Stacey Mitchell, Institute for Local Self Reliance
Food
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Opening Pandora’s Lunchbox
You’ve heard of pink slime. You know trans fats are cardiovascular atrocities. You’re well aware that store-bought orange juice is essentially a scam. But, no … Opening Pandora’s LunchboxRead more
Posted inGMO
Californians will eat any shit
Californians will eat any shit, But care so much their poor corporates, than their own bodies. Guests: Attorney Joseph E. Sandler Subject: They are spending … Californians will eat any shitRead more
Posted inDairy / Farm
Mali’s Goat & The Crime of the Century
Milk Mama Goat farm UC Berkley Oakland Shareholder dairy – Herd’s share Community supported agriculture All co-producers Obama administration’s Food Safety chief was former Monsanto … Mali’s Goat & The Crime of the CenturyRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Extreme weather / ToMl
Extreme weather supersizes global food price tags
A new Oxfam report released today hopes to close this understanding gap between climate change and global food prices, arguing previous research grossly underestimates future … Extreme weather supersizes global food price tagsRead more
Posted inNews / Oil / Transportation
News
Income spend on food USDA data shows that in 2010 Americans spent 9.4 percent of their disposable income on food, which equals 5.5 percent at … NewsRead more
Posted inHealth
Why do we fund fat?
Guest: Michael Russo, Policy Analyst for U.S. Public Interest Research Group In 15 years (1995 to 2010) US government paid $260 billion dollars to farmers, … Why do we fund fat?Read more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Economics / Hunger / News / Women
News
Elephant seal’s dive behaviour changing Global warming is having an effect on the dive behaviour and search for food of southern elephant seals. Researchers from … NewsRead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl
Proposition 37
Proposition 37, which would require the Department of Public Health here in California to label genetically engineered food. If Californians vote yes on Prop 37 … Proposition 37Read more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Coral / ToMl
How Coral Bleaching Could Lead to Famine
For Tim McClanahan, a zoologist studying fisheries, what happened in Kenya during the spring of 1998 was a wake-up call. Between March and July of … How Coral Bleaching Could Lead to FamineRead more