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“King Corn” preview and discussion in Berkeley draws crowd
As expected, the special event for “King Corn,” starring Michael on by the UC Berkeley student group SAFE saw people lining up 90 minutes beforehand.
Bay Area events: “King Corn” filmmakers to chat with Michael Pollan, audiences
Like the maize from which it takes its name, the documentary “King Corn” is conquering America.
“King Corn” is really about zombies
BoingBoing’s Xeni Jardin has an entertaining interview for bbTV with the "King Corn" guys, shortly after their screening for Congress. Although they look like they’re getting used to wearing ties, Ian Cheney’s clearly starting to get bored with the "we eat too much corn" message — at the end of the segment, he explains that […]
Good cob, bad cob: “King Corn” isn’t against the grain
Never fear, I have plenty of corn puns left.
Digest - News: Cloned-food label bill, China rejects U.S. pork, squirmy fishy bait
A round-up of the most important news & commentary regarding SOLE- and anti-SOLE food issues, farming, policy, etc. that we think Ethicurean readers will want to know about.
Digest - Features & Blogsnacks: Joel Salatin offers seminars, Johanns talks
A round-up of insightful and informative features & blog posts we think Ethicurean readers will enjoy.
Digest - News & Commentary: Kids brainwashed, FDA f*(&s up again, cheap food safe
A round-up of the most important news & commentary regarding SOLE- and anti-SOLE food issues, farming, policy, etc. that we think Ethicurean readers will want to know about.
Digest: Pig slop, China trends, Planck’s constant crusade
Digest: Pig slop, China trends, Planck’s constant crusade
Digest: More China troubles, save the fish, Ohio farmland dropping
Digest: More China troubles, save the fish, Ohio farmland dropping
Digest: Check your kibble, rice growers speak out, corn ripple effect
More bad pet food: The pet food recall has been expanded to other wt food brands and dry kibble as well. Boston Globe (via AP) While the AP story says the FDA would not name the manufacturer, the FDA’s website says that Hill’s Pet Nutrition is recalling its Prescription Diet dry food.
Hell no, don’t grow: […]
Digest: Foolish fuel, no “organic” cloned progeny, toxic fertilizer
Fuel for the fire: Tom Philpott flames corn-based ethanol boosterism for what it is — an agribusiness boondoggle and an economic and environmental disaster in the making. (Gristmill) Related headline: Farmers to plant largest amount of corn since ’44
And now for some good news: The National Organic Standards Board has banned cloned progeny from being […]
Digest: Riggle clones around, ag-tech check, organic pet food
“Perfect steak all over again”: Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle hosted a segment on cloned meat a few nights ago, complete with bizarre-o appearances by the CEO of cloning leader ViaGen and Adam Eidinger from “Big Eco,” aka the Organic Consumers Association. We love the awesome animation of the “natural” process of bovine duplication. Warning: […]
Digest: Beef and sperm link, organic kiwis beat industrial, toxins everywhere
Male sterility and beef steroids: A new study says men whose moms ate a lot of beef during their pregnancy have a sperm count at 25% below normal. Possible suspects? Anabolic steroids used to fatten cattle in the U.S., or pesticides and other contaminants. Although the study is a little shaky, relying on women’s recollections […]
Digest: Cloning profits, Whole Foods fan, GMO arms race
Cloning end game: Buried in this recap of the FDA’s proposed ruling on the safety of food from cloned animals are a few eyebrow raisers. One: ViaGen, the leader in animal cloning, has yet to make a profit — but its parent company is confident that will change “once the FDA approves cloned food.” Two: […]
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