Posts tagged: #food industry
Posted on May 16, 2018
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
Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani
Tagged with: #Conscious Kitchen, #environmental sustainability, #excessive waste, #food industry, #fundraisers, #healthy meals, #Jumaane Williams, #Lieutenant Governor, #Michael Schoudel, #new york state, #people power, #plant-based options, #PRN, #progressive change, #Progressive Radio Network, #public advocate, #rganic ingredients
Posted on November 21, 2017
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
Posted in In The News
Tagged with: #7 ways Trump’s NAFTA threatens our health, #animal welfare and the environment, #annies inc, #Climate Change, #Community Solidarity, #Congressman Earl Blumenauer, #democrat, #family farmers, #farm bill, #food, #food industry, #green biz, #Healthy Soil, #nafta, #NOFA-NY’s FIRST Buy-It-Local-Holiday Auction, #oregon, #organic, #public interest, #sustainable, #trump
Posted on March 15, 2017
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
Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani
Tagged with: #Alethea Vasilas, #ark of taste, #biodiversity, #Bitty cookies, #cricket flour, #Deeply Rooted, #Dr. Howard Hinestroza, #Dylan Licopoli, #Elijah Farm, #Environmental Conservation, #Everybody Eats, #Food and Film Feast, #food industry, #food marketing to children, #Green Thumb Organic Farm, #Harmony Cafe, #Home Flavored, #Hoyt Farm, #hydroponic, #Johanna Kelly and Cameron Marshad, #John Coykendall, #junk food marketing, #LI Cheese Pumpkin, #LI Regional Seed Consortium, #maple syrup, #obesity and diabetes epidemic, #Orkestai Farm, #Paul Gallay, #Quinoa Vegetable Paella, #riverkeeper, #Rosemarie McCarthy, #Saving Sap, #Sheryl Brook, #Sugar Maple Tree, #The Gateway Bug
Posted on July 18, 2016
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
Posted in In The News
Tagged with: #big food companies, #blackouts, #certified organic, #Columbia, #congress, #crop land, #farm land, #federal standard, #food industry, #food insecurity, #food scarcity, #food security, #GMO, #herbicides, #international humanitarian aid, #Kashi, #major food companies, #manual labor, #organic certification, #organic farmers, #organic farming, #Pesticides, #POTUS, #President Obama, #riots, #transitional period, #Venezuela, #Venezuelan food crisis
Posted on July 12, 2016
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
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #children's health, #DARK act, #environmental toxins, #food industry, #food lobbying, #Genetically Engineered, #gma, #GMO, #GMO labeling, #Just Label It, #lead, #lead pipes, #lead poisoning, #Monsanto, #monsanto's dream bill, #President Obama, #school water, #senate, #state representative, #Vermont, #water infrastructure, #water systems
Posted on July 5, 2016
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
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #American public, #animal abuse, #chicken farming, #DARK act, #donation, #Factory Farming, #federal labeling, #fishkills, #food industry, #GMO labeling, #GMO's, #lead pipes, #lobbying, #Monsanto, #OCA, #Organic Consumer Association, #Organic Trade Association, #pollutants, #public interest, #Senator Debbie Stabenow, #Senator Pat Roberts, #tyson, #Vermont, #water, #WATER Act, #waterways
Posted on June 27, 2016
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
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #Carrageenan, #childhood nutrition, #colon cancer, #congress, #corporate america, #DARK act, #dream bill, #FDA, #food additives, #food industry, #gastrointestinal, #GMO labeling, #hungry kids, #IBS, #inflammation, #John Kline, #July 1st, #lobbying, #Monsanto, #organic, #School lunch, #school lunch program, #Todd Rokita, #Vermont
Posted on May 9, 2016
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
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #antibiotics, #carcinogen, #childhood development, #EPA, #FDA, #food industry, #glyphosate, #healthy school lunch, #labeling regulations, #Monsanto, #natural labels, #nutrition, #nutritious diet, #processed food, #roundup, #school guidelines, #School lunch, #synthetic chemicals, #usda