A Hard Look at Naturally Modified Organisms
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Month: August 2014
New Member Registrations
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From the Department of “Be Careful What You Wish For”
Scientific American: In 2012 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of baby bottles that contain bisphenol A (BPA), a compound frequently […]
Some Crisp Thinking on Beef Impacts
(photo by Petras Gagilas – flickr – CC) I recently picked a few nits with a post by Jayson Lusk on the environmental impact of […]
The Great Endocrinological Culture Shift
A recent Washington Post article on why it’s harder for women to lose weight underscores the great cultural shift that has taken place in nutrition […]
The Rice Bucket Challenge
Amazing how NOT being a bloated, imperial culture can focus the mind.
This Is Idiotic.
Arby’s Meat Mountain “Sandwich”. Why can’t we get a food culture in this country that isn’t hopelessly precious at one end and completely brain dead […]
Reservations on Subway Workers Organizing
It was great to see the news recently that a group of Subway franchise workers had voted to unionize in New Jersey recently. Workers at […]
Annals of Bad Health Reporting: Local Food and Food borne Illness Edition
A few days ago, a member shared a health column from The Globe and Mail asking the question, “Does eating locally prevent food borne illness?” […]
Kevin Folta’s Reddit AMA on Transgenic Crops
Worth checking out.
Thoughts on Food Banks Refusing Unhealthy Donations
The other day I was asked what I thought about a food pantry refusing donations of unhealthy food. An Ottawa food bank is saying no […]
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Opportunistic Shark Week Post
In a desperate and craven attempt at pop culture relevance, we offer a round up of readings on food system issues relating to sharks via […]
Tips and Tricks for Cutting and Peeling Fruit
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to teach this old dog some new kitchen tricks (and mixed metaphors) but these are […]
A Principled Case Against Mandatory GMO Labels
photo: Tasso Art | flickr | cc I am opposed to government mandated GMO labels, though I started of in favor of them. In fact […]
What the Haters Got Wrong About Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Comments on GMOs
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Turkey to Tofurkey Comparisions and the Case for Right Sizing Beef Consumption
photo: Ron Dollette | flickr | cc Food historian Rachel Laudan points us to an insightful but unsatisfying post by ag economist Jayson Lusk on […]
Welcome to Food and Farm Discussion Lab
photo: Paul Stainthorp | flickr | cc Last year I began blogging at REALFOOD.ORG some time in September. In January of this year I started […]