Posts tagged: #food industry

iEat Green Participates in Fundraiser for Jumaane Williams, Running for Lt. Gov. of New York; Michael Schoudel, Chef and Owner of Conscious Kitchen, Joins Bhavani on PRN

Hi Everyone, If there is a silver lining to the current administration, it is the fact that more and more people are waking up to the fact that if they want to make change, they need to get involved in … Read More

Oregon Congressman Fosters New Farm Bill; NAFTA Renegotiations Critical to Family Farmers and the Planet; Soil Matters More Than We Think; NOFA’s First Holiday Auction Online

A Radical Farm Bill is Born by Civil Eats “Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) has worked for years to move the needle on food and farm policy. In June of this year, along with Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), he introduced legislation to … Read More

iEat Green Savors the LI Food and Film Feast; Paul Gallay, President of Riverkeeper, Joins Bhavani on the Progressive Radio Network

Hi All, I am still riding the “high” I get, after pulling off a successful, fun filled event! Slow Food North Shore’s 4th Annual Long Island Food and Film Feast was this past Sunday evening at the Cinema Arts Centre … Read More

In The News: Obama Expected to Sign GMO Bill; Major Food Companies Paying Farmers to Go Organic; Thousands of Venezuelans Have to Cross Borders for Food

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Obama Expected to Sign GMO Bill When Obama was campaigning for the presidency in 2007, he spoke a lot about GMOs and his stand on them. A direct quote from one of his speeches: “We’ll let folks know whether their … Read More

Take Action: There’s Still Time to Save GMO Labeling; Tell President Obama to Say No to Monsanto’s Dream Bill; Demand Action on Lead

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There’s Still Time to Save GMO Labeling The Senate has passed the federal GMO labeling bill, which would block any state labeling laws. Monsanto and the GMA are one step closer to keeping Americans in the dark about our food, … Read More

Take Action: Call Your Senators to Say No to the DARK Act 2.0; Tell Your Representatives to Pass the WATER Act; Tell Tyson to Stop Polluting our Water

Call Your Senators to Say No to the DARK Act 2.0  The July 1st deadline for Vermont’s GMO labeling law has passed, but that doesn’t mean our work is done. The Food Babe has a great explanation here as to why … Read More

Take Action: Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill; Tell Congress to Fight for a Bill for Better Child Nutrition; Tell the FDA to Remove Carrageenan from Our Food

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Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill Here we are again, fighting to stop Monsanto from pushing through a bill (Monsanto’s Dream Bill, aka the DARK Act) that would ban states from requiring GMO labeling. This is the final push before Vermont’s GMO … Read More

Take Action: Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids; Tell the FDA to Get Rid of “Natural” Labels; Pull the Plug on Monsanto’s RoundUp

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Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids Republicans have introduced the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill, which would break down current school nutrition guidelines and allow more junk food in schools. This bill is backed by the food industry, no … Read More