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Howard Vlieger: Student of the Soil on GMOs, Soil and GlyphosateHoward Vlieger is a third generation family farmer and has been a student of the soil since 1989 and a crop nutrition advisor since 1982. He has worked with crop and livestock producers all over the country and in Canada. Vlieger has also worked with some of the best scientist in the world in his...
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Beyond BPA: Is There Any Safe Plastic?Did you know that under U.S. law, chemicals are presumed safe until proven otherwise, and companies are rarely required to collect or disclose chemical safety data? Food Integrity Now spoke with Mariah Blake, a reporter for Mother Jones’ Washington, D.C. office, about her recent article in...
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Eating on the Wild Side, The Missing Link to Optimum HealthHippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be thy food.” Jo Robinson may just have written the prescription for having good health. Would you like to know which apple gives you the most protection against disease?Did you know that beets have nine times more nutrit...
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The Great March For Climate Action: Coming to a Town Near You!Many people talk about sustainability and what we are doing to our planet through pollutants, toxic chemicals, fossil fuels and how we have created a climate crisis. Ed Fallon, and many others are taking it one step further and are actively doing something to address this important issue of clima...
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Joel Salatin on “Polyfaces”, GMO Labeling and Taking Responsibility for our FoodPhoto credit Robinson Imagery Joel Salatin calls himself the lunatic farmer and has always been a maverick in his beliefs and movements regarding sustainable agriculture. Many remember Salatin as the innovative farmer from the award-winning film, Food, Inc. Today, Salatin spoke with us about a ne...
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Seed:The Untold StoryDid you know that in the last 100 years 94% of our seed varieties have been lost? There is a tremendous threat to our seed biodiversity by the monopolization of seeds with the majority of seeds owned and controlled by biotech companies in our world. Three chemical companies, Monsanto, DuPont and ...
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Are Statins Really The Answer? The Great Cholesterol MythIs high cholesterol really a major indicator of risk for heart disease? Could inflammation from a diet high in sugar be just as much a risk, if not more, as a predictor for heart disease? Why have fats been so villainized? Dr. Stephen Sinatra has been studying cholesterol and it’s relations...
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Is Fido Eating GMOs?Many of us work at eating a healthy, non-gmo diet–but what about our pets? Richard Palmquist, DVM, talked with Food Integrity Now about the importance of feeding our animals a balanced and healthy diet. He shares his thoughts and expertise on how your pet’s diet can either harm or hea...
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What You Eat is What They Will Grow: Real Dirt with Harry StoddartListen to this interview with Harry Stoddart, author, consultant, adviser, and philosopher. Stoddart has developed a farming system that he believes is a starting point for true sustainable agriculture. Stoddart’s book, Real Dirt, An Ex-Industrial Farmers Guide to Sustainable Eating tackles...
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The People of Washington State vs.The Big Food Industry: GMO Labeling with WA Senator Maralyn Chase and I-522’s Carin ChaseThe big food industry is lying about Washington State’s I-522 GMO labeling issue. What else are they lying about? Washington State Initiative 522, which is the initiative for mandatory labeling of GMOs is being voted on now. Food Integrity Now spoke with Washington State Senator Maralyn Cha...