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Forbes: Is Organic Agriculture ‘Affluent Narcissism?’

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I used to write for an environmental magazine in grad school.  After taking an organic and GMO class for an entire semester at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, I had to completely re-write an organic article I had been working on.  I changed the theme of the article to eating local instead.   I couldn’t bring myself […]

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Arsenic and Rice

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The Consumer Reports article, “Arsenic in your food” sparked a lot of panic and worry among U.S. consumers about the arsenic quantity in our food.  Arsenic is a metalloid that occurs in two different forms: inorganic and organic.  Both forms of arsenic are referred to collectively as “total arsenic” and can be found in various sources including:  […]

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B Vitamin Supplements: Controversy and Commercials

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Walgreens has a new commercial implying that B vitamins will help you increase your energy.    In the commercial, there is a husband and wife debating whether or not their small backyard is a garden or farm.  At the end of the commercial, the husband drives up in a tractor with chickens in it.  Then, the camera flashes to the […]

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