Organic Foods

CT State Senate Votes For GMO Labeling U.S. Senate Votes Against GMO Labeling

It seems as though more and more states are becoming willing to demand labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The most recent state to move in that direction is Connecticut: The state's State Senate this week voted 35-to-1 in favor of a GMO labeling bill. This doesn' ... More >>

What's in Season at the Farmers Market: GMO Blues First Summer Corn

When you Google Monsanto, the website link has both the company's name and its slogan -- A Sustainable Agriculture Company. It's a website that works very hard from the first click to reframe the conversation around the most controversial issue in worldwide agriculture. Perhaps with good reason. ... More >>

Marisa Tomei Was Pissed When the GMO Labeling Proposition Failed. So She Got Some Friends Together...

It's 3 p.m. on a Sunday, and on the back patio at Axe in Venice, wooden folding chairs and communal benches have been arranged in a semicircle opposite one cushioned chair, positioned front and center, where (the restaurant's chalkboard promises) Dr. Vandana Shiva, environmental activist, seed saver ... More >>

Whole Foods Pledges to Label All Genetically Modified Food by 2018

On Friday, Whole Foods Markets announced that all products in their stores with genetically modified ingredients will be clearly labeled within five years. They say they're making the move to meet consumer demand for GMO labeling, and that the five-year time frame is to give their suppliers time to ... More >>

Elemental Superfood Seedbars: Gluten-free and Still Delicious

Three years ago, Nicole Anderson started making Elemental Superfood Seedbars out of necessity. The mother of a child with autism, Anderson noticed dramatic shifts in her daughter's behavior when she ate wheat, dairy and sugar, the cornerstone ingredients for almost all conventional snack foods. So A ... More >>

The GMO Fight Moves to Washington State

In November, California had the chance to pass the country's first wide-sweeping law mandating the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients. But after a long fight, with celebrities weighing in and big ag companies pouring millions into a campaign to defeat the law, Proposition 3 ... More >>

Proposition 37 Election Results: Monsanto Money, Lawsuit Worries Sink GMO Labeling Advocates' Hopes

California voters rejected Proposition 37 last night by a margin of 47% to 53% with 98.5% precincts reporting.

Prop 37 Goes Down: Big Ag Wins This Round in The Fight For GMO Labeling

Just a few weeks back, it looked as though Proposition 37, the law that would require the labeling of most foods that include genetically modified ingredients, would pass with ease. Polls showed that CA voters approved of the measure by a wide margin.

Molly Munger's Prop. 38 and Anti-GMO Prop. 37 Draw Reader Response

Yes on Prop 37 Releases TV Ad: "Food Is Love"

If you're looking for the disparity in power between the two factions clashing over Proposition 37, the upcoming ballot initiative regarding the labeling of GMO products, consider this: The No-On-37 folks have spent tens of millions on ads, including a barrage of television commercials, opposing the ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 9/3 - 9/7

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Take a nut, fill your mouth with its flavors. Take a small sip of sherry and see what happens." Serious Drinking: Sherry Marcona Almonds. "No, Ammo at The Hammer isn't the poorly translated name of a Jean-Claude Van Damn ... More >>

Organic Food Is Not Better for You, Study Finds

People who purchase organic food because they think it is more nutritious just got handed their heads of lettuce on a platter by Stanford University scientists. In a recent study, the researchers found that not only is organic food not better for you, it is not even any less prone to bacterial conta ... More >>

Top 4 Weekend Food Events: Craft Beer Crawl, Chile Roasting, Gyoza Eating Contest GMO Foods Panel

Third Annual L.A. Craft Beer Crawl More than 50 craft beers will be poured for unlimited sampling at downtown bars including Casey's, Cole's, Seven Grand, Las Perlas, Caña, Broadway Bar, Tony's Saloon and the Golden Gopher, which guests can tour in a daylong suds-filled romp. The beer selection wil ... More >>

Organic Foodies Are Jerks, Study Finds

Could organic food give you good health but a bad attitude? A study published May 15 in the journal of Social Psychology and Personality Science says that people who are exposed to organic foods are more likely to have judgmental thoughts and feelings, Fox News reports. (And they should know.) "The ... More >>

Dairyface: Do I Eat It or Put It on My Face?

Ever since we watched our mother slather raw eggs and mayonnaise on her hair and smashed avocado on her face, the idea of using food as beauty treatment has held a certain appeal. So we were kind of excited to try Dairyface, a new line of skincare products that looks like cartons of yogurt (because ... More >>

Farmers Market Fairy Brings Market Food to You (Pixie Dust Invisible)

Does it sound like a dream you've had for a while? As in "I really wish someone would go to the market for me this week." Well, that's why Linda Mark calls herself the Farmers Market Fairy. Her chariot rides on a wave of fairy dust as she flits from one daily market to another, all in service of ... More >>

Monsanto Wins Legal Case, Twirls Mustache, Cackles, and Dashes Off

When we hear the name "Monsanto," we often imagine a mustache-twirling villain with a velvet tongue and a heart as black as oven-burnt molasses.  Perhaps it's fitting then that, in January, Natural News readers voted Monsanto -- not a man but an agribusiness giant -- the world's most evil corporati ... More >>

Organic Food Deal Between U.S. and EU Signed

Officials from the United States and the European Union signed a deal today in Nuremburg, Germany, that will allow organic food products to be sold as such in both regions. As it stands now, food labeled as organic has to conform to different standards according to place of origin. The new regulatio ... More >>

