Spring has sprung, the weather is balmy (well, getting there...) and SWYF is ripe with the latest food and farm news. Take a read:
In consumer news:
And, to make you feel even more paranoid about your food, you might want to check out the Food Fraud Database from USP (U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention).
To end on a lighter note, here's really cool time-lapse footage of tomato seedlings:
Tomato Seedling Time Lapse from Dave (Splat) Le on Vimeo.
In consumer news:
- Not so fast, my Jewish friends! "5 New Reasons Not to Buy Matzah from Walmart" - Danny Feingold, AlterNet.org
- Bad food, bad mood: "Bad Food Makes Bad Moods Worse, Study Finds" - Liz Leslie, Earth Eats
- "Congress Protects Monsanto, Not Third Graders" - Carl Gibson, U.S. Uncut/Huffington Post
- "Revive the Hive: Cyclists and Beekeepers United to Save the Pollinators" - Erin Rupp, GOOD.is
- "Are Agriculture's Most Popular Insecticides Killing Our Bees?" - Dan Charles, NPR.org
In climate and energy news:
- "The Worst Way to Measure Energy Efficiency" - Chris Nelder, Slate.com
- "Fracking Our Food Supply" - Elizabeth Royte, OnEarth.org
In farm justice news:
- "Immigration Reform, Agriculture and Public Health" - Robert P. Martin, Civil Eats
To end on a lighter note, here's really cool time-lapse footage of tomato seedlings:
Tomato Seedling Time Lapse from Dave (Splat) Le on Vimeo.