Months after a California woman sued Nutella for false advertising another California woman is suing Tropicana’s parent company for claiming its orange juice is “100% pure and natural” when it is not. The plaintiff Angelena Lewis said Tropicana Products Inc, know consumers “want and demand natural products” and deceives them with it’s advertising and packaging […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Part 2 of our New Year’s list with a little help from The Simpsons. If you missed Part 1 read 5 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Make For Your Food. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Photo Credit: José Cruz/ABr The debate between organic and conventional modes of farming are vast. While many people understand the higher quality of organic food, the way it is farmed is said to be less beneficial than conventional farming methods. However, according to a new Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Hemp is the soft, durable fiber cultivated from the Cannabis plant and is used to refer to marijuana with a low, non-psychoactive level of THC, the main chemical in marijuana. Hemp has been used for hundreds of years with an estimated 50,000 products being derived from it. Here, hemp is used in the form of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “a p p l i e d” by Jesse Wright What are carcinogens? Carcinogens are substances or exposures that cause or aggravate cancer. Where can I find them? Carcinogens can be found in foods, beauty products, or even cell phones. It was also recently reported that carcinogens were being found in Brazilian blowouts, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “Pannocchia sgranata” by Luigi Chiesa What are GMOs? GMO stands for genetically modified organism. It is any organism that has been altered genetically, usually through the transfer of DNA from another organism. It may also be called a GEO, genetically engineered organism or just GM for genetically modified. Are GMOs bad for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “s e c l u d e d” by Jesse Wright Compost is organic material that decomposes, enriching soil and creating a stable material with a content called humus that is dark brown or black and has a soil-like, earthy smell. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Photo Credit: “CanariseBK image” Mike Lieberman Seven questions designed to let me get all in your business while showing others people can choose and change their diets all the time. No judgments here I just want to know what’s on your plate? Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson I was reading green blogger CanarsieBK’s post Are the White House Garden and Michelle Obama Just Smoke and Mirrors? and I wanted to leave a comment, then I realized my comment was way too long and turned into another post! Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Long live native seeds” Down with Monsanto. Down with GMO and hybrid seeds.” Those were the chants of the peasants who protested against genetically modified seed “donator” Monsanto. Their one harvest seeds would spell disaster for the still ailing nation, plunging the farmers into a kind of “green slavery” and destroying the nations ability to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
