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.
Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 7, 2008. Imported foods found with unacceptable pesticide levels have drawn attention to the USDA's shoddy certification process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet: PEEK. January 22, 2007. Tara Lohan: A watch-dog group has reported that Wal-Mart is using misleading signs to pass off nonorganic products as organic.
Jason Mark, Grist.org. November 29, 2006. Facing growing competition from cotton growers overseas, the American cotton industry is shrinking but still using inefficient and ecologically unsustainable techniques for harvest and distribution.
