Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:30:18 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.infoshop.org/food/images/logo.gif http://www.infoshop.org/food/ chuck@mutualaid.org http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article47.phtml Millions of animals are suffering unnecessarily at the hands of meat traders by enduring cruel, drawn-out journeys across the world to be slaughtered on arrival. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:30:18 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article46.phtml Some might say that Monsanto is more of a threat than al-Qaida, but I won’t say that. I remember the track record of Monsanto when it comes to seeking revenge against anyone who is critical of Monsanto’s corporate policies. I won’t say that I feel compassion for those who have been injured by Monsanto. I won’t say that cows suffer painful mastitis because of injections of Monsanto’s BGH. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:24:42 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article45.phtml I look at the empty countryside around our farm and can’t help but wish it were as thick with people as when my grandparents made a living here. Until recently, though, the kindest name the rest of the world had for this wish was “nostalgia.” Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:39:06 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article44.phtml While many worry about the potential consequences of atmospheric warming, a few experts are trying to call attention to another global crisis quietly taking place under our feet. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:56:28 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article43.phtml KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Opponents of biotech crops said on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit to challenge the USDA’s deregulation of Monsanto Co’s genetically engineered sugar beet because of fears of “biological contamination” and other harm to the environment. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:52:10 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article42.phtml In the nine years it has now appeared on computer screens throughout the U.S. and the world the editor\publisher has sought to "monitor corporate agribusiness from a public interest perspective" with news and commentary. It was the intent when THE AGRIBUSINESS EXAMINER was first conceived that its readers would support this newsletter with contributions. Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:51:13 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article41.phtml WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers overwhelmingly support stricter food labeling laws, with 92 percent of Americans wanting to know which country produced the food they are buying, a consumer magazine said on Tuesday. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:40:26 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article40.phtml Lots of fish and wildlife habitat has been hammered across northeastern Pennsylvania. And even the most casual of visitors to the region might wonder why more hasn’t been done to save the scrappy leftovers. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:04:25 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article39.phtml Now is the time to restructure our farm safety net help more farmers and communities and to meet our nation’s pressing environment, energy, and health challenges. Rising commodity prices and record farm income make the subsidies crafted in response to the Dust Bowl obsolete. Unfortunately, the House Agriculture Committee proposal would perpetuate a system that helps a few large farmers in a few states, provides little or no support to more than 90 percent of America’s farmers and ranchers, and violates our trade agreements. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:02:14 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article38.phtml A few years ago, an obesity researcher at the University of Washington named Adam Drewnowski ventured into the supermarket to solve a mystery. He wanted to figure out why it is that the most reliable predictor of obesity in America today is a person’s wealth. For most of history, after all, the poor have typically suffered from a shortage of calories, not a surfeit. So how is it that today the people with the least amount of money to spend on food are the ones most likely to be overweight? Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:58:30 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article37.phtml BROOKLIN, Canada - As the world population swells to nine billion by 2050, global biodiversity will be under extreme pressure unless new ways to grow food are developed, experts say. Thu, 03 May 2007 14:02:54 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article36.phtml Organic agriculture is a potent tool to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, but also to alleviate poverty and improve food security in developing countries, many experts now believe. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:16:11 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article35.phtml In farm country, Christmas comes about every five years. The next visit of Santa Claus -- or in this case, Uncle Sam -- is due in 2007. The wish list of American agribusiness giants and their vassals at the U.S. Department of Agriculture is the same as always: many billions of federal dollars propping up an unnatural, anti-competitive, security-undermining, environment-destroying system that gluts the world with cheap grain and pig manure. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:11:49 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article34.phtml You can hardly open up a major newspaper or national magazine these days without encountering the latest hype about biofuels, and how they're going to save oil, reduce pollution and prevent climate change. Bill Gates, Sun Microsystems' Vinod Khosla, and other major venture capitalists are investing millions in new biofuel production, whether in the form of ethanol, mainly derived from corn in the US today, or biodiesel, mainly from soybeans and canola seed. It's literally a "modern day gold rush," as described by the New York Times, paraphrasing the chief executive of Cargill, one of the main benefactors of increased subsidies to agribusiness and tax credits to refiners for the purpose of encouraging biofuel production. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:39:50 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article33.phtml Self reliance is not a bad thing. While Emerson's thoughts on "Self Reliance" were controversial enough to get him banned from Harvard University, it seems that most Americans have willingly ceded their own self reliance and therefore their right of choice into the hands of corporate America. They have given up choice in media, health care and even food. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:36:22 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article32.phtml The fifth round of talks for the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement are to be held the week of December 4th in Big Sky Montana. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:34:27 -0800 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article31.phtml Not long ago lettuce came only in heads and spinach in bunches. For a salad, someone else might do the growing, but you still did the trimming and washing. You had some control -- and responsibility -- over the process. Now salad comes prewashed and bagged. You just pour it on a plate, dress it, put it in your mouth and chew. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:05:16 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article30.phtml CORNUCOPIA, Wisconsin - September 28 - A report released today by The Cornucopia Institute, the nation's most aggressive organic farming watchdog, accuses Wal-Mart of cheapening the value of the organic label by sourcing products from industrial-scale factory farms and Third World countries, such as China. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:03:46 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article29.phtml MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - September 29 - A new project to introduce small farmers markets to low-income communities successfully launched four markets and contributed hundreds of pounds of fresh produce to local food shelves this year, announced the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:01:27 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article28.phtml WASHINGTON - September 29 - Food & Water Watch welcomed farmers from France, Spain, and Germany this week for a first hand look at the environmental and public health consequences of factory farm dairies in three states – Michigan, Oregon and Washington. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:59:09 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article27.phtml When I was small, my family lived in a little community not far from where I live now. Often I drive the two-lane blacktop through the remains of that town. Past the cemetery where my parents lie, past the school where I began first grade (now a private home), past the site of the township hall where we schoolchildren recited poems and performed skits for the Community Club, then over the abandoned railroad and across the creek. Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:03:13 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article26.phtml Ishgish Habitat, The Bison Band, and The Woodchuck Chop retake the streets of Paseo after 35 years of yuppieville. Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:01:31 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article25.phtml Many people in the U.S., even activists who work closely on food/farm issues, are often unfamiliar with the concept of food sovereignty. Food security is a much more common term to describe work combating world hunger. Unfortunately, food security has also become a “Trojan Horse” for creeping corporatization of the global food system. Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:01:01 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article24.phtml Welcome To Whole Foods! - The Walmart Of Organic Whole Foods is the largest retail giant in the natural food sector in the U.S. with 168 stores nationwide (plus in Canada and Britain) and annual gross sales now exceeding $4.6 billion. In fact, Whole Foods has grown twice as fast the leading corporate grocer, Walmart, over the last four years.... Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:00:40 -0700 http://www.infoshop.org/food/Article23.phtml We will soon be working on issue #5 of our quarterly Prairie Fire zine! We're looking for poetry, rants, articles, news, comics, art and more for this Winter 2006 issue. Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:00:21 -0700