FoodDemocracy
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The govt allocates $2.49 for school lunches. Most districts spend 2/3 on payrll/ovrhead, leaving <$1/day for kids food.
6:23 AM Aug 29th
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2nd qtr of 09, Tyson Foods Inc. spent $637,884 to lobby on meat labeling, tax credits, enviro, ethanol, labor, immigr.
4:46 PM Aug 28th
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Ban the bottle! Americans spend $11bil on bottled water every yr evn tho its less safe & less regulated than tap water.
10:10 AM Aug 28th
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Big demand for fresh/local. Direct-to-consumer food grew by 104.7% in the past 10 years, 2X's as much as the 47.6% growth of tot ag sales.
4:48 PM Aug 27th
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Mexico City outlaws plastic bags that are not biodegradable. About 90 % of the bags used in the US are not recycled.
12:55 PM Aug 24th
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An oasis in the desert-Peaches and Greens delivers fresh fruits and veggies to a liquor store laden Detroit landscape.
8:42 AM Aug 21st
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Going green, the next industrial revolution. Will China leave the US in the dust?
5:54 AM Aug 21st
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Why can a dollar buy 1,200 calories of p.chips or 875 calories of soda but just 250 calories of vegetables or 170 calories of fresh fruit?
12:00 PM Aug 20th
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RT @: Time cover story, America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It. Excellent read!!
11:16 AM Aug 20th
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RT @: are hungry in the world? 1 billion. are online and can help? 1 billion.
4:57 AM Aug 20th
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When does a passion for food become a twisted obsession? Orthorexia nervosa, a pathological fixation on eating healthy.
6:28 PM Aug 19th
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One more reason to LOVE Vermont! RT @: More Cheese makers in per capita than any other state! Now on VPR with @
9:31 AM Aug 19th
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Awesome! Food banks, struggling to meet demand, are turning to prison inmates for free labor to help feed the hungry.
4:34 PM Aug 18th
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Am Int Cancer Res says processed meats incr the risk of colorectal cancer by 21% for evry 50grms eaten (app the size of a typical hot dog).
8:05 AM Aug 18th
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13,670 miles of crazy. Almonds grown in Calif, shipped to Vietnam for packaging, then shipped back & sold in Canada?
12:10 PM Aug 17th
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Drink local! The number of boutique breweries in the United States has grown in the past five years to 1,476 breweries.
7:56 AM Aug 17th
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Garden-Only Suppers: Eat what you have. Try one meal a week with homegrown-only produce. You can do it!
4:33 PM Aug 16th
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Food mkrs have tapped brain’s reward sys, creating fdbck loop that stimulates desire to eat,need more even after full.
5:01 AM Aug 15th
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Monsanto, the wrld's lrgst seed mnply, plans to chrge frmrs 42% more for GM seeds, claiming they incr farmers' output.
3:25 PM Aug 14th
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RT @: There Is No Vegan’s Dilemma. So true. Love it!
2:31 PM Aug 14th
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- Name Food Democracy
- Location Atlanta
- Web http://www.foodde...
- Bio The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution. Paul Cezanne
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