5 Local Farmers Who are Doing it Right

Felicia FriesemaThe Hollywood market earlier this year.​After reading Beth Barrett's piece about farmers markets this week, it might be tempting to hang up the locavore hat and head out for an angsty and cathartic mouthful at the local McDonald's. We're envisioning an army of market goers as ... More >>

L.A. Farmers Markets Exposed

Often, produce sold at stalls isn't organic, grown by small farms — or even spray-free

Hungary Destroys Genetically Modified Corn Crops

Flickr/stevendepolo​ Hungary has destroyed almost 1,000 acres of corn found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, which are illegal in the country, International Business Times reports. The corn was plowed under so that pollen would not contaminate other crops. The action came ... More >>

Organic Water? Straight Outta West Wales

​Wales, that wee country that perches on England's lap, is known for its harpists and sheep. But if llanllyr SOURCE has its way, it will be adding organic water to its portfolio of admirable assets. For the past eleven years, the company has been sucking water from under its swath of certifi ... More >>

E. Coli Outbreak Update: Eat Your Salad, Nobody Knows Yet

Flickr/petitshooyou can still eat this stuff​ According to the AP, German officials have retracted statements linking a lethal E. coli outbreak to sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany. In what is now the second retraction in a week, officials said that there is no evidence that spr ... More >>

Swiftboat Veterans for Fruit: An Event in Support of Archi's Acres

​ The evils of Monsanto and its big produce brethren are well documented (just type "the evils of" into a google search bar), but the good things that small, organic farms are doing often fly under the radar. In the spirit of righting that wrong, the art gallery Chalk Los Angeles will host Ar ... More >>

Chipotle Debuts "Horrors of Processed Foods" Halloween Program

ChipotleHappy Halloween From Chipotle's Chairman & Jamie Oliver​ Still undecided on a Halloween costume? With only a few days to go until every man, woman, child and family pet transforms themselves into some version of a super hero, sexy nurse, pirate, and four-legged bratwurst, we've got an ... More >>

The Cornucopia Institute's Organic Egg Scorecard

The Cornucopia Institute​ Ever lost your mind standing in front of a chilly, carton-stuffed refrigerator case, trying to decide which organic eggs belong in your Sunday morning omelets? If your standards for sustainability, safety, and humane rearing conditions are silo-high, you might want t ... More >>

Your New Local Indie Health Food Store: Silver Lake Natural Food Market

J. Ritz​ Who says the indie health food store is a thing of the past? True, Whole Foods has brought that heady "heath food store smell" -- which we suppose comes from commingling aromas of natural soaps, vitamins, freshly juiced wheatgrass and such -- into the mainstream, but the longevity of ... More >>

October Unprocessed: Q & A With Food Blogger Andrew Wilder, Unprocessed Food Man

Want to eat healthier, feel better and live longer? A million suggestions are out there on how to do just that, but a good place to start might be processed foods. As in, not eating them. Doritos, M&M's, Oscar Mayer wieners, McDonald's french fries -- could you do away with them all? Okay, how about ... More >>

South Central Farmers: New Life with a Ceremony, a Festival Water

Brooke BurtonTribal Elders and South Central Farmers at Buttonwillow Farm's Blessing​ The sun rose over Buttonwillow Farm in Bakersfield early last Saturday morning, as Native American elders and members of the South Central Farmers collective gathered to bless the land for future harvest. In ... More >>

U.S. Dumps Organic Food Inspector In China

​When's the last time we heard some good news about the products we're importing from China? We don't remember either, but it's going to be another day at least. The New York Times reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is getting rid of one of their organic food inspection organizati ... More >>

Forks Up! Outstanding in the Field Tix Still Available

Outstanding in the Field​ Seats at chef-artist Jim Denevan's wildly popular communal table concept, the idiosyncratic, touring farmer-foodie collaboration known as Outstanding in the Field, have been selling out all over the country months in advance and despite their steep, if cost-appropriat ... More >>

Calling All Green Thumbs: Sustainable Sundays and Master Gardening at the Natural History Museum

​ The Natural History Museum isn't just about flora, fauna, and fossils. In an effort to make sense of today's gold mine of environmental information, the museum is bringing back its Sustainable Sundays series, and introducing a brand-new gardening workshop for experts and newbies alike.

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Meyer Lemons: What to Buy Now At the Farmers Market

Amy ScattergoodMeyer lemons at Garcia Farm's stall​A Meyer lemon is something that you might take for granted living in Southern California, the way you can overlook the ocean's permanent composition of place and the (usually) stunning weather. You should not. Leticia Garcia, of Garcia Organic ... More >>

Collectible Nite Owl Coffee: Who Watches the Watchmen's Caffeine Intake?

It's subversively good!Beyond the obvious - which is to say the countless cast members gracing magazine covers, ubiquitous billboards at every major crossroads from the East L.A. intersection to the beach - the Watchmen blitz is clearly on. The wait for the long-awaited film adaptation of the Citiz ... More >>

Rush Street: A Man's World

A guy-food safe haven where even the salads are topped with carnitas

Certifiable

Big organic versus the little guys

Pho the Soul

In the Raw

Seeds of Wrath

Silencing debate on biotech foods

Joe Cool

A guide to cold

Frankenfoods

Should genetically modified produce frighten you?