San Francisco Chronicle Olivia Wu, Chronicle Staff Writer Seafood – the must-have omega-3 source – that we buy and eat can make a difference in the health of the oceans. Exactly what fish we take from the oceans, how much and how it is caught impacts the interconnected chain of ocean life. “We absolutely know… Read more »
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Still No Free Lunch
Crops are getting less nutritious and farming methods are partly to blame Boulder, CO – Today’s farmers raise more bushels of corn, pecks of apples, and pounds of broccoli from a given piece of land than they did decades ago. But those crops are often less nutritious, according to a new report released by The… Read more »
On Food: The Big Question: Where Are Your Veggies From?
Seattle Post Intelligencer By Rebekah Denn P-I Restaurant Critic Am I eating a dose of xenophobia and myopia with my edamame tonight, or just a garnish of common sense? My break-time snack this week comes from Willie Greens Organic Farm of Monroe, retailing for $5.50 a pound at the Lake City Farmers Market. I started… Read more »
Investors Challenge Dean Foods’ Investment in Organic Factory Farms at Annual Shareholders Meeting
DALLAS: Socially concerned investors, who filed a shareholder proposal with Dean Foods, today again questioned the company’s management at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Dallas as its marquee organic brand faces increasing competitive pressures and a consumer backlash over its reliance on factory-farm milk production. Investors believe the large-scale dairy operations are damaging the… Read more »
Fall 2019 NOSB Meeting – Webinars: October 15 & 17
Cornucopia’s director of domestic policy, Kestrel Burcham, JD, attended the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pre-meeting webinars on October 15 and 17, where the NOSB heard comments from the public. Our notes from this meeting are below. Tuesday, October 15 NOSB members present: Harriet Behar (January 2016 – January 2020) – NOSB Chair Steve Ela… Read more »
There Will Be Bread: The Newest Development in Food Culture Is Also the Oldest
SF Weekly By Anna Roth You’re here, so you’re probably a foodie (whether you like it or not). You’ve read everything there is to know about local sourcing and seasonal menus and the advantages of grass-fed beef. You’ve endured the rolling eyes of friends who can’t believe the prices you’re willing to pay for bacon,… Read more »
Michael Pollan: The Mighty Rise of the Food Revolution
Alternet Michael Pollan Until very recently, food was invisible as a political issue. Something is stirring. Pollan reviews five books that address the heart of the food movement. Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front by Joel Salatin, Polyface All You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America? by… Read more »
How Safe Is Your Salad?
New industry rules for leafy greens aim to protect consumers from E. coli. Farmers and conservationists question the science behind the standards San Francisco Chronicle by Carl Nagin Late in August 2006, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta began investigating cases of severe food poisoning reported by health officials in 26… Read more »
The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
New York Times Magazine By Michael Moss On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged 11 men who controlled America’s largest food companies. Nestlé was in attendance, as were Kraft and Nabisco, General Mills and Procter & Gamble,… Read more »
Humane Husbandry: Nebraska Tries to Blaze a Trail
“Nebraska leads the nation in organic livestock numbers and is one of the leading producers of grass-fed beef. In time we will lead the nation in producing and marketing humanely raised livestock.” – Kevin Fulton, rancher The Call of the Land By Steven McFadden Out of the smoldering rhetorical and legislative rubble of recent years, a… Read more »
