Archive for the 'Food' Category
Poland to Ban Monsanto’s GM Maize
April 6th, 2012Via: AFP: Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Wednesday. “The decree is in the works. It introduces a complete ban on the MON810 strain of maize in Poland,” Sawicki told reporters, adding that […]
Michigan: Owning Certain Kinds of Pigs Could Land You in Jail for 4 Years
April 4th, 2012Via: Alternet: Owning certain kinds of pigs — namely the ones not raised on industrial hog farms — could land you in jail for 4 years. … The traditional white swine favored by Big Ag doesn’t run any risk of falling under the ‘feral’ classification. They’re raised indoors by the thousands, so no need for […]
Britain: Obese Mothers Drugged in Attempt to Produce Smaller Babies
April 2nd, 2012It’s tough to know where to begin on this one… Via: Herald Sun: In a world first trial, 400 overweight pregnant women in the UK and Scotland will be prescribed metformin – a drug that has been used for decades to treat diabetes and is cleared for pregnancy. Researchers are hoping that taking metformin from […]
Pesticides Make Bees Lose Their Way
March 31st, 2012Via: Reuters: Scientists have discovered ways in which even low doses of widely used pesticides can harm bumblebees and honeybees, interfering with their homing abilities and making them lose their way. In two studies published in the journal Science on Thursday, British and French researchers looked at bees and neonicotinoid insecticides – a class introduced […]
Monsanto Wants to Brainwash Your Children with ‘Biotechnology Basics Activity Book’
March 29th, 2012Reason to homeschool #217-B. Via: Natural News: In response to mounting public backlash from the older generation, the biotechnology industry has launched a new propaganda campaign aimed at convincing children that genetically-modified (GM) crops are not only safe, but also an improvement over natural agriculture. Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, and five other major biotechnology companies and […]
Radio New Zealand’s Censorship of Sally Fallon Morell
March 26th, 2012If anyone inside Radio NZ (yeah, I see that you’re reading) wants to tell me why Kim Hill pulled the plug on the Sally Fallon Morell interview, I’d be interested in hearing from you. Thanks. Update: 27 March 2012: Email Response from Mark Cubey, Producer, Saturday Morning with Kim Hill, Radio New Zealand National In […]
Sally Fallon Morell Speaking Tour of New Zealand
March 24th, 2012Update: Kim Hill Cancelled Interview at Last Minute – Sally Fallon Too Controversial Via: Weston A Price Foundation – Wellington: Sally was booked to do an interview on the Kim Hill show this morning at 11:15am. But we hear Kim Hill pulled the pin at the last moment because she said Sally was “too controversial” […]
Greece: Euro Free Alternative Currency Takes Off
March 18th, 2012I just helped out some people here in New Zealand recover from a bad computer virus situation. They paid me with a one year old heifer that we’re going to eat! In terms of the time I spent on the job and the tangible value of that heifer, this represent the best compensation that I […]
Secret Organic Gardens for China’s Elite
March 15th, 2012Via: Los Angeles Times: At a glance, it is clear this is no run-of-the-mill farm: A 6-foot spiked fence hems the meticulously planted vegetables and security guards control a cantilevered gate that glides open only to select cars. “It is for officials only. They produce organic vegetables, peppers, onions, beans, cauliflowers, but they don’t sell […]
New York University Bioethicist: Fight Global Warming by Using Genetic Engineering to Birth Smaller Children, Create Pharmaceuticals That Trigger Nausea Upon Ingestion of Meat
March 12th, 2012Via: The Atlantic: The threat of global climate change has prompted us to redesign many of our technologies to be more energy-efficient. From lightweight hybrid cars to long-lasting LED’s, engineers have made well-known products smaller and less wasteful. But tinkering with our tools will only get us so far, because however smart our technologies become, […]
