archive for March 2nd, 2008

Thinking about carbon “foodprints”

by Marc R. aka Mental Masala @ Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.

The February 25 issue of The New Yorker has an important article by staff writer Michael Specter about some of the economic, logistical, and moral issues related to our individual contributions to the climate crisis* (our "carbon footprints"). In his exploration of the topic, he covers product labeling for food miles, carbon emissions, offset programs, […]

Digest - News: Farm Bill deals, Utah milk labeling, dairy-cow Crohn’s connection

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.

Digest - News: Farm Bill deals, Utah milk labeling, dairy-cow Crohn’s connection

Digest: Downergate update

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.

However, AgSec Ed Schafer said that he would not endorse an outright ban on downer cows entering the food supply or support stiffer penalties for regulatory violations ( Washington Post ). … The American Meat Institute’s president asked Congress why the USDA is sending a mixed message with the record recall of Downergate meat, even as the Fed says it poses only the remotest health risk.

Digest - Commentary: Local adversaries, calling out Monsanto, ‘toon time

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.

Our “free market” is bullshit : An eye-opening op-ed by a Midwestern farmer about what happened when, unable to meet demand, he leased acreage on a corn farm to grow fruits and vegetables.

… It’s not for our own good : Kansas City Star columnist Mike Hendricks gets it (free registration required); Monsanto’s anti-milk-labeling law isn’t for consumers benefit.

Digest - Features: The littlest farmworkers, free-meal stigma, defending soul food

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.

Wasn’t the Green Revolution supposed to save the children?: A comprehensive look at the problem of child labor around the world. According to the UN International Labor Organization, there are an estimated 218 million child laborers worldwide — and 7 out of 10 of them are in agriculture. Farmers in India blame Monsanto’s high prices for genetically modified, pesticide-resistant seeds create a cost squeeze that forces them to use child labor. Grab a hanky; this story is heartbreaking. Also, since when were Syngenta genetically modified seeds for such “vegetables as okra, tomatoes, chilies and eggplant” approved? (Forbes)

Digest - Blogs: Wal-Mart wants your input, standing up for local

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.

Big-boxing match: Wal-Mart Senior Director of Sustainability Rand Waddroup just finished reading “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and wants to know what kinds of sustainable food products people would like to see on their shelves.

… Whole Foods, whole compost : One of the coolest business relationships we’ve heard of in a while — a waste-recycling arrangement between a local farmer and Whole Foods.

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