Happy Food Friday
July 10, 2009
Food Democracy
"The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution." Paul Cezanne
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- Food Democracy - The right of all people to an adequate, safe, nutritious, sustainable, food supply.
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- The govt allocates $2.49 for school lunches. Most districts spend 2/3 on payrll/ovrhead, leaving <$1/day for kids food. http://bit.ly/3Ktyng 2 months ago
- 2nd qtr of 09, Tyson Foods Inc. spent $637,884 to lobby on meat labeling, tax credits, enviro, ethanol, labor, immigr. http://bit.ly/3u0qTq 2 months ago
- Ban the bottle! Americans spend $11bil on bottled water every yr evn tho its less safe & less regulated than tap water. http://bit.ly/19uPj6 2 months ago
- Big demand for fresh/local. Direct-to-consumer food grew by 104.7% in the past 10 years, 2X's as much as the 47.6% growth of tot ag sales. 2 months ago
- Mexico City outlaws plastic bags that are not biodegradable. About 90 % of the bags used in the US are not recycled. http://bit.ly/goMvA 2 months ago
- An oasis in the desert-Peaches and Greens delivers fresh fruits and veggies to a liquor store laden Detroit landscape. http://bit.ly/pZQ6c 2 months ago
- Going green, the next industrial revolution. Will China leave the US in the dust? http://bit.ly/QpxWe 2 months ago
- Why can a dollar buy 1,200 calories of p.chips or 875 calories of soda but just 250 calories of vegetables or 170 calories of fresh fruit? 2 months ago
- RT @civileater: Time cover story, America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It. Excellent read!! http://tr.im/wMoC 2 months ago
- RT @fighthunger: #howmanypeople are hungry in the world? 1 billion. #howmanypeople are online and can help? 1 billion. http://bit.ly/Qsr6H 2 months ago
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Recent Posts
- FDA issues guidance on gluten free beer labeling
- Broccoli (and other green veggies) protect arteries
- Beyond recycling: Ban the personal plastic
- Just say “No” to processed meats
- Sounds nuts to me
- Red, red wine’s many health benefits
- More severely obese children, many with metabolic syndrome
- Alot more grain, alot less in it – Nutrients in wheat show steep decline over past 40 years
- Portrait of an American farmer
- The cost of raising children
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Top Posts
- Alot more grain, alot less in it - Nutrients in wheat show steep decline over past 40 years
- How long will foods keep in the refrigerator/freezer
- BVO- Brominated Vegetable Oil - toxic additive in many sports drinks and sodas
- How the A(H1N1) flu is spread, how long do the germs last?
- Updated position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets good for all, including kids and preganant women
- Chew on this - US soda consumption
- Sweet dreams: The right foods for a good night's sleep
- The real math on average sodium intake
- The dirty dozen - 12 foods/food additives to avoid and why
- All drugged up: Factory farms and antiobiotic resistance
Categories
Blogroll
- Acres USA
- Agriculture Society
- Allergy Kids
- Animals in Agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides
- Bioneers
- British Columbia Food Systems Network Society
- Care2 Make A Difference
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Certified Humane Farm Animal Care
- CETOS
- Citizens Network for Michigan Food Democracy
- Co-Op America
- Cornucopia Institute
- Cows Unite
- Dump Soda
- Eat Wild
- Ecotrust Food & Farms Project
- Environmental & Food Justice
- Environmental Commons
- Environmental Working Group
- Farm Aid
- Farm Sanctuary
- Food Safety & Security Summit
- Friends of the Earth
- Future of Food
- GENET
- Go Veg
- Grace Links
- GRAIN
- Grist
- Health Sentinel
- Healthy Child, Healthy World
- Humane Farming Association
- Humane Society US/Factory Farming Campaign
- Institute for Responsible Technology
- Kitchen Gardeners International
- Local Harvest
- Mindfully.org
- National Family Farm Coalition
- Network of Concerned Farmers
- New Farm
- Organic Valley Farms
- Parents Against Junk Food
- Revolution Health
- Seeds of Deception
- Slow Food
- Soil-Minerals
- Spin Farming
- Sustainable Table
- The Campaign
- The Daily Green
- The Union of Concerned Scientists
- World Resources Institute
- World Watch Institute
