Shoddy cherry-picked science and poor planning makes What The Health not only a bad film, but one that can have devastating influences on one’s health.
January 12, 2017
The Food Pyramid Rebuilt: Lobbyists Step Up To The Plate
Ever wondered about the history of the Food Pyramid? HoneyColony takes an investigative look at how the Ag Industry has (negatively) influenced our diet.
Tags: agriculture, big ag, department of agriculture, dietary guidelines, eat drink and be healthy, eric magnuson, fats, food groups, food politics, george mcgovern, hard school of public health, health and human services, marian burros, marion nestle, myplate, national cattlemen's beef association, new york times, physicians committee for responsible medicine, portion size, protein, sofas, susan levin, tom vilsack, us potato board, USDA, walter willett
January 2, 2017
Clean 15: Least Toxic Contaminated Crops You Can Enjoy In 2017
We’ve seen the dirty dozen, but what about the clean 15? Here’s a handy look at the fruit and veggies least likely to be contaminated by pesticides.
Tags: agriculture, asparagus, avocados, cabbage, cantaloupe, contamination, corn, diet, dirty dozen, eggplant, environment, Environmental Working Group, EPA, ewg, farms, fda, grapefruit, kiwi, mango, mushrooms, onions, organic, papaya, pineapples, produce, residues, shopper's guide to pesticide in produce, sweet peas, sweet potato, toxic chemicals, USDA
November 10, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency Contributes To The Tainting Of America’s Food
For 25 years E.G. Vallianatos saw the EPA from the inside, with rising dismay over how pressure from politicians and threats from huge corporations were turning the public’s watchdog into a “polluter’s protection agency.”
Tags: agribusiness, agriculture, Big Agra, ddt, EPA, farming, fda, honeybees, pesticides, systemic pesticides
October 8, 2016
Autoimmune And Chronic Diseases: The Metabolomic Solution
One out of five Americans suffer from an autoimmune disease. Once the body turns on itself, chronic diseases begin to take form.
August 11, 2013
Mothers Of Pure Food, Rebirthing A Movement
More than a century ago, mothers and grandmothers sparked the Pure Food Movement at a time when food was starting to be processed.
July 30, 2013
Giant Greenhouse Skyscrapers Emerge
Sweden is now building the world’s first “plantscraper” in an attempt to create a new era of farming that’s more sustainable, economical, and resistant to climate change.
July 20, 2013
Got Food Scraps? Hail A ‘Compost Cab’
Jeremy Brosowsky was inside a greenhouse when he had an epiphany about how to turn garbage into food.
Tags: agriculture, az valley, baltimore, bootstrap compost, coffee grounds, common good city farm, compost, eco city farm, elizabeth daigneau, farms, fertilizer, food waste, fruit, garbage, garden, governing, grist, growing power, jeremy brosowsky, joel finkelstein, landfills, marketing, mcarthur genius, melody wilson, nycompost, qualia coffee, restaurants, sustainability, urban agriculture, urban compost, urban worm girl, vegetables, walker jones, washington dc, will allen
July 11, 2013
The 9 Foods You Should Never Eat
We’re told these foods are healthy, but the truth is they’re some of the worst junk foods around.
June 24, 2013
Scientists Say New Study Shows Pig Health Hurt By GMO Feed
Pigs fed a diet of only genetically modified grain showed markedly higher stomach inflammation than pigs who dined on conventional feed, according to a new study.
Tags: agriculture, animal feed, carey gillam, DNA, farms, gmo, herbicide, pests, pig health, pigs, reuters, transgenic crops
June 19, 2013
Cheap Food Is A Thing Of The Past, Report Warns
Climate change-fueled storms, drought and flooding will slow the growth of food production worldwide over the next decade, according to a new report.
May 15, 2013
Supreme Court Rules For Monsanto In GM Seeds Case
The Supreme Court votes unanimously in favor of Monsanto, firmly protecting the agricultural giant’s right to patent life.