Seed to Plate
Hershey's Brazil to use Non-GMO Sugar
This is the first year that farmers in the United States planted GM sugar beet crops. Thank you, Monsanto, for yet another Roundup Ready® product.
As if that's not bad enough, according to the Center for Food Safety, Monstanto requested a change to the EPA policy regarding maximum allowable residues of glyphosate, and the EPA followed through for them. The new allowable residue was increased by 5,000%!
Another Carbon Footprint Calculator
With this carbon footprint calculator, you are able to input more detail and even have the opportunity to pay for your sins right away!
Speaking of Carbon Footprints...
Want a shocker? Go to this website and get an idea of what your carbon footprint looks like. I'd share my number, but I'm ashamed.
Carbon Footprint vs. Organic
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for reducing my carbon footprint. What worries me, however, is that people are really tuned in to the carbon footprint issue, possibly to the detriment of their health. For instance, if one decides to shop according to the carbon footprint of the food, they may be purchasing food which has been sprayed with chemicals but took only a short ride to the store. This is no only bad for an individual and his/
Organic Food Desire, Soaring Grocery Bills Contributing to Trend
Keely Sinclair was worried about the politics of food — how far it travels, how safe it is, how pesticides affect the environment.
On top of that, the 38-year-old office manager realized one day that she was spending an awful lot of money on organic produce.
