By Brandon Turbeville Farming is, by nature, an up and down game, with so many variables going into the production of food that can drive both prices and production. Throughout American and, indeed, world history, agriculture has been susceptible to the climate, weather, human action,…
By Betsy Nicholas And you can too… Fair Farms is a diverse group of farmers, restaurants, markets, nonprofits and public health organizations working together for healthy food, land, and waterways. One of our goals is ensuring access and availability of healthy foods in all parts of…
By Brittany Hunter The federal government does not think consumers are capable of making informed decisions, or so its labeling policies would imply. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has often capitulated to the whims of the dairy industry, going after its competitors by enforcing obscure…
By Liz Reitzig Michael Ilgert appeals his case to the Health Services and Review Board “People need access to the foods of their choice from the producer of their choice. Even if those foods include farm fresh milk. I won’t back down. My job is…
By Michael Maharrey Today, the Montana House passed a bill that would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state. Passage into law would take an important step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Rep. Nancy Ballance (R-Hamilton) introduced House Bill 325 (HB325) on Jan….
By Jack Burns The President has a huge PR problem on his hands. How President Donald Trump keeps his campaign promise to kill the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and remains on good terms with our Asian allies and trading partners may be as simple as a change…
By Lizzie Bennett This week has seen the veggies stocked by UK supermarkets and even specialist green grocery shops dwindle. It has also provided some valuable lessons for those of us with a prepper mindset. Bad weather in across Europe has hit hard leaving European…
By Tony Cartalucci Talk of “resistance” ebbs and flows as political parties enter and leave power. The one constant among this turbulent process is the futility and impotence of these so-called “resistance” movements ignited and left to burn. When President Donald Trump took to the…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Big news! Panera Bread Menu is Now 100% Clean. Panera has kept its promise to phase out artificial ingredients, artificial food dyes, preservatives and ingredients no one can pronounce. Even as late as 2014, the chain failed to live up to their $70 million dollar…
By Brandon Turbeville On January 23, 2017 President Donald Trump made clear that the United States is no longer pursuing the horrific trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In an Executive Order, Trump officially abandoned and disbanded the TPP which the Obama administration,…
By Ariana Marisol Across Kentucky’s rolling hills, farmers are beginning to plant less tobacco and more hemp. The once tobacco-dependent state has now more than doubled sowings of hemp in 2016, becoming the second highest producer in the U.S., trailing Colorado. Kentucky’s first hemp crop was…
By Nika Knight ‘The hunger enforcement officers are here. This is their idea of serving the public.’ Seven activists with the peace group Food Not Bombs were arrested for feeding homeless people on Saturday in a public park in Tampa, Florida. The group is undaunted and…
By Julian Rose As the New Year dawns, so does our thinking process have an opportunity to do likewise. And why not make it a first call to get your priorities sorted out about your 2017 eating habits? After all, it is the quality of…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Hey, I know that we extol the virtues of fruits and veggies over flour-y baked and processed goods – but if you can’t be free to make, buy and sell muffins, cookies and other goodies in this country then what the…
By Marco Torres Due to current levels of soil depletion, genetic modification and pesticides, crops grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals than the varieties most of us get today. But what’s the nutritional difference between a carrot in 1950s and one…
By Anna Lappé, Lisa Palmer Mergers puts food workers and small-scale farmers at risk and increase vertical integration, hurting farmers’ ability to compete. (CD) When you look to the year ahead, what do you see? Ensia recently invited eight global thought leaders to share their thoughts. In this…
By Scott C. Tips, NHF President & General Counsel Codex Lazy Monkeys Codex Nutrition Committee Condemns 90% Of World To Poor Health At the beginning of this week December 5-9, 2016, the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) became…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor The Need to Grow is a positive new film by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick that explores tons of options on the individual level towards feeding the world without destroying the earth. This film – years in the making! – follows…
By Derrick Broze On Thursday, the Houston Police Department targeted a group of homeless advocates who were attempting to hand out hot food and gifts to the homeless. (AM) Houston, TX — Local activists attempting to hand out food and gifts were shocked on Thursday…
By Ariana Marisol A local church in Maryland was just fined $12,000 for giving shelter to homeless people living in the community. Over the last several years local governments have been using food and safety concerns along with zoning codes to penalize those who are trying…
