Update, December 11, 2013: DFA joins $158.6M milk price fixing settlement “Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and related companies have agreed to pay $158.6 million to settle claims that they fixed the price of milk. If approved, the settlement would … Continue reading →
A Cornucopia article about a possible cause of obesity caught my attention recently. Although I’ve read about many other problems with genetically engineered (GE) foods, this was the first I’d heard that they were associated with causing obesity. When I … Continue reading →
I am excited to tell you that I will be speaking at the 16th Rethinking Everything Conference in Dallas, TX, during the Labor Day weekend, August 30 – September 4, 2012. I will be included in two discussion panels, Blogging and Retirement. These … Continue reading →
Food freedom is the real issue when two activist groups meet to share their food in Washington, D.C., at Noon on Saturday, August 18. The Raw Milk Freedom Riders and Lemonade Freedom Day will celebrate their right to “voluntary exchange.” … Continue reading →
Over one million Californians signed a petition that put a genetically engineered food labeling law on the California ballot for the November election. California has named the issue Proposition 37. As I mentioned in a previous post, Money Bomb Monsanto, … Continue reading →
Many years ago, when my children were small, I belonged to several food co-ops, including a vegetable and fruit co-op and a cheese co-op. These co-ops were made up of twelve families each who would take turns driving to the farmers market or … Continue reading →
Almost 1 million signatures from registered voters have been collected in California to place on the November 6 ballot an initiative that will require labeling of genetically engineered foods, the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act. To support the California … Continue reading →
Henry Miller and Jeff Stier, in their recent article at Forbes.com decry the use of the term ‘pink slime’ for “lean finely textured beef” (LFTB), the industry-preferred euphemism for ammonia treated beef trimmings. [I will use the term LFTB throughout this post.] In fact, they are … Continue reading →
[The music video of the rally to support Vernon Hershberger is really upbeat, and I loved the song, “Raise Your Glass.” It’s fun and can be downloaded. Please watch and then forward the video to everyone you know who loves raw milk and/or believes in food … Continue reading →
The Raw Milk Freedom Riders and the Farm Food Coalition are sponsoring a two-day event today and tomorrow, March 1 & 2, in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in support of Vernon Hershberger, organic dairy farmer. At the urging of the FDA, the Wisconsin … Continue reading →