When cabbage looper moth larvae infest a field, sustainable growers will often try to control the pests by releasing large numbers of predators, such as ladybugs. That way they can avoid spraying expensive and environmentally harmful insecticides. Still, farmers have mixed results when they supplement…
By Amanda Froelich If you visit the UK this summer, be sure to stop by the best (and only) vegan pizzeria: Purezza. Not only does the award-winning restaurant offer delectable pizzas but it has also committed to donating 100% of the profits from its new…
By Children’s Health Defense The Facts: Comprehensive Test Results Show Beech-Nut Naturals line of baby foods contain residues of synthetic pesticides including glyphosate, acetamiprid and captan. Reflect On: Why do food company’s lie and deceive the public so much. Why do we simply believe them…
New research suggests that global trends in farming practices are undermining the pollinators crops depend on and putting agricultural productivity and stability at risk, particularly in some Asian and South American nations A multinational team of researchers has identified countries where agriculture’s increasing dependence on…
By Arjun Walia The Facts: A new analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found a high level of Dacthal in non-organic Kale. Reflect On: Why do we justify the spraying of poison on our food? How does this make any sense? These substances…
A new study soon to appear in the Faculty of Public Health’s Journal of Public Health suggests that participating in local food projects may have a positive effect on wellbeing and psychological health. Local food is a growing movement, and includes initiatives such as allotments,…
By Arjun Walia The Facts: Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Roundup herbicide that was manufactured by Monsanto, has been found in multiple foods that have been marketed to children. You can view the list below. Reflect On: With countless scientific publications and examples of…
By Mayukh Saha It seems humanity runs in the Smith household. Will Smith has already been known for his philanthropy and now Jaden Smith, his son, is following in his footsteps. His pop-up restaurant is the latest addition to all of Jaden’s activist and artistic…
By AJ+ All of the soybean and cotton seeds that Monsanto sends to farmers around the world start in Puerto Rico. Dena Takruri gets rare access inside Monsanto’s Puerto Rico operation, where they get huge tax breaks to test and grow GMO seeds. Meanwhile, thousands…
A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers. The ‘Vegebot’, developed by a team at the University of Cambridge, was initially trained to recognise and harvest iceberg lettuce in a lab…
By James Prigioni James Prigioni is growing a food forest garden in his small backyard in New Jersey. After a few years of deliberate planting, he now has an abundance of free food for life. The food forest is loaded with a wide variety of…
By Mike Maharrey MONTPELIER, Vt. (July 5, 2019) – On Monday, a Vermont law expanding raw milk sales in the state went into effect. It not only expands food freedom in the state; it also takes another step toward nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in practice…
By Andrew Wimmer Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 82 on June 24th, legislation protecting the right of all Floridians to grow vegetables and fruit on their own property. For one Miami-area couple, this represents the end of a years-long struggle that started when their town…
By Cat Ellis Have you noticed that there seems to be another major food recall every week or so? With the recent food recall over E. coli in three different brands of flour, the one over frozen berries with hepatitis, and the one over beef…
By Catherine J. Frompovich The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has gone out of its way, and even ‘fallen all over itself’ in trying to present a somewhat balanced 257-page report regarding the agricultural herbicide glyphosate for the purpose of soliciting consumer…
Bees are valuable to humans not only because they produce honey, but also because they pollinate wildflowers and food crops. They exclusively eat nectar and pine pollen. So in areas where intensive agriculture is practised, they suffer from the thin supply of flowers in May…
After only three weeks of exposing indoor chickens to UV light for six hours per day, the vitamin D content of the eggs increased three to four-fold. Many people suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. This can result in brittle bones and an increased risk…
By Daisy Luther The term “corporate food” is pretty disturbing if you stop to think about it. Corporations aren’t usually known for their strong ethics or for placing people above profit. And yet, somehow, more than 70% of food in America is processed and almost two-thirds…
By Jason Erickson After the FDA lifted its ban on genetically modified salmon, the only question remained as to whether or not the product would be clearly labeled for health-conscious consumers. We appear to now have that answer, as reported by the Associated Press. It…
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In an unlawful move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to exempt massive factory farms from reporting their toxic air emissions—released from animal waste created by these facilities—to state and local authorities. The rule, finalized last week, will…
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