The Atlantic By Gene Logsdon I half-jokingly suggested about a year ago that animal manure—used livestock, horse, and chicken bedding—was going to be the hottest commodity on the Chicago Board of Trade one of these days. Shortly after that I got a call from a close acquaintance who manages an awesome business of growing 8,000… Read more »
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Many Cattle Farmers Return to Tradition of Grass-Fed Beef
TriCities.com By Mac McLean -Bristol Herald Courier Saltville, VA. — About 250 head of cattle followed Will Clark as he drove an old white pickup truck across a 1,300-acre farm his family owns between Saltville and Hungry Mother State Park. “I’m the fifth generation of Clark to be here,” he said before stepping out of… Read more »
How Farm-Raised Salmon Are Turning Our Oceans Into Dangerous and Polluted Feedlots
AlterNet By Tara Lohan The fish makes gourmets rejoice. Smoked-salmon quiche, grilled salmon with lime butter sauce, salmon sushi, poached salmon fillets with dill creme fraiche — really the choices with salmon are endless and delicious. The omega-3-fatty-acid-rich fish is also coveted for its health benefits. And, if you’re looking for protein, eating salmon seems… Read more »
Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes
Gourmet Magazine by Barry Estabrook If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery. Working at breakneck speed, you might be able to pick a ton of tomatoes on a good day, netting about $50 at 45 cents per 32-pound… Read more »
Mean or Green?
The Nation Liza Featherstone A laughing baby is covered in baby food. He’s making a gushy mess, as babies do, but having a grand time. A magic word reassures us–before we’ve had a chance to worry–that the food itself is wholesome. That word, of course, is “organic.” More surprising, to many viewers of this advertisement,… Read more »
Pesticide Research is Like Physics
Cornucopia’s Take: In quantum mechanics, the ‘observer effect’ refers to changes in a phenomenon due to being observed. This article describes the effects of industry gaze on research and the public eye on industry funding. Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant The New York Times by Danny Hakim Source: Johan J. Ingles-Le Nobel… Read more »
It’s Not Just Glyphosate and Neonicotinoids! Why We Need a Pesticide-Free Future
The Ecologist by Georgina Downs Source: Chafer Machinery The risk of cancer from the world’s top herbicide, glyphosate, is just the tip of the iceberg of health damage caused by exposure to pesticides and other toxic agrochemicals, writes Georgina Downs. It’s time for governments to correct their scandalous failure to protect rural residents from the… Read more »
Where You Shop Matters
An excerpt from Concentration and Power in the Food System by Dr. Phil Howard Retailing is the closest link in the food chain to consumers. This structural position gives these firms a gatekeeper role, and thereby the potential to wield enormous power over both consumers and suppliers. Rigorous enforcement of US antitrust laws encouraged supermarket… Read more »
Hawaiian Organic Noni
Eighteen years ago, Steve Frailey boarded a Hawaiian Airlines flight with a suitcase brimming with 12 pounds of Indian blue worms. Those worms play a vital role in Frailey’s 70-acre certified organic farm in Kauai, Hawaii that provides rich soil, fertile ground for fruit trees, and habitat for the endangered albatross. As the co-founder, along with his wife, Richele, of… Read more »
Bearing Fruit
How a noni farmer in Hawaii found abundance in a cup of worm castings By Michele Marchetti Eighteen years ago, Steve Frailey boarded a Hawaiian Airlines flight with a suitcase brimming with 12 pounds of Indian blue worms. Those worms play a vital role in Frailey’s 70-acre certified organic farm in Kauai, Hawaii that provides rich soil, fertile ground… Read more »
