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NPR Report of Stanford Study Sparks Wave of Criticism from Organics Fans
On Tuesday September 4, NPR ran a story entitled “Why Organic Food May Not Be Healthier For You“. It was based on a Stanford report recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The story
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Michael Pollan Responds to Study Finding ‘No Significant Health Benefit’ to Organic Food
Posted by Jon Brooks | KQED (read full transcript) You may have heard the NPR story this morning about the meta-study from Stanford University, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, which found “no significant
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Two Sides Prepare For Vote On Genetically Modified Labeling In Calif.
By KATHLEEN MASTERSON | NPR’s The Salt - This November, voters in California will decide whether the state should require labels on foods with genetically engineered ingredients. If the initiative, known as Proposition 37,
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Rwandan Coffee Farmers Turn Premium Beans Into Harvest Gold
by MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF | NPR’s The Salt - Yesterday on All Things Considered, Allison Aubrey explained how coffee is the new wine — or, at least, how our morning brew is catching up with
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Boom-and-Bust Salmon Catch is Booming Again
By Maria Finn | Food & Environment Reporting Network - After years of going begging, Northern California is awash in salmon. Charter boats are booked up to two weeks in advance, and anglers claim
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Bhutan Bets Organic Agriculture Is The Road To Happiness
By ELIZA BARCLAY | NPR’s The Salt - The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan drew international attention a few years back for saying gross national happiness should trump gross domestic product when measuring a
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Discarded Food Cans Turn Into Canvas For British Street Artist
By APRIL FULTON | NPR - Those eyes grab you first. Only after a couple of beats do you realize you’re looking at the painted bottom of a flattened metal can left on the street,
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Struggling Dairy Farmers Find A ‘Moo’ Business Model, With Organics
From NPR | by Jessica Camille Aguirre |- A year and a half after Aaron Bell lost his contract to sell milk to H.P. Hood LLC from his 45 cow dairy operation in Edmunds, Maine,
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The Psychology Of The Honor System At The Farm Stand
From NPR’s The Salt | by Deborah Franklin |- In a state full of tasty surprises, count the Swanton Berry Farm, along the coast highway just north of Santa Cruz, California, among the most charming.
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Sodexo Has A Beef With Food Certification Programs
From NPR’s The Salt By Eliza Barclay | Surely you’ve noticed the proliferation of certifications advertising farmers’ and food companies’ virtuous commitments to fix the environment or promote health. These seals can reassure, but
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