FoodDemocracy
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- Going green, the next industrial revolution. Will China leave the US in the dust? 5:54 AM Aug 21st from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- RT @: Time cover story, America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It. Excellent read!! 11:16 AM Aug 20th from TweetDeck
- RT @: are hungry in the world? 1 billion. are online and can help? 1 billion. 4:57 AM Aug 20th from TweetDeck
- When does a passion for food become a twisted obsession? Orthorexia nervosa, a pathological fixation on eating healthy. 6:28 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- 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 from TweetDeck
- RT @: There Is No Vegan’s Dilemma. So true. Love it! 2:31 PM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
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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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