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Attacking Whole Foods is not the answer people

So, right after Whole Foods Market announced their commitment to label GMO foods a rash of criticizing articles and statements on Facebook started appearing. Mainly because people think Whole Foods should… Should work faster and have GMOs labeled by 2015 vs. 2018. Should get anything labeled “Natural” out of their stores. Should ban all GMO food from their stores. And on [...]

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Whole Foods Market commits to clear GMO labeling of all products by 2018

In what may be the biggest announcement of 2013 so far, Whole Foods Market said this week that they’re giving their suppliers five years to source only non-GMO ingredients OR they must clearly label all products that contain GMO ingredients. This is a surprise, especially for those who through Whole Foods was on the fence about GMOs. Walter Robb and [...]

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Brew green coffee more efficiently at home

Brewing coffee at home is an excellent way to save money and cut down on your carbon footprint. Some problems of going out for coffee include… Insane prices: $2-$5+ for a cup of coffee (yikes). Gas use: You need to drive to get coffee out (unless you walk). Time use: You’ll have to waste time getting to [...]

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Building resilient and non-violent youth by forming simple community connections

Normally I have something to say about most current events – in case you missed it, I’m fairly opinionated. But in the aftermath of Sandy Hook and the Clackamas Town Center shootings, I haven’t felt like saying a word. Terrible events like this make you want to turn off the news, climb into bed and stay there. But [...]

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Black Friday kicking off on Thanksgiving day – if you let it

It’s no big secret that I’m not down with Black Friday. I’ve been promoting Buy Nothing Day for years, hoping that people will spend this holiday time with their family and friends vs. shopping. Sadly, this year Black Friday has gotten even more obnoxious with more and more stores opening even earlier than normal. Target, among other stores, [...]

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GMO supporters celebrate consumer deception but you can still vote for GMO labeling

Late last night, once 95% of the votes were counted, California voters defeated Proposition 37 (53%-47%). Prop 37 would have given consumers the right to know if the foods they buy contain GMO. The no side ran a fairly shady campaign which, when combined with the wacky wording of the prop on the ballot, landed them [...]

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Frustrating companies who refuse to take a side in the GMO debate

With voting happening soon (on November 6th) I’m guessing that this will be my last post on Prop 37. But, before I launch in, I’d like to take this moment to remind California dwellers to please vote yes on Prop 37. No, the proposal isn’t perfect, but it is a major step in the right direction – [...]

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Companies and organizations who do not think consumers deserve to know what’s in food

Yesterday I wrote about some basics of Proposition 37, the California statewide ballot measure to ensure labeling of genetically engineered foods. Today I thought we’d look at the companies and organizations against Prop 37 – in other words, companies and organizations who DO NOT think consumers deserve the right to know what’s in their food. There are [...]

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Support Yes on Prop 37 now – before time runs out

Proposition 37, the California statewide ballot measure to ensure labeling of genetically engineered foods, has lost voter support over the last month due to a rash of misleading ads placed by the no side – bad news since this prop will be voted on in less than a week. The newest polls show that the [...]

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The Awesome & Ironically Bad Decisions of Whole Foods Market

So, Whole Foods Market has made quite the scene lately. Let’s look at one of their very bad decisions first… It’s no big secret that Hershey supports forced child labor, child trafficking and non-Fair Trade cocoa. Hershey says they’re trying to change, but in reality they take just about the smallest steps possible when it [...]