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Farmers Skirt Rules on Gene-Altered Crops, Report Says
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:22 PM EST (The New York Times)
As many as 25 percent of the American farmers growing genetically engineered corn are no longer complying with federal rules intended to maintain the resistance of the crops to damage from insects, according to an advocacy group's report released Thursday.
100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1)
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 4:02 PM EST (The New York Times)
By Bruce Buschel/ New York Times
5 Habits to Break Before It's Too Late
Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 7:37 AM EST (yahoo.com)
"Someday," you say, "I'm going to get my health back on track, after this next project," or "when I get back from my cruise," or "when the kids get a little older" ... C'mon, you know your list of reasons -- or what I call EXCUSES -- better than I.
The Potato Underground
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:03 AM EDT (The Tyee)
When Jerry LeBourdais learned that big agribusiness couldn't handle the Cariboo potato, he knew he'd found a variety that he wanted to support. The name didn't hurt either.
Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger?
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:08 AM EDT (The New York Times)
With food prices remaining high in developing countries, the United Nations estimates that the number of hungry people around the world could increase by 100 million in 2009 and pass the one billion mark.
New Study Shows GMO Food Can Cause Cancer
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:59 PM EDT (Science and Environment Online)
French scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini unmasked the dangers of genetically modified brinjal, almost approved for commercial production in India. He shared with Savvy Soumya Misra his findings on Bt brinjal and Roundup Ready soybean
Obama Caves to Agribusiness
Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 12:34 PM EDT (CoOp America)
by Kathy Ozer and Marcia Ishii-Eiteman "Lobbyists won't find a job in my White House." President Obama assured us with this claim upon inauguration.
The High Human Cost of Unsafe Food
Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:31 AM EDT (Common Dreams)
No meat packing company wants to test. Why not? They know the animals coming into the plant are contaminated. They know that tests would come up positive. They know that if they find pathogens, they have to recall the meat.
More Americans growing food on small `hobby farms'
Mon Oct 5, 2009 3:00 AM EDT
Most evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages and a dozen other vegetables still thriving in early fall.
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Will Heirloom Seeds Become A Thing Of The Past?
Seeded on Sat Oct 3, 2009 2:34 AM EDT (Veggie Gardener)
While it was written in the height of the summer it is even more timely as Nature sends much of our plant life to seed.
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