January 9, 2010 As consumers become educated – learning where their food comes from and how it is grown or produced – more concur to stay away from genetically modified food.
“…53% of Americans [who] say they would avoid GMOs if labeled.”
Jeffrey Smith, of the Institute for Responsible Technology, adds his thoughts on [...]
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Supermarket News Forecasts Non-GMO Uprising
Posted in CUpS Food News Wire Also tagged agriculture, biotechnology, consumer, eaters, food labeling, food science, food security, GE, genetically modified food, GMOs, grocery store, labels, monsanto, transgenic, trends 1 Comment
A Good Food Farmer
September 17, 2009: In continuation of this week’s launch of the USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative, another component will be unveiled later today to support the continued growth of local farmers markets.
This story illustrates one farming family that work hard to grow good food, and who enjoy selling directly to their [...]
Posted in Food Stories Also tagged anthony boutard, farmers market, farmers markets, federal government, food farm, good food, grants, hillsdale farmer's market, initiative, know your farmer, know your food, local food, merrigan, organic, produce, usda, winter farming 7 Comments
Tons of Tasty Tomatoes
Cooking Up a Story: Stories
Tons of tomatoes, and over 70 different varieties are represented at this tomato fest. These farm fresh tomatoes have character, beauty, and yes, even charm.
It was back in May. Or maybe it was June. I passed by a group of folks selling plants for a community fundraiser. It was a [...]
My Journey to a more Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 4
I found a CSA…but do I really need it!
March is finally here, time for me to pull out my favorite gardening books, finalize seed orders, and sketch out the plan for this year’s vegetable garden, even though its snowing* outside as I sit here writing this post. I couldn’t be more ready for spring, [...]
Posted in Food Conversations Also tagged atlantic city farmers market, farmers market, fresh food, heather jones, local food, sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Living 5 Comments
My Journey to a more Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 3
Where are those re-usable shopping bags?
So far I’ve shared with you how I came to my decision to adopt a more sustainable food lifestyle, my move from regular dairy to local and organic and my discovery of the local farmers markets in my area. But my journey doesn’t end there.
Once I tackled my dairy [...]
Posted in Food Conversations Also tagged atlantic city farmers market, farmers market, fresh food, heather jones, local food, personal journey, stories, sustainable food, Sustainable Living 5 Comments
My Journey to a More Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 2
No rBGH/BST for me!
I wouldn’t say that I’m not a spontaneous person but when making major life changes especially ones that are going to impact the people that I love, I do my research. Matter of fact, I love a little research every now and then. Searching the internet for hours until I [...]
Posted in Food Conversations Also tagged atlantic city farmers market, farmers market, fresh food, heather jones, local food, Sustainable Living, vegetables 3 Comments
