iEat Green Finds Hope in the Green New Deal; The Long Island Food and Film Feast is Almost Here! Dave Chapman, Organic Farmer and Executive Director of The Real Organic Project Joins Bhavani on PRN!

Posted on February 12, 2019

Hi Everyone, At our LI Food Conference this past Fall, what became apparent to everyone in attendance, was that until food and agriculture became a political talking point, nothing would really change. Well, I am happy to see that food … Read More

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Demand FDA Reveal Stores That Sold Contaminated Foods During Recalls; Stop The Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline in New York!; Support NYC’s new Dirty Building’s Bill to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in Big Buildings.

Posted on November 27, 2018

Ask the FDA to Reveal Which Stores Sold Contaminated Foods During Recalls! Right now, when there is a recall on foods sold in the grocery stores, there is no law requiring the FDA to tell consumers which stores sold the … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #Climate Change, #FDA food and drug administration, #FDA recalls, #food systems, #food-safety, #fracked gas, #greenhouse gases, #NYC Policy Change, #reduce carbon emissions, #save NYC waters, #stop fossil fuel emissons, #stop williams pipeline

Protect Tierra Madre & Tropical Palms; Improve Organic Standards; Boycott Orville’s Popcorn; Ban Glyphosate; Halloween Candy Tricks Without Treats

Posted on November 1, 2016

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Help Protect Mother Earth and Tropical Palm Forests Palm Oil consumption has always been popular for its higher yield of crops and when some people declared Palm Oil ‘healthier’ than other vegetable oils, the demand went even higher. Regardless that there has … Read More

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In the News: Obama Signs GMO Bill Into Law; The Impossible Burger Comes to NYC; Ancient Grains for Biodiversity

Posted on August 1, 2016

Obama Signs GMO Bill Into Law Last week, President Obama signed the federal GMO labeling bill into law. As we’ve written the last few weeks, this federal law preempts state laws, meaning Vermont’s requirement of the words “produced with genetic … Read More

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iEat Green: An Interview with Anna Lappe from the Small Planet Institute

Posted on April 23, 2015

Hi Everyone, Today I had the pleasure of talking with Anna Lappe, as my guest on the Progressive Radio Network. Anna is the daughter of Francis Moore Lappe, so she grew up in a family that was rooted in the … Read More

Posted in Radio Tagged with: #anna lappe, #community, #diet for a small planet, #emitions, #Global Warming, #greenhouse gases, #hope's edge, #living democracy, #passion, #PRN, #the small planet institute