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21 May 2009 »
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I was delighted to catch the new documentary, FRESH, by Ana Sophia Joanes at the Newport Beach film festival last month. FRESH is a movie about modern food production and supply, how messed up it is, the ramifications of industrial agriculture, and what we need to do to fix it. This is a must-see, folks. Absolutely do not miss this movie. Not only is the film informative and captivating, it’s so emotionally powerful I was moved to tears more than once (okay, let’s be honest, my cheeks were wet throughout).
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Tags: ana joanes, ana sofia joanes, food politics & farming, fresh the movie, growing power, industrial farming, joel salatin, michael pollan, movies, omnivores dilemma, polyface farm, small farms, sustainable agriculture, the omnivore's dilemma, will allen
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02 March 2009 »
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Would a chemical corporation knowingly put spermicides into genetically modified crops? Joel Salatin says they do.
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Tags: chemical corporations, dow chemical, genetically modified, gmos, joel salatin, polyface farm, spermicides
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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