Stories by Ari LeVaux
Ari LeVaux writes a syndicated weekly food column, Flash in the Pan.
Posted on Feb 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet
An opinion piece in the journal Nature suggests ways the government could regulate added sugar, including a sugar tax, distribution controls and age limits.
Posted on Feb 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet
In addition to labor issues, chocolate plantations can be responsible for deforestation. But it can also be empowering to farmers and relatively healthy for the environment.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Yet another reason to test GMOs for safety.
Posted on Dec 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Here's a look at what (sometimes baffling) stories Americans found most compelling and several important ones they missed.
Posted on Oct 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet
An estimated 60 to 70 percent of processed foods contains genetically modified organisms, but unlike 50 other countries, the US doesn't require labeling.
Posted on Sep 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Private investment firms are betting on hunger, and their reasoning, unfortunately, is sound.
Posted on Aug 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet
An entire subculture is looking at the very, very distant past for a healthier approach to food.
Posted on Aug 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The government is powerless over corporate criminals like Cargill, but is instead cracking down on small businesses selling healthy food to willing consumers.
Posted on Jul 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet
How one farmer had to break a no-kill promise to his flock.
Posted on Jul 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The former adversaries will jointly seek federal legislation based on their agreement to increase animal welfare standards on egg farms.
Posted on Jun 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet
While there's some good news when it comes to fruit and vegetables, the new guidelines seem tailored to encourage maximum dairy industry profitability.
Posted on May 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Seeds provide the kind of security to agriculture-oriented people that gold provides to the money-minded.
Posted on May 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Wild seafood is wrought with environmental, ethical, economic, and health implications. But the sardine poses a solution to each of these problems.
Posted on Apr 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Anybody who's ever "listened to their gut" when making important decisions might be satisfied to learn of the biochemical evidence for the mind/belly connection.
Posted on Mar 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet
For the sake of argument let's consider how it might look if industrial agriculture becomes the path humanity chooses to feed itself.
Posted on Feb 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Even as the Obama administration is starting to look like the Monsanto administration, we can still fight back.
Posted on Jan 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The USDA ruled that farmers are now free to plant GE alfalfa, and USDA won't even keep track of who plants it where. The implications are huge.
Posted on Dec 30, 2010, Source: AlterNet
All too often it's the companies playing the "natural" card that are doing the most unnatural things to your food.
Posted on Dec 17, 2010, Source: AlterNet
A recent poll showed that most people thought the top three food stories of the year were all about food safety -- but there are many more that made our list.
Posted on Nov 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Small farmers and their supporters are pitted against the large food factories. And the factory farmers have an unlikely ally: the food safety crowd.
Posted on Nov 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Urbane Development works to bring fresh produce and other healthy foods to small stores in underserved communities like Detroit, Newark, and South Philadelphia.
Posted on Nov 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The organization is working to shed its image as a pleasure-based club of a privileged few who have the time to linger for hours at the dining table.
Posted on Oct 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet
It may seem out of character for Walmart to act as an agent for positive change, but the only thing really out of character would be to knowingly undermine its bottom line.
Posted on Oct 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet
A pioneering farm organization in Montana has found a way to help troubled youth and grow community.
Posted on Sep 22, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The owner of the Heart Attack Grill considers himself a leader in the healthy eating rebellion and the development of shameless cholesterol bombs like KFC's Double Down.
Posted on Jul 20, 2010, Source: AlterNet
A partnership between an Indian tribe and Whole Foods almost made grass-fed beef a reality for many consumers, except there's one big problem.
Posted on Jun 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Most labels on poultry and eggs mean whatever the producer or vendor decides. Here's how to figure out what's what.
Posted on May 14, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Just because 'organic' is in the name, don't be fooled by the ingredients.
Posted on May 1, 2010, Source: AlterNet
In the focus on E. coli and salmonella, meat contaminated by heavy metals, veterinary drugs and pesticides has been slipping through the bureaucratic cracks.
Posted on Apr 9, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The more a meal's story is known, the more meaning it has, and being able to mentally picture where something came from enriches the experience of eating it.
Posted on Mar 31, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Placentovores believe the placenta is full of nutrients, hormones and other goodies. And now you can choose to enjoy one in anything from capsules to pizza.
Posted on Mar 1, 2010, Source: AlterNet
A great way to explore the edible subterranean spectrum of roots is by making a brunoise, using a mix of carrot, beet, turnip, radish, parsnip, celeriac, taro and yam.
Posted on Feb 17, 2010, Source: AlterNet
A new ruling closes several loopholes that mega-dairies have been using to exploit the organic market with milk from farms that hardly resemble real organic farms.
Posted on Feb 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet
You want your creation to be as full of significance as flavor, as surprising as it is sweet and sexy.
Posted on Feb 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Big Ag is at fault for the nation's food-borne illness outbreaks -- but a raft of pending food safety legislation unfairly penalizes smaller producers.
Posted on Dec 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet
In the battle between Big Ag and Small Food there were notable victories on either side.
Posted on Nov 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet
If and when lab-grown meat begins filling the processed-food troughs of the masses, will the Oscar Mayer wiener-eaters of the world even notice?
Posted on Oct 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Companies have fortified their products with synthetic versions of certain fatty acids associated with brain development. But evidence shows it may be making children sick.
Posted on Sep 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet
A mutant protein linked to major diseases has invaded the world's dairy supply, including, most likely, the jug of milk in your fridge.
Posted on Aug 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet
This new site not only provides a way to swap food, but is becoming a social networking hot spot for foodies.
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