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What is Food Culture? Two Women’s Nourishing Definition
When you think about nourishment, what comes to mind? For Jocelyn Jackson and Keri Keifer, co-founders of Grace Hearth, an organic catering business in Oakland, California, nourishment is everything f…
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Is Organic Food Healthier?
By now, I'm sure you've seen the headlines about the recent Stanford University study on organic food. Even the New York Times and NPR declared "Expensive Organic Food No Healthier, Study Finds!" But …
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Is Your Body Roundup-Ready?
The Romans had lead. Victorian hat-makers had mercury. Our parents had cigarettes. We have Roundup. Thanks to the much-hated, genetically-modified corporation Monsanto and other herbicide manufacturer…
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Local, Organic Produce at Your Doorstep
At the Fourth of July celebration in Berkeley, California this week, as I was strolling past a row of vendors, I was drawn to the booth of an organization called Farm Fresh to You. As with most Commun…
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Are Pesticides Making You Sick and Fat?
An apple a day might have kept the doctor away prior to the industrialization of food growing and preparation. Unless it’s a pesticide-free apple, not only is today’s apple not sufficient to keep the…
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How I Learned to Eat My Vegetables
Lately I've been daydreaming about the late summer, when all my favorite fruits, vegetables and herbs are at the peak of their season -- tomatoes, eggplant, grapes, basil, summer squash, to name a few…
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Greenwashed ‘Organic’ & ‘Natural’ Food Labels
Photo Courtesy Of: iStockphoto/Thinkstock Mark Kastel, co-founder of the Cornucopia Institute, has a long history as a marketing and political consultant, and as a lobbyist (working for family far…
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Germany Decides Genetically-Modified Foods Are Not Welcome
German chemicals giant BASF is closing its biotech division in Germany. The move was prompted by massive resistance to genetically modified food among both the public and politicians. GM opponents are…
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Dirty Work: Trying to Sell Indians on Organic Food
In the late 1960's, the Green Revolution changed the way farmers grew their crops in India. Today, there is a small but growing group of people who care about organic food, educating the public about…
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Don’t Panic, Maybe Organic CAN Feed the World
Over and over again, I have had this (civilized) argument with certain individuals about whether or not organic food was more delicious (too subjective of a judgment), more nutritious (yes, in a few i…
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