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The Very Real Danger of Genetically Modified Foods - Ari LeVaux...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:05 -0800

The Very Real Danger of Genetically Modified Foods - Ari LeVaux - The Atlantic)

For those facing water shortages, there is much to be thankful...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:02:06 -0800

For those facing water shortages, there is much to be thankful for when it comes to the inventive spirit. Thanks to young Australian inventor Edward Linacre, there may one day be no such thing as a water shortage for Australian farmers.

Pouring Water from the Air

We need a tool like this in the US! Sustaination | Making it...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:02:05 -0800

We need a tool like this in the US!

Sustaination | Making it easy and profitable for food businesses to find each other, talk, and trade

"One of the most incendiary details in the documents is that Blackwater, through Total Intelligence,..."

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:04:05 -0800

“One of the most incendiary details in the documents is that Blackwater, through Total Intelligence, sought to become the “intel arm” of Monsanto, offering to provide operatives to infiltrate activist groups organizing against the multinational biotech firm.”

- Blackwater’s Black Ops | The Nation

Activist Post: Exposing Monsanto’s Financial Interest in Government

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:01:06 -0800

Activist Post: Exposing Monsanto’s Financial Interest in Government

Dude, That Isn’t Wax On Your Apple! via REALITY BLOG

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:07:05 -0800

Dude, That Isn’t Wax On Your Apple! via REALITY BLOG

Nourishing the Planet: Revolting Food Trends of 2011-12

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:01:05 -0800

Nourishing the Planet: Revolting Food Trends of 2011-12

VertiCrops are climate controlled and use absolutely no harmful...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:03:05 -0800

VertiCrops are climate controlled and use absolutely no harmful herbicides or pesticides. What’s more, they are incredibly easy to manage. A staff of just 3 people can handle 4,000 square feet of plants and 2,000 square feet of germinating, harvesting, and packing space, and they can process as many as 10,000 plants every 3 days! Valcent’s COO Christopher Ng told the Global Commodities Report, “this is what farming has to develop into.” (via VertiCrop Processes 10,000 Plants Every 3 Days Using Vertical Hydroponic Farming | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World)

via Inhabitat - Detroit’s Urban Agriculture Movement Could...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:03:05 -0800

via Inhabitat - Detroit’s Urban Agriculture Movement Could Help ‘Green’ the City

A Citizen’s Assembly in Support of Family Farmers vs. Monsanto...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:35:50 -0800

A Citizen’s Assembly in Support of Family Farmers vs. Monsanto Jan. 31, 2012, NYC via Occupy Big Food

via Root Simple: USDA Zone Based Veggie Planting Schedule

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:02:06 -0800

via Root Simple: USDA Zone Based Veggie Planting Schedule

Activist Post: Monsanto’s Best-Selling Herbicide Roundup Linked to Infertility

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:03:05 -0800

Activist Post: Monsanto’s Best-Selling Herbicide Roundup Linked to Infertility

Why GMO And Organic Can Not Co-Exist: Lateral Gene Transfer

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:07:05 -0800

Why GMO And Organic Can Not Co-Exist: Lateral Gene Transfer:

from Activist Post

You are what you eat!

ACTION: End monoculture fields of Bt corn. Ask the EPA to enforce their rules requiring the planting of other types of corn.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:49:30 -0800

ACTION: End monoculture fields of Bt corn. Ask the EPA to enforce their rules requiring the planting of other types of corn.

Exclusive: Dow seeking deregulation of GE corn resistant to 2,4-D, a major component of Agent Orange

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:01:05 -0800

Exclusive: Dow seeking deregulation of GE corn resistant to 2,4-D, a major component of Agent Orange

"Today’s challenge is to bring food back into our cities in a much more visible and tangible..."

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:02:05 -0800

“Today’s challenge is to bring food back into our cities in a much more visible and tangible way, “past forward” to a 21st century model that feeds on the new technologies and the old reality that everything we eat has to grow somewhere—the closer, the fresher.”

- Converting Urban and Suburban Lands for Growing Food | Reality Sandwich

"People keep asking, “What ingredients should I avoid?” So here is a short list that covers all the..."

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:03:05 -0800

“People keep asking, “What ingredients should I avoid?” So here is a short list that covers all the most toxic and disease-promoting ingredients in the food supply.”

- The Food Industry’s A to Z of Toxic Ingredients to Avoid | Wake Up World

David Versus Monsanto - 52min Documentary (by...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:14:05 -0800

David Versus Monsanto - 52min Documentary (by journeymanpictures)

"But even as more Americans buy foods with the organic label, the products are increasingly removed..."

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:24:05 -0800

“But even as more Americans buy foods with the organic label, the products are increasingly removed from the traditional organic ideal: produce that is not only free of chemicals and pesticides but also grown locally on small farms in a way that protects the environment.”

- Questions About Organic Produce and Sustainability - NYTimes

"More than 270,000 organic farmers are taking on corporate agriculture giant Monsanto in a lawsuit..."

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:26:05 -0800

“More than 270,000 organic farmers are taking on corporate agriculture giant Monsanto in a lawsuit filed March 30. Led by the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, the family farmers are fighting for the right to keep a portion of the world food supply organic—and preemptively protecting themselves from accusations of stealing genetically modified seeds that drift on to their pristine crop fields.”

- Organic v. Monsanto – Utne Reader