: The Story of a Boy’s Search for…
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Exclusive Article: Ambiguous Reporting Adds to Cognitive Dissonance Regarding Health Benefits of Organic Food
There is a new article making the rounds in the mainstream media this morning. It is similar to some which surfaced last month about a study condemning organic food, and it’s purported health benefits. These articles and the studies they report on compound cognitive dissonance in the public, allowing them to continue their unhealthy lifestyles,…