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On AlterNet: organic

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "organic"

8 Foods You Think Are Healthy ... But Aren't

8 Foods You Think Are Healthy ... But Aren't

Sarah Irani, EcoSalon. October 19, 2009.
Processed foods, even organic and vegetarian ones, don’t provide the optimal health for our bodies.

15 Best Foods to Improve Your Immunity

15 Best Foods to Improve Your Immunity

Tina McCarthy, EcoSalon. September 1, 2009.
Incorporate these healthy foods into your diet to strengthen your immune system in a way your taste buds can appreciate.

20 Foods That Make You Smarter

20 Foods That Make You Smarter

Sara Ost, EcoSalon. August 18, 2009.
Here are some healthy, environmentally friendly ways to kick-start your brain.

Is Whole Foods Sustainable or Just a High-Priced Hoax? I Took a Job There to Find Out

Is Whole Foods Sustainable or Just a High-Priced Hoax? I Took a Job There to Find Out

Jill Richardson, Ig Publishing. August 18, 2009.
Was Whole Foods truly sustainable, or was it just a high-priced version of the same food one could find in a conventional supermarket?

11 Dirty Little Secrets Your Grocery Store Is Hiding

11 Dirty Little Secrets Your Grocery Store Is Hiding

Tina McCarthy, EcoSalon. August 17, 2009.
How can you beat them at their own game? Here's what you need to know.

13 Secret Toxins Lurking in Your Food, and How to Avoid Them

13 Secret Toxins Lurking in Your Food, and How to Avoid Them

Tina McCarthy, EcoSalon. August 11, 2009.
Here are some tips to help you steer clear of hidden toxins that masquerade as safe products.

Hightower: Think Your Food's Organic? Think Again

Hightower: Think Your Food's Organic? Think Again

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. August 6, 2009.
Thanks to corporate-friendly policies enacted under the Bush Administration, the legal organic standard is filled with loopholes.

Why Silk Soy Milk's Parent Company Is Throwing American Farmers and Consumers Under the Bus

Why Silk Soy Milk's Parent Company Is Throwing American Farmers and Consumers Under the Bus

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. July 9, 2009.
Since Dean Foods acquired Silk it has ditched support of domestic organic farms.

The Ugly Truth Behind Organic Food

The Ugly Truth Behind Organic Food

Sarah Newman, AlterNet. May 14, 2009.
The organic labeling standards do nothing to denote how farms treat their workers. Is your organic food a humanitarian nightmare?

Agriculture Is One of the Most Polluting and Dangerous Industries

Agriculture Is One of the Most Polluting and Dangerous Industries

Will Allen, Chelsea Green Publishing. May 11, 2009.
Industrial ag supplies most of our food, yet its lack of regulation may be more of a threat than Wall Street's.

U.N. Seeks a Green Revolution in Food

U.N. Seeks a Green Revolution in Food

Thalif Deen, IPS News. March 4, 2009.
Organic small-scale agriculture can deliver increased yields without the damage that has resulted from the industrial model of agriculture.

Is America on the Brink of a Food Crisis?

Is America on the Brink of a Food Crisis?

Robert Jensen, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.
If we continue our offenses against the land, we will have a problem far more complex than the failure of our economy.

What Does Vilsack's Appointment Mean for the Future of Organic Food and Public Lands?

What Does Vilsack's Appointment Mean for the Future of Organic Food and Public Lands?

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. December 18, 2008.
Vilsack's endorsement by big enviros and his vilification by food and small farms groups is not surprising. His record requires close examination.

Change You Can Eat: Obama's Pick for Secretary of Ag May Finally Shake Things Up

Change You Can Eat: Obama's Pick for Secretary of Ag May Finally Shake Things Up

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. December 15, 2008.
As someone who eats organic and knows what a CSA is, foodies have high hopes for Obama challenging Big Ag.

Are Organic Foods Getting Too Pricey for the Middle Class?

Are Organic Foods Getting Too Pricey for the Middle Class?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 29, 2008.
Even Whole Foods and its upper-middle-class customers are feeling the pinch.

What Does the NY Times Have Against Local Food and Green Living?

What Does the NY Times Have Against Local Food and Green Living?

Kerry Trueman, Eating Liberally. August 13, 2008.
A handful of Times writers seem to be intent on undoing all the strides Americans are making to live greener.

Is Your Organic Food Really Organic?

Is Your Organic Food Really Organic?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 7, 2008.
Imported foods found with unacceptable pesticide levels have drawn attention to the USDA's shoddy certification process.

New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good

New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good

Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal. May 7, 2008.
The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices.

The Poor Get Diabetes, the Rich Get Local and Organic

The Poor Get Diabetes, the Rich Get Local and Organic

Mark Winne, Beacon Press. January 9, 2008.
From the War on Poverty to new farmers' markets, a food expert tackles America's dangerous dietary split.

We Are What We Eat

We Are What We Eat

Jamey Lionette, South End Press. December 10, 2007.
Mass production of food is ruining our health, environment, and taste buds. How did this happen?

We Can't Shop Our Way to Safety

We Can't Shop Our Way to Safety

Erin Wiegand, AlterNet. November 16, 2007.
Concerned with toxic chemicals, more people are buying products with labels like "organic," "green," and "natural." But a consumerist response to environmental threats is not only inadequate, it is dangerous.

The United States' Failing Food System

The United States' Failing Food System

Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs, Jason Mark, PoliPoint Press. October 1, 2007.
An interview with a leading food expert on the crisis of the America food system, the fallacy of labels and the organic vs. local conundrum.

Five Eco-Diets Get Put to the Test

Five Eco-Diets Get Put to the Test

Tyghe Trimble, Conscious Choice. June 30, 2007.
It pays to be wary of fad diets -- even if they’re in the name of the planet. We put five to the test.

Natural Baby, Poisonous World

Natural Baby, Poisonous World

Brita Belli, E Magazine. May 17, 2007.
While raising a child more naturally does involve buying more organic and nontoxic products, it's also about fostering the kind of instinctive bond that's so easily lost in our high-stress, pre-packaged world.

Organic Food: The Farmer's Conundrum

Organic Food: The Farmer's Conundrum

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. March 27, 2007.
If organic food is so popular, why are so few farms transitioning their land?