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12 December 2008 »
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If you’re like me, you were disgusted by those high-fructose corn syrup commercials that came out a few months ago. I found some funny spoof ads on YouTube and thought you’d love a good laugh on a Friday afternoon. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did…
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Tags: ads, advertising, commercials, corn, corn refiners association, diabetes, food industry, hfcs, high fructose corn syrup, industrial corn, industrial food, king corn, movies, obesity, propaganda, sugar, sweet surprise, sweeteners, videos, youtube
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14 November 2008 »
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This was a really good dinner: Wild Alaskan Salmon, Caprese Salad, Buttered Corn and Rice Cooked in Homemade Chicken Stock.
This is a post I still had in draft form that I meant to post before I left for the WAPF conference. But then all hell broke loose getting ready for the trip so it [...]
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Tags: bone broth, caprese salad, chicken stock, corn, dinner, organic, rice, salmon, seafood
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18 September 2008 »
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We’re going home to California tomorrow. Before we go, I wanted to share a few photographs I took today of my family’s hometown, Oregon, Ohio.
Oregon is just outside of Toledo, just south of Lake Erie. Our family has lived here for generations. My great grandfather and my grandfather were farmers until they got driven [...]
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Tags: corn, cows, eating locally, factory farming, family, genetically modified, gmo, industrial farming, local farms, local food, ohio, organic, politics, soy, wal-mart
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19 July 2008 »
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This is masa. It’s the dough used to make corn tortillas and tamales.
The Spanish word for “dough,” masa is the traditional dough used to make corn TORTILLAS. It’s made with sun- or fire-dried corn kernels that have been cooked in limewater (water mixed with calcium oxide). After having been cooked, then soaked in the [...]
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Tags: corn, masa, masa harina, maseca, mexican food, tortillas, victoria
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14 July 2008 »
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I’m always reading about people eating less meat in order to reduce their carbon footprint. These people say that the most important thing you can do to help the environment is to go vegetarian.
For example, Kelly Freston wrote this article last year in the Huffington Post: Vegetarian is the New Prius:
Last month, the United [...]
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Tags: burger king, cafos, corn, cows, environment, factory farming, genetically modified, gmo, grass-fed, hexane, industrial farming, joel salatin, kelly freston, matthew rales, monsanto, paprika oleoresin, petroleum products, politics, polyface farm, processed food, rainforests, smart bacon, soybeans, united nations, vegetarian, veggie burger
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11 July 2008 »
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I’m reading a very interesting book called The End of Food by Paul Roberts. It’s a well-written and well-researched book about the history and future of food production.
I was fascinated by some of these facts from food marketing executives and researchers:
Food companies know exactly how much time the average household can devote to cooking — [...]
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Tags: books, cafos, corn, farmers markets, farms, grass-fed, health, high fructose corn syrup, obesity, pastured poultry, paul roberts, politics, processed food, soybeans, the end of food
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15 April 2008 »
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“For the first time in American history, our generation was at risk of having a shorter lifespan than our parents. And it was because of what we ate.” —Curt Ellis, KING CORN filmmaker
I’m so excited. They are showing “King Corn” on PBS tonight. You do not want to miss this movie!
Check your local listings and [...]
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Tags: corn, corn syrup, genetically modified, grass-fed, high fructose corn syrup, king corn, movies, tv, videos
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