Category: Food & Agriculture Issues
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What You Need to Know About “Frankenfish” aka: GMO Salmon
A GMO salmon from AquaBounty in the background, alongside a non-GMO Atlantic salmon. Image courtesy www.alaskafishradio.com In a historic move by the FDA, the first-ever genetically engineered animal was approved safe for human consumption this week: the GMO salmon, which some people have unlovingly deemed “Frankenfish.” #notnice. I’ve actually blogged about this before, and my feelings…
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A Love Story That Breaks Veggie Hearts
Absolutely hilarious I try to read a lot. Sometimes I am successful and other times, I will let days slip by me without ever cracking a binding. So, while enduring a long layover in an airport recently (I honestly can’t remember where I was) I spied Food: A Love Story on the shelf, which has been on…
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To My Fellow Women in Agriculture: Be Better, Ladies
It’s time to have a serious talk about girl power. Don’t worry, I won’t be discussing abortion, birth control, gay marriage or any similar topics. This is about being a woman in a male-dominated industry: agriculture. I am not the only woman talking about this topic and I better not be the last. Every woman…
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Food Babe and the Pumpkin Spice Latte
Time for some real talk about a really annoying issue: the Pumpkin Spice Latte, more commonly known as the PSL, from Starbucks. Last year, the Food Babe and her fan girls caused a big ruckus because there wasn’t any pumpkin in the PSL and there were two doses of caramel coloring which contains the chemical 4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI).…
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Wordless Wednesday: Home
We moved into our new ranch property this past weekend – here are few pictures of our slice of paradise. In order from top to bottom: us in front of our new house on closing day, the view from our balcony overlooking the turn out pens, a view of the housed and…