The organic food that you’re buying may not be 100% organic and therefore discredits the integrity of the organic certification. That is the basic gist of The Washington Post’s much deliberated article, “Purity of Federal ‘Organic’ Label is Questioned“, published July 3rd. It is a well-known fact that the organic certification is not perfect nor [...]
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Entries from July 2009
Unraveling Organic
July 8th, 2009
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Apricot Confiture
July 7th, 2009
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This post comes from Marjorie Taylor, the proprietor of The Cook’s Atelier . She cooks and writes about food from her tiny home in Burgundy, France. See more of her writing on her blog, www.thecooksatelier.com.
Summer in Burgundy is a bit idyllic with the fields of sunflowers stretched as far as the eye can see. The [...]
In the Kitchen – Healthy Cooking, Healthy Cleaning
July 3rd, 2009
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I love vegetables. I like them organic and local and sustainable. I eat organic to keep pesticides and other chemicals out of my body. It seems like a smart thing to do, even amidst inconclusive reports about what the chemicals might do to a person’s body. I keep them out, so I won’t have to [...]
Sustainable Dish
July 2nd, 2009
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Your weekly dish on all things sustainable…
Tax my soda? How dare you! But then again, Tom Lawskey on Grist makes some good arguments for a junk-food tax in this article about a new government report on food deserts.
After reading this article on School Lunch Talk about the evolution of cafeteria food, I understand [...]
I Saw Food, Inc. Now What?
July 1st, 2009
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This post is from Sarah Newman over at Take Part:
It’s hard to see Food, Inc. and not be inspired. Ok, so most people might not be selling their house and quitting their office job to become full time farmers but the movie certainly inspires people to change something in their lives. There’s a lot of [...]
