By Derrick Broze On June 11, President Donald Trump quietly issued an executive order to “streamline” GMO regulations in the United States. The order, titled Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products, is the latest move by the Trump administration aimed at promoting the use of…
By Emma Fiala Atlanta’s City Council just voted in favor of transforming over 7 acres of vacant property into the state of Georgia’s first food forest. The measure, which paves the way for the largest food forest in the country according to Councilwoman Carla Smith,…
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich As I sit in SE Pennsylvania writing this article on May 12, 2019, I have to confess nothing here is normal weather-wise! Hey, it’s supposed to be springtime. However, it’s damp, dark—almost like at the pre-sunset hour; raw—bone-penetrating raw temps—at…
By Miguel Altieri, University of California, Berkeley During the partial federal shutdown in December 2018 and January 2019, news reports showed furloughed government workers standing in line for donated meals. These images were reminders that for an estimated one out of eight Americans, food insecurity…
By Michael Snyder Scientists are telling us that we have entered “the sixth major extinction” in the history of our planet. A brand new survey of 73 scientific reports that was just released has come to the conclusion that the total number of insects on…
By Mac Slavo The world’s science academics are saying that the global food supply system is completely broken. They say that in order to avoid a “climate catastrophe” the global population should overhaul the farming system and eat less meat. Billions of people worldwide are…
By Mia and Corinne Birau and Faure Waste has become a serious problem in Western societies. About a third of the food produced in countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States is wasted. About 40% is wasted by consumers, who buy…
By Keri Szejda, Arizona State University and Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University The environmental advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on June 15 released a study about dietary lead exposure, with a focus on food intended for babies and young children. Using a Federal Drug…
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 Alex Pietrowski In 2012, a study by the National Resource Defense Council issued the warning that some 40% of America’s food was being tossed in the trash, much of it because it failed the cosmetic standards of the grocery industry. In addition to the…
By Natural Blaze WASHINGTON – As Mother’s Day approached, the AFL-CIO released a video featuring a pregnant mom who’s concerned that the secrecy around food labeling and regulations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could negatively impact her unborn child. “American families deserve to know that the…
By Shane Dayton, Secrets of Survival What are the best wild edibles that you can find and identify easily in an emergency that may be growing nearby and all around you? Some of these wild edibles can be found in several regions, are easy to prepare…
By Heather Callaghan It appears that the EU is both vulnerable and sought after – economically and geopolitically. Russia is making no bones about an open proposal to the EU. Essentially, dump the U.S. – don’t join the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), but join…
By April McCarthy Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food — about 100 kilograms (220 lb) per person and year — is wasted at the consumption…
