By Asha Kreiling Corn is ubiquitous in the American food system. Take a gander at the ingredients label of a few food items on the shelves in a regular grocery store, and you will find that an astonishing number of them will list at least one corn-derived ingredient. High fructose corn syrup, corn starch, corn meal, and corn oil are all obvious offenders, but a host [READ MORE]
By Kim Robson Hidden Harvest is a grassroots organization whose mission is to recover wasted produce from Coachella Valley, CA, fields and packing houses. The Coachella Valley is one of the largest, most productive agricultural regions in the country. Few people realize that millions of pounds of nutritious, perfectly good produce are discarded in packing houses and in the fields and orchards after the harvest is finished. [READ MORE]
By Fredrica Syren On www.grist.org I came across a list of five food items you can make yourself and never have to buy again. I was intrigued. I love the idea because it will save money, health and of course the environment when you eliminate all the packaging and wrappings. Check out the list with easy recipes and tips for making your own. I can happily tell you I already make our [READ MORE]
By Asha Kreiling Few things disturb me as much as violence towards animals. I can’t tolerate more than a few seconds of footage of the animal abuse that seems to occur so nonchalantly in factory farms and slaughterhouses, but even the short clips I have managed to watch have had a profound impact on my life. These videos make me incredibly sad, angry, depressed and sick to [READ MORE]
By Asha Kreiling Antioxidants — they’re super good for you, so you should eat a ton of them! Well, at least that’s what we hear of them so often. “Antioxidant” has become a sort of marketing buzzword in the healthy food world. Food labels and health articles tout their ability to cure illness, prevent disease, and even slow the aging process. But what exactly are they, [READ MORE]
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