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July 25, 2014
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"When I ask students where their food comes from, they say, "The supermarket,'" says Carol Okada, plant quarantine branch manager for the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
These students aren't alone. Even with raw sewage spills, controversy over taro patents and threats of an avian flu pandemic, studies show that local consumers are almost completely unaware of how their food is grown and what goes into it.
These students aren't alone. Even with raw sewage spills, controversy over taro patents and threats of an avian flu pandemic, studies show that local consumers are almost completely unaware of how their food is grown and what goes into it.
July 3, 2006
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SOUTH BAY - When Florida Crystals Corp. decided to try growing and processing sugar cane for the organic market nine years ago, even some of its top officials were skeptical.
"The biggest challenge was the processing. How do you process it without chemicals?" said Ricardo Lima, vice president and general manager of the firm's Okeelanta Corp., which includes 65,000 acres of cane fields, plus a mill, processing plant and distribution center. "I said, 'That's not possible. You're nuts.' But we decided to try it, starting out with 50 to 60 tons of sugar."
"The biggest challenge was the processing. How do you process it without chemicals?" said Ricardo Lima, vice president and general manager of the firm's Okeelanta Corp., which includes 65,000 acres of cane fields, plus a mill, processing plant and distribution center. "I said, 'That's not possible. You're nuts.' But we decided to try it, starting out with 50 to 60 tons of sugar."
July 3, 2006
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There's been a lot of talk lately about the promise of biofuels -- liquid fuels like ethanol and biodiesel made from plants -- to reduce our dependence on oil. Even President Bush beat the biofuel drum in his last State of the Union speech.
Fuel from plants? Sounds pretty good. But before you rush out to buy an E-85 pickup, consider:
Fuel from plants? Sounds pretty good. But before you rush out to buy an E-85 pickup, consider:
July 2, 2006
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Darrell Wood drove slowly across his land near Chico, a battered cowboy hat pulled down over his forehead, his eyes darting back and forth as he sized up the Black Angus cattle grazing nearby. In the back of his truck, three border collies stood at attention, ready to work.
The cattle looked in prime shape as they stood in lush pasturage dotted with sapphire vernal pools. Large flocks of northern pintails dabbled in the water, while white-tailed kites hovered overhead and red-winged blackbirds called from the sedges along the pools.
The cattle looked in prime shape as they stood in lush pasturage dotted with sapphire vernal pools. Large flocks of northern pintails dabbled in the water, while white-tailed kites hovered overhead and red-winged blackbirds called from the sedges along the pools.
July 2, 2006
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Wall's is planning to use a protein isolated from fish blood to create the world's first ice creams using GM technology.
Its parent company, Unilever, claims the technique will allow it to develop low-calorie, low-fat ice creams. It could be used to create new versions of best-sellers such as Cornetto, Magnum and Carte D'Or.
But using GM technology may be at odds with a desire by consumers for a more natural 'real' food diet. However, Unilever believes the benefits of low-fat ice cream could outweigh any doubts about GM.
Its parent company, Unilever, claims the technique will allow it to develop low-calorie, low-fat ice creams. It could be used to create new versions of best-sellers such as Cornetto, Magnum and Carte D'Or.
But using GM technology may be at odds with a desire by consumers for a more natural 'real' food diet. However, Unilever believes the benefits of low-fat ice cream could outweigh any doubts about GM.
July 2, 2006
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EL CAMPO, Tex. -- Even though Donald R. Matthews put his sprawling new residence in the heart of rice country, he is no farmer. He is a 67-year-old asphalt contractor who wanted to build a dream house for his wife of 40 years.
Yet under a federal agriculture program approved by Congress, his 18-acre suburban lot receives about $1,300 in annual "direct payments," because years ago the land was used to grow rice.
Yet under a federal agriculture program approved by Congress, his 18-acre suburban lot receives about $1,300 in annual "direct payments," because years ago the land was used to grow rice.
July 6, 2006
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The"Sometimes an intended epithet can be turned to good advantage in the sole surviving issue of the Decatur, Texas Times one finds the way Populists not only accepted the label `calamity howler' but insisted that they had ample reason to howl and would continue to howl until their objectives had been attained." --- THE POPULIST MIND, edited by Norman Pollack
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Scientific Study
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Following on from Bush's "addicted to oil" speech, plant-derived ethanol and biodiesel are being heavily promoted by the biotech industry as a much-needed - and environmentally friendly - outlet for the glut of genetically modified crops that consumers are rejecting, but...
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The Biowatch Bulletin - May/June 2006 [excerpt]
PRODUCING ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL FROM MAIZE IS NOT WORTH THE EFFORT, NEW STUDY FINDS
Following on from Bush's "addicted to oil" speech, plant-derived ethanol and biodiesel are being heavily promoted by the biotech industry as a much-needed - and environmentally friendly - outlet for the glut of genetically modified crops that consumers are rejecting, but...
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The Biowatch Bulletin - May/June 2006 [excerpt]
PRODUCING ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL FROM MAIZE IS NOT WORTH THE EFFORT, NEW STUDY FINDS
June 29, 2006
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The Non-GMO (Non-Genetically Modified Organisms) Project, a collaboration of natural foods retailers nationwide who want natural food & supplement companies to undergo 3rd-party Non-GMO verification, has announced that membership in The Non-GMO Project is free and very much wanted! The stores and their customers will be the first to get the information generated from these Non-GMO Compliance Reviews.
From http://www.nongmoproject.org:
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From http://www.nongmoproject.org:
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July 2, 2006
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Shoppers often reach for organic food -- even if it costs more -- to avoid pesticide residues on fruit and vegetables, said Ronnie Cummins, director of the Organic Consumers Association.
