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GMO: The Referendum, The Propaganda, Its Backers & Their Lies

Unless you've been living under a rock, or outside of the USA, you can't ignore by now that the hottest campaign leading up to the November ballot is actually taking place in California. Yep, forget a…

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New California Law Supports Home Kitchen Small Businesses

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law AB 1616, a law that will allow Californians to sell some low-risk foods prepared in home kitchens. This good news is very important and wi…

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It’s Time to Label Genetically Modified Foods

Genetically modified foods and crops pose serious threats to human, animal and environmental health — but Big Ag doesn’t want you to know that. “Genetic modification” refers to the manipulation of …

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Foie Gras Ban is… Unconstitutional?!

  In 2004, animal rights activists applauded the first-in-the-nation ban on foie gras in the state of California. And nearly 8 years later, the ban on the production and sale of the French del…

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Is Banning Foie Gras the Solution to the Problem?

Foie gras…. discuss! Considering the highly volatile and controversial nature of the subject, it is almost sufficient to just mention this vilified animal product, without taking a stance one way o…

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A Colorful Garden in the Winter

In Northern California, the five-acre garden at Campovida is bright with colorful vegetables and fruits, even during the winter months. With a history that goes back to the 1980s, the property was re…

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The Raw Deal: Feds Smash Down Doors on the Raw Food Culture

The shifting legality of marijuana dispensaries in California has created a cottage industry of sorts in the sunshine state, but has also occupied the headlines with reports of busts and shut downs by…

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California’s Top 10 Natural Treasures

Just as the U.S. Congress passed budget measures that will cut spending on the EPA's Land and Water Conservation Fund by $149m, or 33 percent, the Nature Conservancy announced its "Top Ten Califor…

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Should You Stockpile Potassium Iodide for Radiation?

Apparently, San Francisco and LA health food stores are selling out of potassium iodide supplements because people in California (as well as other West Coast areas) are panicking about the possib…

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In Search Of Good Food

A couple of years ago, young San Francisco native and urban food activist Antonio Roman-Alcala decided to travel through California with a camera crew to seek some answers about the current state of t…

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