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Industrial Agriculture Discussion

Big Food Is Copying Big Tobacco’s Disinformation Tactics, How Many Will Die This Time? By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360 Posted on April 11, 2009, Printed on April 12, 2009 Increasingly, the question of what we eat and how it affects our health is a subject that is important not just to those concerned about […]

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Impact of Meat

MEAT Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer Carla K. Johnson, Ap Medical Writer Reuters    – Butcher fest in Hungary CHICAGO – The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer. […]

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Condensed Benefits of Going Organic

Organic Kicks Monoculture Ass — By Julia Whitty | Mon April 6, 2009 4:54 PM PST Guess what? Those endless fields of corn, soybeans, or alfalfa are not the thriftiest way to farm. Not in dollar terms. Not in environmental terms. So why are continuous and no-till farming still such staples in American agriculture? Because you […]

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Food Crisis

The major findings of the study include:The 100-year trend of falling food prices may be at an end, and food prices may increase by 30-50 percent within decades, with critical impacts for those living in extreme poverty who spend up to 90 percent of their income on food. Up to 25 percent of the world’s […]

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Industrial Vs. Sustainable

Industrial Farming vs. Sustainable Farming Commercial or Industrial farming has become part of an increasingly global economy that turns anything it touches into a commodity, reaching its tentacles wherever in the world a food can be produced cheaply and then transporting it wherever it can be sold most dearly. The basic strategy of a commodity […]