Category Archives: Food

Outrageous Lies Monsanto and Friends Are Trying to Pass off to Kids as Science

  In a blatant attempt at brainwashing, the Council for Biotechnology Information (CBI) has widely circulated what it calls a Biotechnology Basics Activity Book for kids, to be used by “Agriculture and Science Teachers.” The book — called Look Closer at … Continue reading

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Preschooler’s Homemade Lunch Replaced with Cafeteria ‘Nuggets’

One problem: the story is a load of bunk at worst, a non-story at best, standing for little more than the proposition that low-income children in NC’s low-income pre-K program whose parents don’t send them to school with enough healthy … Continue reading

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Beer: Coming to a head | The Economist

    …a crack group of mathematicians from the University of Limerick, led by William Lee, has modelled bubble formation in stout beers in detail. Their work suggests that lining the rims of cans and bottles with a material similar … Continue reading

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Organic Meat and Dairy Are About to Be History, But There Are Two Ways You Can Help Stop It

Even as the Obama administration is starting to look like the Monsanto administration, we can still fight back. The Obama administration struck a blow to freedom in the realms of food and agriculture late January, when the USDA deregulated genetically … Continue reading

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Fun Dip – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wow, this product has come quite a long way since I first tried it in the early 90s, haha. In addition to eating artificial colorings known to cause health, emotional, and behavioral problems, we’re now eating colorings that change color … Continue reading

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Scientists stumped as bee population declines further

… the phenomenon probably results from a combination of factors but that the increased use of pesticides appears to be a major cause. … Research conducted in 23 US states and Canada and published in the Public Library of Science … Continue reading

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