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Alicia Silverstone on Her New Book, The Kind Diet, Organic Gardening, and Cow Farts (Interview)	10.10.2009	TreeHugger
Alicia Silverstone on Her New Book, The Kind Diet, Organic Gardening, and Cow Farts (Interview)
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Danny Seo Expands His Empire, Evander Holyfield Harnesses His Power, and More	10.10.2009	TreeHugger
Danny Seo Expands His Empire, Evander Holyfield Harnesses His Power, and More
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Richard Wiswall on the business of organic farming	9.10.2009	Grist Magazine
With the economic downturn and increase in the desire for a relationship with our food, farming has become a popular lifestyle among young people opting out of the corporate world. And while these people are new to life on the land, others have made a life of it for generations. But either way, growing food is rife with politics and economic stresses. Look at the dairy farms in Vermont filing for bankruptcy, the family businesses going under in the midwest, and the monopoly of small farms by corporate agriculture! It sort of looks dismal out there. And while sure, it may be satisfying in the short term, can farming actually pay the bills? Yes! Contrary to popular belief, a good living can be made on an organic farm. What’s required is ...
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The Food Ten	8.10.2009	GOOD
Ten more great, food-focused items. In the midst of the GOOD 100, I've come up with an additional list list of 10 people, projects, and ideas that are making a difference when it comes to food. Let me know what you think. 1: Sustainable sushi Environmental regulators can't keep pace with our voracious appetite for wild fish, and consumer changes can only take reforms so far. But a compelling new way to change fishing practices may be…
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Pollan shoots down organic myths at Grist event	8.10.2009	Grist Magazine
Michael Pollan (left) and Tom Philpott talk food.Celebrated food and ag author Michael Pollan debunked some myths about organic agriculture Tuesday night at a Grist event in San Francisco, in a conversation with Grist food writer Tom Philpott and the audience. In response to a question about whether we can really feed the world without industrialized ag (ah yes, a perennial), Pollan pointed out that we’re not feeding the world with it now.  He said we wouldn’t be doing developing nations a favor by exporting a fossil fuel–dependent ag system to them when it’s clear that fossil fuels are only going to become more scarce and expensive.  And overproducing government-subsidized food in the U.S. is certainly not the ...
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Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: Can You Be An Environmentalist Without Being Vegetarian?	8.10.2009	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
My friend is a hardcore vegan and says I can't call myself an environmentalist, since I still eat meat. I disagree, since I sincerely care...
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Apples, Pumpkins and Squash — Time to Switch our Local Food Radar to Autumn	7.10.2009	Sustainable Ecosystems and Community News - ENN
Eating locally can be a healthier, wiser way to go - fresher food is more nutrient rich. But shopping for local produce means we must learn to take control of our menu, work with what's in season and let go of what's heading out. Now that it's fall, we have to say goodbye to berries, hello to pumpkins, and dig through our cookbooks for that squash soup recipe.
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Apples, Pumpkins and Squash — Time to Switch our Local Food Radar to Autumn	7.10.2009	Green Lifestyle and Sustainable Culture News - ENN
Eating locally can be a healthier, wiser way to go - fresher food is more nutrient rich. But shopping for local produce means we must learn to take control of our menu, work with what's in season and let go of what's heading out. Now that it's fall, we have to say goodbye to berries, hello to pumpkins, and dig through our cookbooks for that squash soup recipe.
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TED Talk: How Food Shaped Our Cities, And How City Planning Can Reshape Our Food	7.10.2009	TreeHugger
TED Talk: How Food Shaped Our Cities, And How City Planning Can Reshape Our Food
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War is peace; chemical ag is sustainable ag	2.10.2009	Gristmill
“... I will mention that I support organic and sustainable agriculture. In fact, Norman Borlaug , father of the Green Revolution and from my home state of Iowa, is credited for creating a sustainable agriculture system decades ago.” —Sen. Chuck Grassley (R.-Iowa), in a blustery, error-laden attack on Bryan Walsh’s Time Magazine article “ The Real Cost of Cheap Food” Related Links: Another Monsanto man in a key USDA post? Obama’s ag policy’s giving me whiplash Big Ag places a foot soldier at the U.S. Trade Office—but loses a GMO court battle JBS: industrial meat’s new heavyweight ...
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Save Money, Eat Organic: Join A Food Co-op	2.10.2009	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Many food cooperatives (co-ops) were formed out of necessity - natural foods and health food items were not readily available at the corner grocery store...
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Green Eyes On: 3 Ways To Throw A Greener Tailgate	30.9.2009	TreeHugger
Green Eyes On: 3 Ways To Throw A Greener Tailgate
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New Big Ag Push to Fight World Hunger Misses What Organic Ag Is Already Doing	29.9.2009	AlterNet
There's no honest assessment of the limits of dead-end chemical agriculture in playing a leading role in actually feeding people. ...
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Dear Big Ag: World Hunger Is Not for Sale	25.9.2009	TreeHugger
Dear Big Ag: World Hunger Is Not for Sale
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Eco Harvest Wood: From Disaster To Sustainable Success	25.9.2009	TreeHugger
Eco Harvest Wood: From Disaster To Sustainable Success
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Another Monsanto man in a key USDA post? Obama’s ag policy’s giving me whiplash	25.9.2009	Grist Magazine
Photo illustration by Tom Twigg / GristLike a tractor driven by a drunk, the Obama administration keeps zigzagging on food/ag policy—sometimes veering in the direction of progressive change, other times whipping back toward the agrichemical status quo. In the last couple of days, there’s been a sharp turn toward the status quo. As I reported yesterday ,  Obama plucked Islam “Isi” Siddiqui from the nation’s most powerful agrichemical lobby group and made him our chief negotiator on ag issues in global trade talks. This is a major coup for Big Ag. Ramming open foreign markets for our cheap food commodities and pricey ag inputs is critical to the industry’s future profits—and perilous for global food ...
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7 Food Certification Programs You Need to Eat Green	24.9.2009	TreeHugger
7 Food Certification Programs You Need to Eat Green
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Court Ruling Could Lead to Ban on GMO Sugar Beets	24.9.2009	NewWest.Net All Headlines
Court Ruling Could Lead to Ban on GMO Sugar Beets
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Government Failed To Evaluate Environmental and Economic Risks of Monsanto Product	23.9.2009	Commondreams.org Newswire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2009 Environmental Groups In a case brought by Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice representing a coalition of farmers and consumers, a Federal Court ruled yesterday that the Bush USDA’s approval of genetically engineered (GE) “RoundUp Ready” sugar beets was unlawful. The Court ordered the USDA to conduct a rigorous assessment of the environmental and economic impacts of the crop on farmers and the environment. The federal district court for the Northern District of California ruled that the U. S. read more
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National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Could Harm Local, Family-scale and Organic Growers	22.9.2009	Commondreams.org Newswire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2009 Cornucopia Institute USDA hearings begin this week on a proposal that would authorize the development of production and handling regulations for a long list of fresh vegetables, primarily leafy greens. The first of seven national hearings starts Tuesday, September 22 in Monterey, California, and then will shift to other locations across the country. read more
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