How to Read a Food Label: A Healthy Skeptic’s Guide to the Buzzwords – The Wall Street Journal
How to Read a Food Label: A Healthy Skeptic’s Guide to the BuzzwordsThe Wall Street Journal .
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A New Meat Processing Facility in Whitehall, Montana?
Here’s a big question that people really started asking at the start of the pandemic. Where’s the meat? That’s what many of you were probably wondering when you showed up at grocery stores looking for fresh meat during the COVID-19 shutdowns. Meanwhile, ranchers were not getting the prices they deserve with the increased demand for … Read more
How winemakers in France are reducing pesticide use
The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture is a highly contentious topic, provoking powerful emotions from environmentalists, consumer groups, politicians, and the agricultural community. Last month, I wrote about the French EcoPhyto program and focused on steps that can be taken to reduce the risks of pesticide use. This month, I will focus on how … Read more
It’s Organic September – but is organic food really better for your health, and for the planet?
One potential problem here is the so-called “cocktail effect” – the mixing of different pesticides. Pesticides are tested individually, Percival says, and the combination could “interact in unpredictable ways, could have adverse health effects.” We just don’t know yet. The fact that several pesticides, previously considered safe, have since been banned, does not inspire confidence. … Read more
First-generation organic farmer prepares fields for more production amid increased demand
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas – A first-generation organic farmer is preparing the fields for increased production as more people continue to buy organic food. The owner of the Roam Ranch near Fredericksburg prides himself on his inherited birds, and about 350 of them are rare turkeys ready to eat this Thanksgiving. Taylor Collins says she has created … Read more
(Human) waste not, want not
Newswise – December 15, 2021 – Today’s modern economy generates a lot of waste. Waste that accumulates in landfills, bodies of water and city streets. In countries that can afford sewage systems, human excreta is generally treated in a sanitary manner. But for poorer countries, human waste disposal, especially in cities, can cause health problems. … Read more
Why You Shouldn’t Buy Organic Based on the “Dirty Dozen” List [Updated for 2019]
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Switch with organic kale because tapas the 2019 “Dirty Dozen” list of products with the highest amount of pesticides? You may want to reconsider. It turns out that the “d“Dirty” foods are fairly clean, and organic foods are not pesticide-free anyway. The US Department of Agriculture, which conducted the actual testing of pesticides on product … Read more
The Rural Oscars 2021 winners – read the full list here
“We wanted to give something back to society,” says Karen Watson, Barleylands education officer. “We know that by teaching children how their food is grown and how our food choices affect the world from an early age, they can learn to appreciate food. “There is so much obesity in the world, we want to encourage … Read more
Consumers increasingly buy organic, but for the wrong reasons
Organic food sales have grown considerably in the United States. The 2019 NASS Organic Survey released in October finds that U.S. organic sales increased 31 percent between 2016 and 2019, although certified organic farms still account for less than 1 percent of all U.S. farms. less than 3 percent of sales. And large organic farms … Read more
The Digital Farmers’ Market: New Shortcuts to the Freshest Food – The Wall Street Journal
The digital farmers market: new shortcuts to the freshest foodThe Wall Street Journal .
We prefer farmed salmon – as long as we don’t know what we’re eating
Newswise – A large number of packets of sliced and vacuum-sealed smoked salmon hit Danish shopping carts every year. The vast majority of this smoked salmon comes from Norwegian aquaculture farms. In recent times, conventionally farmed Norwegian salmon have gained a questionable reputation and notoriety for containing pharmaceutical and chemical residues, as well as contaminating … Read more