Montana’s “small herd exemption bill” could allow some farms to sell raw milk to consumers despite the controversy and legal issues that have made it essentially illegal elsewhere.
Got Raw Milk? Bill Pending in Montana to Make it LegalApril 18th, 2013 - Jill EttingerYou Say ‘Tomato’, I Say ‘No Flavor’: Did Color Kill the Tomato Taste?July 3rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
New research published in the journal Science and featured in last week’s New York Times may shed some light on the reasons why you can’t ever seem to find a tomato that tastes… like a tomato. Read More:You Say ‘Tomato’, I Say ‘No Flavor’: Did Color Kill the Tomato Taste?Can A ‘One Tree at A Time’ Approach Reverse Human Health and Environmental Issues?March 26th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
20 million trees planted around the world in the next five years is the goal of an ambitious new project aptly named One Tree. The foundation was formed by Greg Reitman, filmmaker and founder of Blue Water Entertainment, along with Navitas Naturals, the leading brand of organic superfoods, in an effort to plant ‘one tree at a time’ to tackle some of the biggest issues on our planet today. Read More:Can A ‘One Tree at A Time’ Approach Reverse Human Health and Environmental Issues?Whole Foods Annual Film Fest Embraces Low-Impact ‘Digital Theaters’March 22nd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
In an exclusive Mashable.com report on March 21, 2012, Whole Foods Market, the nation’s largest chain of natural and organic supermarkets, announced that its third annual Do Something Reel Film Festival celebrating feature and documentary films focused on food and environmental issues, is taking the event online with streaming digital content that will help fund green filmmaking grants. Read More:Whole Foods Annual Film Fest Embraces Low-Impact ‘Digital Theaters’It’s A Drug, It’s A Vitamin, It’s Super Broccoli?January 22nd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
British scientists have created a type of broccoli that reportedly contains three times more glucoraphanin than regular broccoli—an active chemical compound that may help decrease the risk of developing chronic illnesses including heart disease and cancer. Read More:It’s A Drug, It’s A Vitamin, It’s Super Broccoli?Where’s the Dog Food? In Your HamburgerJanuary 1st, 2012 - Jill EttingerReducing food waste is a critical responsibility not to be dismissed by any individual or industry, but concerns over ammonia-treated low-quality beef otherwise used as dog food and winding up in burger meat is sounding major alarms for food activists and concerned consumers. Credit Jamie Oliver, the host of “The Food Revolution” for speaking out [...] Read More:Where’s the Dog Food? In Your HamburgerUSDA Investigates Salmonella Outbreak in BeefDecember 25th, 2011 - Erin Shaw
The USDA is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella that originated with beef products sold throughout the Northeast at Hannaford grocery stores. Tracing the outbreak source up the supply chain is complicated by weak record-keeping standards for grocers’ beef products. Raw Food vs. Cooked? Revealing New Research on the Complex Human DietNovember 9th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
New research on cooked food may have raw foodists second-guessing their diet choice. The study, conducted by Harvard researchers and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes that cooked food provides more energy than raw. Read More:Raw Food vs. Cooked? Revealing New Research on the Complex Human DietProbiotics Increase Immune Response By Nearly 70 PercentSeptember 10th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Daily intake of probiotic “friendly” bacteria showed the ability to effect a considerable increase in immune function, reports a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Read More:Probiotics Increase Immune Response By Nearly 70 PercentEWG Releases the 2011 “Dirty Dozen” Most Toxic Fruits and Vegetables ListJune 13th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
As the biggest season for fresh fruits and vegetables rolls across the country, the Environmental Working Group has finally released The 2011 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which updates consumers on the total pesticide loads found in conventional produce on a list more commonly known as the “Dirty Dozen.” Read More:EWG Releases the 2011 “Dirty Dozen” Most Toxic Fruits and Vegetables List |
