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Food Integrity Now in 2014Happy New Year from Food Integrity Now. We are starting our year off with some great guests. In January, we will talk with Joel Salatin about his upcoming documentary, Polyface Farms, which is a model farm for sustainability and Dr. David Perlmutter will be joining us to talk about his best-sell...
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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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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...
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Breaking News: OSGATA v. Monsanto Case Filed With Supreme CourtA few hours ago, Food Integrity Now spoke with Jim Gerritsen, President of the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (“OSGATA”). Jim Gerritsen, representing the lead plaintiff, OSGATA, spoke with us about this ground-breaking case filed with the Supreme Court today. The Plaintif...
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Dr. Vandana Shiva: Taking Back Our Seeds, Food and Our DemocracyDr. Vandana Shiva, scientist, philosopher, author, environmentalist, activist and feminist who supports the movement for peace, sustainability and social justice spoke with Food Integrity Now this week. Dr. Shiva, who is trained as a physicist and also studied quantum theory, was inspired by Gand...
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Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food by Frederick KaufmanWhy can’t delicious, inexpensive and healthy food be available to everyone? What does the financialization of food have to do with world hunger? How has food stopped being food and what does the Chicago Mercantile Exchange have to do with this question? Frederick Kaufman’s innovative ...
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GE Salmon: Is The World Ready for Frankenfish?If approved, genetically engineered salmon (“Frankenfish”) would be the first genetically engineered animal that our Federal Government has ever approved for food consumption. This decision could be a defining moment for humanity, wildlife and our planet. Colin O’Neil, Director ...
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Monsanto Wins Dismissal of Patent Lawsuit, Farmers Plan AppealImage courtesy OSGATA Monsanto and its shareholders can temporarily rejoice. The multinational seed conglomerate won a dismissal of a class-action lawsuit challenging the company’s patents on genetically modified seed. Monsanto is known for aggressively filing lawsuits against small farmer...
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The Farmers vs. MonsantoCitizen’s Assembly. Courtesy of Simran Sethi The GMO debate continues to grow as the issue received national attention last week in a packed federal courtroom in Manhattan. Farmers filed a a class-action suit against the multinational seed and chemical corporation Monsanto, stating they are no lo...
