Spokesperson says acquisition not expansion ’signal’ to industry
Sustainable Food News
Former N.Y. Jets defender, Don Odegard, flies over his organic cow herd of 2,200
ConAgra Foods, Inc. said Wednesday it has made its first foray into the organic dairy business by acquiring the largest organic dairy in Washington, also a major supplier to the nation’s […]
Food for thought at organic farming conference
La Crosse Tribune
By Joe Orso
Children and food — both are major driving forces behind the work done by dietician and writer Melinda Hemmelgarn.
In a keynote speech Friday morning at the 19th annual Organic Farming Conference, Hemmelgarn sharply criticized many in the corporate food industry for manipulating the marketplace, and […]
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A new report shows that planting genetically modified (GM) crops is causing an increased use of harmful pesticides in major biotech crop producing countries.
The 2008 edition of the Friends of the Earth International “Who Benefits from GM crops?” report series is titled “The Rise in Pesticide Use” and concludes that GM crops on […]
Health and Fitness
Reuters
By Terri Coles
TORONTO (Reuters) - Breakfast might not be where you expect to get your daily dose of omega-3s, but the healthy fats used to be naturally found in foods like bacon and eggs, said the author of a book about how to get them back in the foods you eat every […]