http://www.yourganic.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 19 May 2008 15:24:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A story has arisen telling of an organic farm in France being contaminated with genetically modified maize, with organicconsumers.org reporting that the farm's "produce has been contaminated with genes from transgenic maize, although the closest plots of GM maize are officially over 35 kilometres distant from their fields...GMOs did not ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/19/contamination-of-organic-farm/ An interesting article posted on organicconsumers.org reports on the idea that the process of production corn-based ethanol as an alternative to gasoline has actually been a corporate profiteering idea rather than a means to reduce greenhouse pollutions. This is disheartening to be sure, and a very interesting situation to read ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/19/corn-based-ethanol-about-corporations-not-pollution/ The prices that Americans are beginning to pay for conventionally-grown food are steadily increasing to the cost of what the organic, more healthfully-grown food costs. This seemingly would make going organic an easy decision since the cost would be about the same as eating non-organic products, but this way you ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/19/no-food-price-hike-celebrations/ With all the talk of genetically-modified foods, seeds, crops and everything else of late, there are definitely some questions being raised about the health effects of such genetically modified foods, and the effects that such foods may or may not have on the health of our bodies and our environment ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/16/protesters-against-gm-foods/ Good news future college students, or even those who are still involved in the college system now, sustainable food is being demanded by college students located all over the place, and this is a very good sign for everyone who is a little less vocal about their desires for healthy ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/16/green-college-services/ With the current food crisis that is taking the United States by storm, it should come as little surprise that there are steps being taken to try to head off the inevitable lack-of-food dilemma by bringing up the idea of genetically-modified crops as something to be promoted within food-deprived countries. ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/16/bio-engineered-crops-make-headway/ Gene-altered crops are probably not all that new of an idea - crops that can withstand droughts and other environmental seasons and issues. These sorts of genetically-altered crops are being researched because there is a potentially lucrative market in products that will be able to thrive in the face of ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/15/climate-ready-crops/ In McCloud, California, there was a proposed million square foot water bottling facility to be built by the Nestle corporation, that was to be given a 100 year contract which would have essentially allowed them to take all the water from the community of McCloud. Yes, it seems utterly insane ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/15/water-plant-booted/ Starbucks doesn't do so well on the environmental front, which is most certainly not good right now when everyone is jumping on the green bandwagon. Not only does the coffee chain offer non-recycled paper cups, there are also often no recycling bins in any store. How on earth can the ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/15/starbucks-fails-environmentally/ There can be no denying that human beings created the foot shortage crisis that we are currently engulfed in. So, to call the food shortage a "storm" seems to be a little blame-happy. There is nothing natural about this food-shortage; every part of it had to do with the steps ... http://www.yourganic.com/2008/05/14/a-perfect-food-shortage/