RAW MILK FREEDOM RIDERS
• rawmilkfreedomriders.wordpress.comAs the state of Wisconsin continues persecuting dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, activists and supporters rally to his defense!
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Food
Farmer Faces Possible 3-year Prison Term for Feeding Community
• Farm WarsThe FDA reign of terror against family farms who are serving the needs of private buying clubs is culminating in one Wisconsin farmer facing federal charges.
Rabbits from start to finish
• by M.D. CreekmoreI had rabbits when I was young but only as pets. Our children had rabbits growing up, again only as pets. We now have rabbits but they are for food.
Lab-grown meat is first step to artificial hamburger
• By Pallab GhoshDutch scientists have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year.
Blind, Footless Chickens for Future CAFOs
• Farm WarsThis new CAFO method requires rendering the chickens blind so that they can be produced in a denser condition while remaining alive, and oblivious.
Feds: Fresh milk 150 times more dangerous than pasteurized dairy
• Washington TimesThe federal government said Tuesday that fresh milk is 150 times more dangerous than pasteurized milk — a finding that bolsters the government’s argument as it goes after farmers who sell unpasteurized milk across state lines. After a 13-year revi
Shrimp's Carbon Footprint is Ten Times Higher Than Beef's
• By Tom Philpott"Shrimp lovers don't need to crash a fancy party to enjoy premium, seasoned-to-perfection shrimp"
New York May Ban Shark Fin Sales, Following Other States
• New York TimesLarge glass bottles of desiccated shark fins grace the upper shelves of nearly every convenience store and grocery in Chinatown, bearing price tags — from $100 to more than $500 per pound — that reflect the market value of a delicacy that has been se
Farmageddon: The unseen war against American family farms - FILM
• farmageddonmovie.comAmericans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action
Feds succeed in destroying entire business of Amish raw milk farmer
• Ethan A. HuffIt is with much sadness that we report the two-year war waged by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against Pennsylvania Amish farmer Dan Allgyer has been a success.
Dangerous arsenic in brown rice: Not just apple juice, says researchers
• BY TERI GATTOFirst it was apple juice, now organic brown rice has been found to be contaminated with arsenic.
Food Project Proposes Matrix-Style Vertical Chicken Farms
• By Olivia SolonArchitecture student André Ford has proposed a new system for the mass production of chickens that removes the birds’ cerebral cortex so that they don’t experience the horrors of being packed together tightly in vertical farms.
Amish farmer targeted by FDA raids shuts down raw milk business
• By James Eng, msnbc.comAn Amish man who was targeted by federal officials for selling raw milk across state lines – and whose cause was championed by GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul – has shut down his dairy farm.
Farmer ordered to stop interstate sales of raw milk
• By Michael HinkelmanA federal district judge here has found that a Lancaster County farmer violated federal law and ordered him to stop distributing unpasteurized, or raw, milk across state lines.
No Raw Milk for Your "Subterfuge" Food Club, Federal Judge Tells Members
• .Judge Stengel gave no credence to the private contractual arrangement between Allgyer, Grassfed on the Hill food club, and a third organization, Right to Choose Healthy Food, which is run by Aajonus Vonderplanitz. At the time the injunction was reque
Highest level of radioactive cesium in San Francisco-area milk since August 2011
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CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source
• Associated PressBread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.
Monsanto Closing Operations in Britain Due to Opposition to GMO Food
• earthfirstnews.wordpress.comMonsanto made its decision public shortly before the British government’s final announcement on the prospects for GM food, and after research in Britain found GM farming would have long-term negative impacts.
Taco Bell Linked To Salmonella Probe after 68 People Fall Ill in 10 States, Report Says
• www.myfoxdc.comYum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell chain was investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for involvement in a salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states, Food Safety News reported Wednesday.
McDonald’s confirms that it’s no longer using ‘pink slime’ chemical in hamburgers
• The SideshowThe food industry uses ammonium hydroxide as an anti-microbial agent in meats, which allows McDonald's to use otherwise "inedible meat." "Basically we're taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest form for dogs and making it 'fit' for humans
Puffer Fish Roulette
• arcleinThe poison, tetrodotoxin, is actually produced by the bacteria that the fish allows to colonize its various parts. Tetrodotoxin is a neurotoxin, meaning it takes out the nervous system as it moves through the body. This may sound like a relatively pa
Meat Scant Eating
• arcleinIt’s a great way to explore flavors, expand your horizons, and, hopefully, become better at creating vegetarian versions of dishes that have been traditionally built aro
Monsanto’s Infertility-Linked Roundup Found in All Urine Samples Tested
• http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/monsantos-infeA recent study conducted by a German university found very high concentrations of glyphosate, a carcinogenic chemical found in herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup, in all urine samples tested. The amount of glyphosate found in the urine was stagger
My Top 6 Anti-Inflammatory Foods
• www.lewrockwell.com/Mark SissonBefore I begin, let me preface this post with the identification of a simple confounder for everyone to consider as they read: context. Any discussion of a concept as nebulous, multifaceted, and confusing as inflammation must integrate the question o
Novel Dietary Iron Source
• arclein"Our study shows that this different mechanism of iron absorption from plant ferritin is more efficient and gives the intestinal cells more control. It can be a new way to help solve global iron deficiency," says Dr. Theil.
Fried food heart risk 'a myth'
• U.K. TelegraphThe latest study, published in the British Medical Journal, found no association between the frequency of fried food consumption in Spain - where olive and sunflower oils are mostly used - and the incidence of serious heart disease.
Printed Sensors Could Help Save You From Spoiled Food
• Christina Bonnington via WIRED.comWhenever I pick up a package of frozen raw meat from the grocery store, I wonder, “Has this been frozen the whole time? How many times did it thaw and re-freeze?” It’s a disquieting thought, especially because there’s currently no easy way to tell.
Food and Additive Causes for Arthritis, Gout,Fibromyalgia
• arcleinhe nightshade vegetables are lesser-known offenders; however, for some people, eating any nightshade can cause excruciating pain and disability. This small family of vegetables contains a natural substance called solanine; when consumed, it can p
BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility Headed to US
• http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/JanuarGerman chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US. The firm cited consumer and political resistance to transgeni
Study shows humans were skilled fishermen 42,000 years ago
• TheRawStory.comFish hooks and fishbones dating back 42,000 years found in a cave in East Timor suggest that humans were capable of skilled, deep-sea fishing 30,000 years earlier than previously thought, researchers in Australia and Japan said on Friday.
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