In the News: Long Island’s Drinking Water is the Worst in the State! Processed Food Sales in Drug Stores Replaces Supermarkets!

Posted on June 5, 2019

Long Island’s Drinking Water has more Contaminants than Anywhere else in the State! The NY Public Interest Research Group has just completed a review of all the drinking water in New York State, and the Long Island region was by … Read More

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Exposure to Radiation is Exploding!

Posted on January 15, 2019

Last week, I attended the documentary film screening of “Generation Zapped“, sponsored by the Citizens for 5G Awareness. Wow, was that scary and eye opening! As a person so concerned about what we put in our bodies, and how we treat … Read More

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Doctors Warn Against Using Plastics in Microwaves and Dishwashers; Federal Government Cuts Funding for SNAP Benefit Holders at Farmers Markets, but Gov. Cuomo Extends the Program in NYS

Posted on August 7, 2018

AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) Calling for better regulations on plastic products that we use for food and drink. It has been all over the news that plastics are a determinant to our environment, with the recent “waves of garbage” … Read More

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WEBINAR | Processed Meat: The Health Risks and How School Lunch Can Make a Difference

Posted on November 2, 2016

Nearly a quarter of the meat products Americans consume are processed meat. However, the World Health Organization recently declared processed meats “carcinogenic to humans.” The organization has classified processed meats in the same category as asbestos, tobacco products, and other … Read More

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Remove Carageenan From Organics; Give Kids Responsibly Raised Chicken; Help Protect Hudson River Sturgeon; Stop Modern Day Native American Land Grab

Posted on October 25, 2016

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Remove Carcinogenic Carrageenan From Organics To all my vegan friends who are not drinking dairy, yet resort to other types of milk, I encourage you to read closely the list of ingredients in those boxed alternatives. Among them is (sometimes) carrageenan, a common food-additive that is harvested from specific … Read More

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Your Guide to GMOs 2.0; Sweets or No Sweets; Beyond the Kale: Urban Ag and Social Justice Book Published

Posted on October 25, 2016

Your Guide to GMOs 2.0 Last week, we signed a petition sent to the National Organic Standards Board (you can still sign here!) urging them to explicitly remove ‘genetically engineering and gene editing techniques’ from the standards for ‘Organic’ because certain highly processed foods still … Read More

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In The News: Too Good to Go; Six Common Food Additives Banned Abroad; The Injustice of Food Stamps; Homes with a Harvest

Posted on August 9, 2016

Too Good to Go A young group of entrepreneurs in the UK launched their digital app, Too Good to Go, this year to help cut down on the estimated 600,000 tonnes of food that is thrown away by restaurants every … Read More

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