2010 News
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| The Farm Gate Sales
Amendment Act a private members bill
introduced this week by New Democrat MLA Nicholas Simons.
The Farm Gate Sales amendment act aims to amend the current
Food Safety Act allowing farmers the ability to sell meat
directly from their farms. (read
more...).
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Reported on November 27th from Interior-New.com
New bill could loosen meat
sale regs New Democrats are
introducing a bill in the legislature today which,
if passed, could mean meat from local farmers can be
purchased directly by customers. (read
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View the actual bill
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Report Says
Contaminated Meat Is in Supermarkets
(Reported from the
US) It is a frightening
picture: beef contaminated with toxic heavy metals,
pesticides and antibiotics making its way into the nation's
supermarkets. (more...)
The
Nutritional Superiority of Pasture Raised Animals
A new scientific
review, a compendium of grass-fed beef benefits just
published in Nutrition Journal, concludes that, "Research
spanning three decades suggests that grass-only diets can
significantly alter the fatty acid composition and improve
the overall antioxidant content of beef." (more...)
GM crops cause liver and kidney damage
A report published in the
International Journal of Microbiology has verified once
again that Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) crops
are causing severe health problems
(more...)
Facts on Milk Farm Closure
A letter written by Chris Bodnar-Glen Valley Organic
Farm
India, fighting
for 'Food Freedom of Choice'
Poison on the
Platter
Full length (29
min)
Poison on the Platter”, is an eye-opening film, made by
Mahesh Bhatt and Ajay Kanchan, illustrating how all of our
lives are gonna be (adversely) affected by genetically
modified foods. It is no more a farmer’s issue alone, it’s a
matter of the consumers’ right to food safety.
2009 News
You're Appointing Who? Please Obama
Say it's Not So!
The person who may be
responsible for more food-related illness and death than anyone
in history has just been made the US food safety czar. This is
no joke.
If you like Organic / GMO-Free
foods... TOO BAD!
Watch this video clip - The
top 2 ways you help Monsanto everyday
(without knowing it)
Racing Toward a
Roundup-Ready Food Future
Here's an excerpt: We
might, as American eaters, still be having a healthy debate
about whether we want to eat genetically-engineered corn,
soybeans, and other foods. But the USDA data shows that our
farmland is much farther along in making up its mind.
Farm
Food Freedom Fighters - Protecting Our Right To Healthy,
Wholesome Food -
From
Agri Digest Online
"Pitch In Too"
The hosting
of our second "Pitch In Too", a farm support soup dinner, on
Wednesday 25th November was a great success. We had
delectable soups made from vegetables grown on the Coast. In
addition we had informative speakers, a silent auction and a
short Power Point presentation. The Power Point presentation
is available for viewing for those of you that were unable
to attend the event. "What's
It All About" briefly covers:
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