Archive for the 'Food' Category
Australia: Cat-Food Irradiation Banned
June 4th, 2009How about the irradiation of food destined for human consumption? Don’t worry. Trust us, it’s safe. Via: Sydney Morning Herald: A SERIES of mysterious cat deaths was caused by the government-mandated practice of irradiating imported pet food. The Agriculture Minister, Tony Burke, has ordered the controversial sterilisation process, which has been in place for more […]
Japanese Factories Growing Vegetables in Cleanroom-Like Conditions
June 4th, 2009In a severely space constrained country like Japan, the appeal of the vertical growing arrangement is understandable. The yield per square meter of footprint is certainly many times that of traditional soil farming. Valcent Products, a company that’s developing vertical crop systems, claims a 20X increase in yield over field production. I don’t read Japanese, […]
Economic Crisis Spurs Spike in ‘Suburban Survivalists’
May 28th, 2009I thought that they were going to bring in the shrink to say how these “suburban survivalists” should be paying him $100 per hour instead of Rawles, but look what he said: Art Markman, a cognitive psychologist, said he’s not surprised by the reaction of some to the nation’s financial woes, even though it may […]
Food Companies Are Placing the Onus for Safety on Consumers
May 15th, 2009Produce high quality, nutrient dense foods outside the absurd “food safety” Matrix and prepare to meet the SWAT team. You are free, of course, to consume as many ConAgra’s salmonella ridden, genetically engineered gut bombs are you wish. Just don’t forget the “kill step.” Via: New York Times: The frozen pot pies that sickened an […]
U.S. Winter Wheat Forecast Down About 20 Percent
May 15th, 2009Via: AP: The nation’s farmers are expected to harvest about 20 percent less winter wheat this season, in part because of fewer planted acres and exacerbated by floods and other weather conditions, the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said. Nationwide, winter wheat production was forecast at 1.5 billion bushels, down 20 percent from last year. The […]
Food, Inc: “A Civilized Horror Movie”
April 20th, 2009Via: Variety: With a constituency limited to anyone who eats, “Food, Inc.” is a civilized horror movie for the socially conscious, the nutritionally curious and the hungry. Yes, it has a deceptively cheery palette, but helmer Robert Kenner’s doc — which does for the supermarket what “Jaws” did for the beach — marches straight into […]
1,500 Farmers Commit Mass Suicide in India
April 17th, 2009Via: Independent: Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today. The agricultural state of Chattisgarh was hit by falling water levels. “The water level has gone down below 250 feet here. It used to be at 40 feet a few years ago,” […]
“The Obama DOJ is now squarely to the Right of an extremely conservative, pro-executive-power, Bush 43-appointed judge on issues of executive power and due-process-less detentions.”
April 13th, 2009Via: Salon: It was once the case under the Bush administration that the U.S. would abduct people from around the world, accuse them of being Terrorists, ship them to Guantanamo, and then keep them there for as long as we wanted without offering them any real due process to contest the accusations against them. That […]
For Kiwis: Out of Our Own Back Yards
April 10th, 2009Out of Our Own Back Yards is an excellent social networking site for people who are growing their own food, interested in growing their own food, looking to buy/sell/trade locally produced food… in New Zealand. This Ning started in December 2008 and already has over 700 members.
Weak Pound Heaps Food Price Inflation on Poorest Households
April 9th, 2009Via: Independent: The collapse of the pound on the foreign exchanges is keeping food price inflation at painful levels, with the heaviest impact falling on poorer households and pensioners. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents most major shop chains, reported yesterday a 9 per cent rise in the price of food in the shops […]
