Posted in AnnArbor.com, Genetically Modified Food on May 17, 2010
Certain buzzwords in the food world are almost a requirement in certain circles: organic, local, cage-free, grass-fed, and free-range jump into my mind. There is also a general consensus these terms are being diluted past the original intention as more people latch onto them as passwords connoting meaning to the consumer concerned about eating responsibility [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Genetically Modified Food, Miracles on April 12, 2010
Michael Pollan taught me a new word on Sunday evening. Deracinated. As in meat has “gradually become a deracinated product. First there were butchers and you could actually see carcasses being cut up occasionally, and then [the meat was] always prepackaged, and then the bones disappeared. We are looking to take this protein and return [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Genetically Modified Food on March 24, 2010
David vs. Goliath. Ma & Pa corner store vs. Big Box stores. These are images that resonate with all of us. As I debate between purple carrots from Johnny’s Seeds in Maine and cucumbers shaped like apples from Seed Saver’s Exchange, it is easy for me to ignore the big box equivalent of seed companies: [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Genetically Modified Food on January 6, 2010
There is a time and a place for proper labeling. For example, California airports have placards telling travelers: “This area contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects.” There you are, flying home, and unless you decide to tell your boss you are going to be 3 days late [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Genetically Modified Food on November 17, 2009
David Wak wrote last month about the Ypsilanti City Council debating a proposal to keep bees. Lisa Bashert, the resident who has spearheaded the beekeeping ordinance, wants your voice to be heard at the city council meeting tonight at 7 pm at City Hall (1 South Huron). If you have not already done so contact [...]
